Richard
Tiffany Gere born: August 31, 1949)
is an American actor. He began acting in the 1970s, playing a supporting role
in Looking for Mr. Goodbar, and a starring role in Days of Heaven. He came to
prominence in 1980 for his role in the film American Gigolo which established
him as a leading man and a sex symbol. He went on to star in several hit films,
including An Officer and a Gentleman, Pretty Woman, Primal Fear, and Chicago
for which he won a Golden Globe Award as Best Actor, as well as a Screen Actors
Guild Award as part of the Best Cast.
Gere was married
to supermodel Cindy Crawford from 1991 to 1995. In 2002, he married model and
actress Carey Lowell. They have a son, Homer James Jigme Gere, who was born in
2000 and is named after Gere's father, as well as the Tibetan name Jigme.
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