Richard Gere Biography

Richard Gere is an actor born on August 31, 1949, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He’s made a name for himself with playing outstanding roles in movies such as An Officer and a Gentleman, Pretty Woman, Chicago and Arbitrage. In 1967, after graduating from North Syracuse Central High School, Richard Gere studied philosophy at University of Massachusetts at Amherst on a gymnastics scholarship. He left school after two years to explore his interest in theater. In the early 1970s, Gere landed the role of Danny Zuko in the musical Grease in London. In 1977, Gere had a career breakthrough with the dramatic thriller Looking for Mr. Goodbar, starring Diane Keaton. The following year, Gere landed a role in Terrence Malick's epic Days of Heaven. Gere became an actor on the rise in the 1980s, and 1990s and enjoyed another wave of success with the romantic comedy Pretty Woman. The film follows the unlikely relationship that develops between a prostitute, played by Julia Roberts, and her client (Gere). He also showed himself capable of handling more weighty roles, such as the dirty cop in 1990's Internal Affairs and a defense attorney in Primal Fear (1996). Known for his charisma, charm and good looks, Gere earned People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive honor in 1999. He played against type for 2002's Unfaithful as Diane Lane's cuckolded husband. That same year, Gere returned to his musical theater roots with the film adaptation of the Broadway hit Chicago. He won a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of slick lawyer Billy Flynn. Throughout his career, Gere has devoted much of his time to his social and political causes. In 1987, the longtime Buddhist co-founded the Tibet House and has served as the chairman of the board for the International Campaign for Tibet since 1995. He later established the Gere Foundation to help sponsor human rights in Tibet and support the Dalai Lama, Gere explained to Redbook. He also supported other charities and causes especially in India, to help those suffering from AIDS.

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