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Richard Tiffany Gere is an American actor. He began appearing in films in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) and a starring role in Days of Heaven (1978). He came to prominence with his role in the film American Gigolo (1980), which established him as a leading man and a sex … See more
Gere was born in Philadelphia on August 31, 1949, the eldest son and second child of homemaker Doris Ann (née Tiffany; 1924–2016) and See more
Gere had on-again/off-again relationships with actress Penelope Milford from 1971 to 1978, and painter Sylvia Martins from 1978 to 1986. During … See more
Gere first worked professionally at the Seattle Repertory Theatre and the Provincetown Playhouse on Cape Cod in 1969, where he … See more
Gere regularly visits Dharamshala, the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile. He is an advocate for human rights in Tibet and is a co-founder of the Tibet House US, … See more
In 1995, Gere was the president of the jury at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival.
On May 17, 2012, See morePeople mentioned in the articleWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA licence Richard Gere’s Studio Exile: Why His Hollywood Career Took an …
From leading man to humanitarian: Richard Gere at 70