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Richard Gere Biography (1949-)
Full name, Richard Tiffany Gere; born August 31, 1949, in Philadelphia, PA; son of Homer (an insurance salesman) and Doris Gere; married Cindy Crawford (amodel), December 12, 1991 (divorced, 1995); married Carey Lowell (an actress), c. 2002; children: (second marriage) Homer James Jigme. Addresses:Agent: Andrea Jaffe, Inc., 9229 West Sunset Blvd., Suite 414, Los Angeles, CA90069-3402; ICM, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Publicist: PMK/HBH Public Relations, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, producer
- Birth Details
- August 31, 1949
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Billy, Report to the Commissioner (also known as Operation Undercover), United Artists, 1975
- Marine raider, Baby Blue Marine, Columbia, 1976
- Tony Lopanto, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, Paramount, 1977
- Thomas "Stony" DeCoco, Jr., Bloodbrothers (also known as A Father's Love), Warner Bros., 1978
- Bill, Days of Heaven, Paramount, 1978
- Sergeant Matt Dyson, Yanks (also known as Yanks--Gestern warenwir noch Freunde), Universal, 1979
- Julian, American Gigolo, Paramount, 1980
- Himself, Reporters, 1981
- Zack Mayo, An Officer and a Gentleman, Paramount, 1982
- Dr. Eduardo Plarr, Beyond the Limit (also known as The HonoraryConsul), Paramount, 1983
- Jesse Lujack, Breathless (also known as A Bout de Souffle Madein USA), Orion, 1983
- Dixie Dwyer, The Cotton Club, Orion, 1984
- Title role, King David, Paramount, 1985
- Pete St. John, Power, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
- Eddie Jillette, No Mercy, TriStar, 1986
- Frank Roberts, Jr., Miles from Home (also known as Farm of theYear), Cinecom, 1988
- Edward Lewis, Pretty Woman, Buena Vista, 1990
- Dennis Peck, Internal Affairs, Paramount, 1990
- Clark, Rhapsody in August, Orion, 1991
- (As Richado Gia) Clark, Hachigatsu no kyoshikyoku (also known as Hachigatsu no rapsodi and Rhapsody in August), 1991
- Isaac Barr, Final Analysis, Warner Bros., 1992
- Title role, Mr. Jones, TriStar, 1993
- John Robert "Jack" Sommersby, Sommersby, Warner Bros., 1993
- Vincent Eastman, Intersection (also known as Things of Life), Paramount, 1994
- Sir Lancelot, First Knight, Columbia, 1995
- Himself, Unzipped, Columbia, 1995
- Martin "Marty" Vail, Primal Fear, Paramount, 1996
- Jack Moore, Red Corner, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1997
- Declan Mulqueen, The Jackal (also known as Le chacal and Der Schakal), Universal, 1997
- Himself, Junket Whore, 1998
- Ike Graham, Runaway Bride, Paramount, 1999
- Will Keane, Autumn in New York, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2000
- Sullivan "Sully"/"Dr. T" Travis OB/GYN, Dr. T & the Women, Artisan Entertainment, 2000
- John Klein, The Mothman Prophecies, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2002
- Edward Sumner, Unfaithful, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
- Billy Flynn, Chicago, Miramax, 2002
- Tom Bailey, Steinbeck's Point of View, 2002
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Film Executive Producer
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Final Analysis, Warner Bros., 1992
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Mr. Jones, TriStar, 1993
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Sommersby, Warner Bros., 1993
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Film Work
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Other
- Musician (cornet solos), The Cotton Club, Orion, 1984
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Television Appearances
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Movies
- Choreographer, And the Band Played On, HBO, 1993
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Pilots
- Milo, D.H.O., ABC, 1973
- Trooper Walter Spenser, Strike Force (also known as Crack and Crackdown), NBC, 1975
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Specials
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Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebration, Fox, 1988
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Our Common Future, Arts and Entertainment and syndicated, 1989
- Narrator, Timeless Voices: The Gyuto Monks, syndicated, 1989
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Night of 100 Stars III, NBC, 1990
- Host, Red, Hot, and Blue, ABC, 1990
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Voices That Care, Fox, 1991
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The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1991
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Oprah: Behind the Scenes, ABC, 1992
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In a New Light, ABC, 1992
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Free to Laugh: A Comedy and Music Special for Amnesty International, Lifetime, 1992
- "Tibet: The End of Time," Time Life's Lost Civilizations (also known as Ancient Civilizations), NBC, 1995
- Narrator, Shadow over Tibet: Stories in Exile, PBS, 1995
- "Desperately Seeking Happiness," First Person with Maria Shriver,NBC, 1995
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Smithsonian Fantastic Journey, CBS, 1996
- "Dreams of Tibet," Frontline, PBS, 1997
- "Dalai Lama: The Soul of Tibet," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
- Host, AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies, CBS, 1998
- Himself, Concert for New York City, VH1, 2001
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Giorgia Armani: Deconstructing Fashion, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
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Awards Presentations
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The 63rd Annual Academy Awards, 1991
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The 64th Annual Academy Awards, 1992
- Presenter, The 65th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1993
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Screen Actors Guild 4th Annual Awards, 1998
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Episodic
- Geno Papas, "Birthday Party," Kojak, CBS, 1976
- Host, "Ring of Fire," Adventure, PBS, 1987
- Voice of Looten Plunder, Captain Planet and the Planeteers, TBS, 1990
- Special guest, Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1997
- Voice of himself, "She of Little Faith," The Simpsons (animated),Fox, 2001
- Himself, "Robert Altman in England," Omnibus, BBC, 2002
- Himself, Leute heute, 2002
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002
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The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 2002
- Also appeared as himself, Inside the Actors Studio.
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Stage Appearances
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The Great God Brown, Provincetown Playhouse, Provincetown, MA, 1969
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Camino Real, Provincetown Playhouse, 1969
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The Collector, Provincetown Playhouse, 1969
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White Liars, Provincetown Playhouse, 1969
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Everything in the Garden, Provincetown Playhouse, 1969
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Provincetown Playhouse, 1969
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Volpone, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle, WA, 1970
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Once in a Lifetime, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1970
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The Three Sisters, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1970
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The Initiation, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1970
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Richard Farina: Long Time Coming and a Long Time Gone, Lenox HillTheatre, New York City, 1971
- Michael, Soon, Ritz Theatre, New York City, 1971
- Danny Zuko, Grease, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, then New London Theatre, London, both 1973
- Christopher Sly, The Taming of the Shrew, Young Vic Theatre, London, then Brooklyn Academy of Music Theatre, Brooklyn, NY, both 1974
- Mazon, Killer's Head, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1975
- Demetrius, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 1975
- Mr. Shanks, Habeas Corpus, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1975
- Arthur, The Farm, Academy Festival Theatre, Lake Forest, IL, 1975
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Awake and Sing, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1976
- Max, Bent, New Apollo Theatre, New York City, 1979
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Days of Heaven, 1979
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Night of 100 Stars III, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1990
- Also appeared in Black Bog Beast Bait.
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WRITINGS
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Nonfiction
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Pilgrim, photographs by Gere, Bullfinch Press, 1997
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Composer
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Volpone, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1970
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
- Davis, Judith, Richard Gere: An Unauthorized Biography, New American Library, 1983
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International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors andActresses, St. James Press, 1996
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Newsmakers 1994, Issue 4, Gale, 1994
Periodicals
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Cosmopolitan, July, 1990
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People Weekly, October 18, 1993, p. 86; April 15, 1996, p. 160
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Vanity Fair, January, 1994
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Vogue, November, 1992
Electronic
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The Gere Foundation, http://www.gerefoundation.org/bio.html, December 18, 2002
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