Richard Gere
American actor (born 1949)
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(s) | Celebrity, Activist |
| Notable credits |
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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 change
| 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 |
References change
- ↑ 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 change
- Richard Gere on IMDb
- Hello Magazine, Hello! Profile Archived 2009-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
- The Gere Foundation
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