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Richard Gere

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  • Birth Name: Richard Tiffany Gere
  • Birth Place: Philadelphia, PA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/31/1949, Virgo
  • Profession: Actor; producer
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Richard Gere Fast Facts:
  • Attended college on a gymnastics scholarship. Studied philosophy and drama before dropping out to pursue acting.
  • Three of his early star-making roles, Days of Heaven (1978), American Gigolo (1980) and An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), were all turned down by John Travolta.
  • Was the first man to appear on the cover of Vogue in 1992 with then wife Cindy Crawford.
  • Named Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine in 1999.
  • A devout Buddhist, he co-founded the Tibet House, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of Tibetan culture.
  • Awarded Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year in 2006.
  • Richard Gere Relationships:
  • Carey Lowell - Wife
  • Cindy Crawford - Ex-wife
  • David Gere - Brother
  • Dolores Gere - Mother
  • Hannah Dunne - Stepdaughter
  • Homer Gere - Father
  • Homer James Jigme Gere - Son
  • Joanne Gere - Sister
  • Laura Gere - Sister
  • Susan Gere - Sister
  • Richard Gere Awards:
  • 1983 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1991 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 2003 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
  • 1994 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special - Nominee
  • College:
  • Attended University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
red carpet recap, logan marshall green, richard gere courtesy Bobby Bank/WireImage.com
winona ryder, richard gere courtesy Kevin Mazur/WireImage.com
Queen Latifah courtesy Michael Caulfield/WireImage.com
Queen Latifah, Denise Faye, Christine Baranski, Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Taye Diggs, Ninth Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards courtesy Steve Grayson/WireImage.com
Queen Latifah, Richard Gere courtesy Theo Wargo/WireImage.com
diane lane, richard gere courtesy Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images
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