Richard Gere
Richard Tiffany Gere[1] (born August 31, 1949) is an American actor and activist. He grew up in Syracuse, New York.[2] He has been acting for over 20 years. In favour with 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, Gere is a devout Tibetan Buddhist, which he converted to in 1978.[2] He has three sisters and a brother. Gere was married to model Cindy Crawford from 1991 until 1995, when the two divorced.
Richard Gere | |
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 Richard Gere in October 2007 | |
| Born | Richard Tiffany Gere August 31, 1949 |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Richâdo Gia |
| Alma mater | University of Massachussetts Amerhurst (dropped out) |
| Occupation | Celebrity, Activist |
Notable credit(s) |
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| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Cindy Crawford (m. 1991 - 1995, divorced) Carey Lowell (2002 - 2016; divorced) Alejandra Silva (m. 2018) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Homer Gere Doris (née Tiffany) |
| Awards | Golden Globe Awards
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Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Report to the Commissioner | Billy | |
| 1976 | Baby Blue Marine | Raider | |
| 1977 | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | Tony Lopanto | |
| 1978 | Bloodbrothers | Thomas Stony De Coco | |
| 1978 | Days of Heaven | Bill | |
| 1979 | Yanks | Matt Dyson | |
| 1980 | American Gigolo | Julian Kaye | |
| 1982 | An Officer and a Gentleman | Zack Mayo | |
| 1983 | The Honorary Consul | Dr. Eduardo Plarr | a.k.a. Beyond the Limit |
| 1983 | Breathless | Jesse Lujack | |
| 1984 | The Cotton Club | Dixie Dwyer | |
| 1985 | King David | David | |
| 1986 | No Mercy | Eddie Jillette | |
| 1986 | Power | Pete St. John | |
| 1988 | Miles from Home | Frank Roberts, Jr. | |
| 1990 | Internal Affairs | Dennis Peck | |
| 1990 | Pretty Woman | Edward Lewis | |
| 1991 | Rhapsody in August | Clark | |
| 1992 | Final Analysis | Dr. Isaac Barr | Also executive producer |
| 1993 | Mr. Jones | Mr. Jones | Also executive producer |
| 1993 | Sommersby | John Robert 'Jack' Sommersby | Also executive producer |
| 1994 | Intersection | Vincent Eastman | |
| 1995 | First Knight | Lancelot | |
| 1996 | Primal Fear | Martin Vail | |
| 1997 | The Jackal | Declan Joseph Mulqueen | |
| 1997 | Red Corner | Jack Moore | |
| 1999 | Runaway Bride | Ike Graham | |
| 2000 | Dr. T & the Women | Dr. T | |
| 2000 | Autumn in New York | Will Keane | |
| 2002 | The Mothman Prophecies | John Klein | |
| 2002 | Unfaithful | Edward Sumner | |
| 2002 | Chicago | William "Billy" Flynn | |
| 2004 | Shall We Dance? | John Clark | |
| 2005 | Bee Season | Saul Naumann | |
| 2006 | The Hoax | Clifford Irving | |
| 2007 | The Hunting Party | Simon | |
| 2007 | I'm Not There | Bob Dylan as Billy The Kid | |
| 2007 | The Flock | Agent Erroll Babbage | |
| 2008 | Nights in Rodanthe | Dr. Paul Flanner | |
| 2009 | Amelia | George Putnam | |
| 2009 | Hachi: A Dog's Tale | Parker Wilson | Also producer |
| 2009 | Brooklyn's Finest | Eddie Dugan | |
| 2011 | The Double | Paul Shepherdson | |
| 2012 | Arbitrage | Robert Miller | |
| 2013 | Movie 43 | Boss | Segment "iBabe" |
| 2014 | Henry & Me | Henry | Voice |
| 2014 | Time Out of Mind | George Hammond | Also producer |
| 2015 | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Guy Chambers | |
| 2015 | The Benefactor | Franny | |
| 2016 | Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer | Norman Oppenheimer | |
| 2017 | The Dinner | Stan Lohman | |
| 2017 | Three Christs | Dr. Alan Stone |
Richard Gere Media
Gere with Lobsang Nyandak during The Tibet Fund annual gala in 2016
Gere visiting the USAID "Operation Lighthouse" Project in Mumbai
Gere with Narendra Modi in 2015
Gere speaking about the Dalai Lama in 2000
References
- ↑ Roberts, Gary Boyd. ""The New England Ancestry of Actor Richard (Tiffany) Gere"". New England Historic Genealogical Society. Archived from the original on 2006-12-15. Retrieved 2007-01-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 American gigolo in London
Other websites
- Richard Gere on IMDb
- Hello Magazine, Hello! Profile Archived 2009-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
- The Gere Foundation
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