Richard Gere began his acting career with theater and reached his first success by playing in 1979 Broadway production of Bent.
He debuted on the big screen in 1975 film Report to the Commissioner and made a breakthrough after starring in American Gigolo. Today, Gere is most famed for his parts in Pretty Woman, Sommersby, First Knight, Runaway Bride, Autumn in New York, Chicago, Bee Season, Nights in Rodanthe and Hachi: A Dog’s Tale.
Richard also made some television appearances and played in Strike Force film and MotherFatherSon series. Besides, he has a talent for music. Thus, you can hear the star playing piano in Pretty Woman, cornet in The Cotton Club and guitar in Runaway Bride.
In 1991-1995, Gere was the husband of Cindy Crawford. In 2002, the performer tied knots with Carey Lowell, a mother of his son Homer born in 2000, but the marriage was dissolved in 2016. In 2018, he espoused Alejandra Silva. Their son Alexander drew his first breath in 2019. And in 2020, they welcomed another baby boy.
A curious fact: Richard’s religion is Buddhism.