Richard Tiffany 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]

Gere has also been an advocate for better human rights in Tibet.

Filmography

• Report to the Commissioner (1975)
• Baby Blue Marine (1976)
• Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
• Days of Heaven (1978)
• Bloodbrothers (1978)
• Yanks (1979)
• American Gigolo (1980)
• Reporters (1981) (documentary)
• An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
• Breathless (1983)
• Beyond the Limit (1983)
• The Cotton Club (1984)
• King David (1985)
• Power (1986)
• No Mercy (1986)
• Miles from Home (1988)
• Internal Affairs (1990)
• Pretty Woman (1990)
• Rhapsody in August (1991)
• Final Analysis (1992) (also executive producer)
• Sommersby (1993) (also executive producer)
• Mr. Jones (1993) (also executive producer)
• Intersection (1994)
• Unzipped (1995) (documentary)
• First Knight (1995)
• Primal Fear (1996)
• Red Corner (1997)
• The Jackal (1997)
• Junket Whore (1998) (documentary)
• Runaway Bride (1999)
• Autumn in New York (2000)
• Dr. T and the Women (2000)
• Bollywood Bound (2001) (documentary)
• Shabana (2002) (short subject)
• The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
• Unfaithful (2002)
• Chicago (2002)
• Freedom2speak v2.0 (2004) (documentary)
• Shall We Dance (2004)
• Bee Season (2005) (currently completed filming)
• Untitled Shekhar Kapur Buddha Project (2006) (currently announced start of production)

External links

• My Journey as a Buddhist
• Defended India's nuclear tests
• Destination Hollywood: Richard Gere