Want to know more about Richard Gere, his films, his life, activist causes? This portal is the place for all that, plus discussions, pics and more obscure tidbits from the 30-year, award-winning career of this popular actor.
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Want to know more about Richard Gere, his films, his life, activist causes? This portal is the place for all that, plus discussions, pics and more obscure tidbits from the 30-year, award-winning career of this popular actor.
Richard Gere's acting career started wtih American Gigolo and was solidified with An Officer and a Gentleman in the early 1980s. Gere is also well-know for his activism, especially heading the movement to free Tibet from Chinese occupation, improve human rights for Tibetan nationals and allow the safe return of its exiled leader, the Dalai Lama. In fact, after an acceptance speech condemning China's actions in Tibet, the Academy of Motion Pictures told Gere, something to the effect, you will never be on this stage again. Having met the Dalai Lama in person, Gere says that the meeting had a huge impact on him (Gere is now a practicing Buddhist).
Other Gere blockbusters include Pretty Woman, Internal Affairs, and the film version of Chicago. In his latest film, The Hoax, he stars as Clifford Irving, and he's got four movies in the can taking him into 2008.
Actor Richard Gere arrives at the Madinat Theatre for a panel discussion entitled 'Operation Cultural Bridge' on December 15, 2006 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This is the sixth day of the Dubai International Film Festival (Getty Images) more pics » Richard Gere was born on August 31st, 1949. Actor Richard Gere turns 60 today. Gere began acting in the 1970s but didn't gain fame until his role in the hit movie American Gigolo . Richard Gere eventually established himself as a leading man... Read Full Story
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AP - Actor Richard Gere has returned to his former upstate New York hometown to help his father and other volunteers for Meals on Wheels celebrate an anniversary.
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Actor Richard Gere attends the "Hachiko: A Dog's Story" press conference at the Peninsula Tokyo on July 8, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images) more pics » The Hollywood actor and his wife Carey Lowell have been inundated by fans desperate to catch a glimpse of the Pretty Woman star since they renovated and started running a luxury hotel earlier this year. On one occasion, Gere was forced to conftont a team of women who were side-stepping along a high stone wall near the Bedford Post Inn... Read Full Story
Writer Clifford Irving, nearly pulled off the biggest scam of the literary community when he claimed his autobiography of Howard Hughes, which he sold to McGraw Hill publishing company, was based on interviews direct from the horses mouth. Richard Gere is pretty good in this role and he keeps you guessing on what he has to do to cover up his latest lie. He's convincing and sells the concept to "never let the truth get in the way of a good story." It's the early 70's in Hollywood and Clifford... Read Full Story
Superstar Amitabh Bachchan is going to share screen space with Hollywood actor Richard Gere in his upcoming film ‘Teen Patti’. According to a unit member, "The makers wanted an international name for the cameo. Though other names were also in consideration, they decided on the Pretty Woman actor who is well known to the Indian audience not only as a Hollywood star but also as an AIDS activist who frequently travels to India." Earlier Pierce Brosnan was assigned to do the cameo but when he... Read Full Story
Photo: Flickr One of the teachings of the Dalai Lama is to investigate the truth and not take things at face value. While speaking in Maui recently, he used the metaphor of a beautiful flower which could be highly poisonous. The Dalai Lama urges people to look beyond the 'conventional'. And so today I decided to do a little online research into the recent and highly controversial news about Richard Gere kissing Shilpa. Read the full story here. If you have merely watched television playback... Read Full Story
The Hoax is a movie based a true story about Clifford Irving, a struggling writer who decides to write a biography on Howard Hughes, the eccentric and mentally ill billionaire. Irving is played by Richard Gere, a practicing Buddhist that kissed Indian actress Shilpa Shetty at an AIDS Awareness rally for Indian truck drivers, a violation of the conservative Indian culture, which resulted in the warrant for arrest of both Gere and Shetty. Unfortunately, Gere was never arrested and has since... Read Full Story
RICHARD GERE’S EYES APPEAR TO BE COLLAPSING INTO THEMSELVES. UNLIKE MOST AGING MALE MODELS THOUGH, HE’S MANAGED TO GRACEFULLY SLIP INTO VARIOUS ROLES THAT FOCUS LITTLE ON HIS FEATURES. HIS ROLE IN THE HOAX , AS CLIFFORD IRVING, THE CON-MAN WRITER WHO PENNED AN UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY OF O.C.D. FREAK, HOWARD HUGHES, IS ONE SUCH EXAMPLE. RICHARD GERE’S COME A LONG WAY SINCE ACCEPTING ANY ROLE THAT EITHER INVOLVED HIM PLAYING A WHORE OR PAYING FOR ONE. (SEE AMERICAN GIGALO AND THAT MOVIE WITH... Read Full Story
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According to Olivier Francois, Chief Executive Officer of Lancia, Richard Gere was chosen for a recent ad for the Lancia Delta because he “is not merely a fine actor; not merely one of the most famous men in the world. He is a man with a great difference: the ability to combine talent, fame and style with great character. I’m talking about his commitment to peace.” That affinity... Read Full Story
A New York suburban couple Connie (Diane Lane) and Ed’s (Richard Gere) marriage goes astray as Connie has an adulterous fling, with Paul (Olivier Martinez). Risking her marriage and pretty much her lifestyle, for an affair which contains sex like she never had in her marriage. She was bored and ended up spending quite a lot of time with Paul during the day while her husband was at work and their son was at school. I will not reveal what happens at the end as I think the twists it takes are... Read Full Story
