| Biography | Nama : Richard Gere
Birth Name : Richard Tiffany Gere
Birth Date : 08/31/1949
Birth Place : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,USA
Height : 5' 10½
Sex : M
Nationality : American
Occupation : Actor
Father : George Gere
Mother : Doris Anna Tiffany
Spouse : Cindy Crawford (supermodel, 12-Dec-91 - 1995), Carey Lowell (actress, since 9-Nov-02)
Claim Fame : As Julian Kaye in "American Gigolo" (1978)
Richard Gere (born August 31, 1949) is an American actor.
Gere is a well known Buddhist and an active supporter of the Dalai Lama.
Gere was born in Philadelphia. In high school he excelled in gymnastics and music (he played the trumpet). He graduated in 1967 from North Syracuse Central High School. Gere attended the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, but he left college after two years to pursue acting. He also pursued a professional trumpet career. He continued to perform in television, movies and theater throughout the 1970s. His acting career took off in 1980 with the film American Gigolo.
He was formerly married to supermodel Cindy Crawford. His present companion is Carey Lowell. They have a son, Homer James Jigme Gere. [1]
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