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'''Richard Gere''' is an American actor. He was born [[August 31]], [[1949]].
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| birth_place = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1969–present
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'''Richard Tiffany Gere''' ({{IPAc-en|ɡ|ɪər}} {{respell|GEER}};<ref>[https://www.loc.gov/nls/about/organization/standards-guidelines/efgh/#g NLS Other Writings: Say How, E-H – National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) | Library of Congress]. Loc.gov. Retrieved on September 8, 2019.</ref><ref>[http://www.speech.cs.cmu.edu/cgi-bin/cmudict?in=richard+Gere&stress=-s The CMU Pronouncing Dictionary]. Speech.cs.cmu.edu. Retrieved on September 8, 2019.</ref> born August 31, 1949) is an American actor. He began appearing in films in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in ''[[Looking for Mr. Goodbar (film)|Looking for Mr. Goodbar]]'' (1977) and a starring role in ''[[Days of Heaven]]'' (1978). Gere came to prominence with his role in the film ''[[American Gigolo]]'' (1980), which established him as a [[leading man]] and a [[sex symbol]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lwlies.com/articles/american-gigolo-paul-schrader-objectification/ |title=How American Gigolo flipped Hollywood sexism on its head |last=Lazic|first=Elena |date=November 14, 2016 |publisher=Little White Lies |access-date=September 6, 2018}}</ref> Gere's other films include ''[[An Officer and a Gentleman]]'' (1982), ''[[The Cotton Club (film)|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984), ''[[No Mercy (1986 film)|No Mercy]]'' (1986), ''[[Pretty Woman]]'' (1990), ''[[Sommersby]]'' (1993), ''[[Intersection (1994 film)|Intersection]]'' (1994), ''[[First Knight]]'' (1995), ''[[Primal Fear (film)|Primal Fear]]'' (1996), ''[[Runaway Bride (film)|Runaway Bride]]'' (1999), ''[[ Dr. T & the Women]]'' (2000), ''[[Shall We Dance? (2004 film)|Shall We Dance?]]'' (2004), ''[[I'm Not There]]'' (2007), ''[[Arbitrage (film)|Arbitrage]]'' (2012) and ''[[Norman (2016 film)|Norman]]'' (2016). For portraying [[Billy Flynn (Chicago)|Billy Flynn]] in the musical ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'' (2002), he won a [[Golden Globe Award]].
== Some of his films ==
* [[Mornings with Dr. T]]
* [[Runaway Bride]]
* [[Autumn in New York]]
* [[The Jackal]]
* [[Red Corner]]
* [[Primal Fear]]
* [[First Knight]]
* [[Sommersby]]
* [[Mr. Jones]]
* [[Pretty Woman]]
* [[Internal Affairs]]
* [[The Cotton Club]]
* [[An Officer and a Gentleman]]
* [[American Gigolo]]


== External Links ==
==Early life and education==
Gere was born in [[Philadelphia]] on August 31, 1949,<ref>{{cite web|title= Famous birthdays for Aug. 31: Richard Gere, Van Morrison|date=August 31, 2019|publisher=[[United Press International]]|url= https://www.upi.com/amp/Entertainment_News/2019/08/31/Famous-birthdays-for-Aug-31-Richard-Gere-Van-Morrison/5021566921025/|access-date=May 22, 2020}}</ref> the eldest son and second child of [[homemaker]] Doris Ann ({{nee}} Tiffany; 1924{{ndash}}2016) and [[Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company|NMIC]] insurance agent Homer George Gere (1922–2023).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homer G. Gere, 100 – Eagle News Online |url=https://eaglenewsonline.com/new/obituaries/2023/03/10/homer-g-gere-100/ |access-date=2023-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Anne |date=2023-03-04 |title=Homer Gere dies at 100; father of actor Richard Gere was active in North Syracuse community |url=https://www.syracuse.com/news/2023/03/homer-gere-dies-at-100-father-of-actor-richard-gere-was-active-in-north-syracuse-community.html |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=syracuse |language=en}}</ref> His father originally intended to become a [[Minister (Christianity)|minister]].<ref name="actors">Stated in interview on ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]'', 2002.</ref> Gere was raised [[Methodist]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/in_depth/uk/2000/newsmakers/2591237.stm|work=BBC News|title=Richard Gere: On guard|date=December 27, 2002|access-date=May 22, 2010|first=Chris|last=Jones}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecinemasource.com/blog/interviews/richard-gere-interview-for-bee-season/#commentspage|title=Richard Gere Interview for Bee Season|work=The Cinema Source}}</ref> in [[Syracuse, New York]].<ref name="History.com coverage of birth">{{cite web |title=Actor Richard Gere born |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/actor-richard-gere-born |website=History.com |access-date=March 19, 2019}}</ref> His paternal great-grandfather, George Lane Gere (1848–1932), changed the spelling of his surname from "Geer". One of his ancestors, also named George, was an Englishman who came from [[Heavitree]], England, and settled in the [[Connecticut Colony]] in 1638.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reunion traces hundreds of years of Geer family history|url=https://www.theday.com/article/20190628/NWS01/190629422|website=[[The Day (New London)|The Day]]|date=October 15, 2019|access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref> Both of Gere's parents were ''[[Mayflower]]'' descendants; his ancestors include [[Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony)|Pilgrims]] such as [[John Billington]], [[William Brewster (Mayflower passenger)|William Brewster]], [[Francis Eaton (Mayflower passenger)|Francis Eaton]], [[Francis Cooke]], [[Degory Priest]], [[George Soule (Mayflower passenger)|George Soule]] and [[Richard Warren]].<ref> {{cite web|url=http://mayflowerhistory.com/famous-descendants|title=Famous Descendants|website=Mayflower history.com|accessdate=September 27, 2023}} </ref>
* http://www.destinationhollywood.com/celebrities/richardgere/

In 1967, Gere graduated from [[Cicero–North Syracuse High School|North Syracuse Central High School]], where he excelled at gymnastics and music and played the trumpet.<ref name="actors"/> Gere attended the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]] on a gymnastics scholarship, studying philosophy; after two years, he left and did not graduate.<ref name="actors"/><ref name="BiographyChannel">[http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/105:713/1/Richard_Gere.htm "Richard Gere Biography"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070529132456/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/105%3A713/1/Richard_Gere.htm|date=May 29, 2007}}, Carey Latimore, ''[[The Biography Channel]]''; retrieved May 1, 2008.</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Lobsang Nyandak and Richard Gere.jpg|thumb|Gere (right) with [[Lobsang Nyandak]] during the [[Tibet Fund]] annual gala in 2016]]
Gere first worked professionally at the [[Seattle Repertory Theatre]] and the [[Provincetown Playhouse]] on Cape Cod in 1969, where he starred in ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]''. His first major acting role was in the 1971 rock opera ''[[Soon (musical)|Soon]]'', written by Scott Fagan and Joe Kookoolis, which opened on Broadway at the Ritz Theatre and closed after three performances.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Soon – Playbill |url=https://playbill.com/production/soon-ritz-theatre-vault-0000010070}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Farber |first=Jim |date=November 25, 2015 |title=Scott Fagan’s Long Strange Trip, With Detours |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/29/arts/music/scott-fagans-long-strange-trip-with-detours.html}}</ref> Following that, he appeared in the original London stage version of ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]'', in 1973.<ref name="actors" /> Gere was one of the first notable Hollywood actors to play a homosexual character, starring as a [[Persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany|gay Holocaust victim]] in the 1979 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of ''[[Bent (play)|Bent]]'', for which he earned a [[Theatre World Award]].

Gere began appearing in [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] films in the mid-1970s. Originally cast in a starring role in ''[[The Lords of Flatbush]]'' (1974), he was replaced after fighting with his co-star [[Sylvester Stallone]]. Gere played a small but significant part in ''[[Looking for Mr. Goodbar (film)|Looking for Mr. Goodbar]]'' (1977) and starred in director [[Terrence Malick]]'s well-reviewed drama ''[[Days of Heaven]]'' (1978).<ref name="actors" /> The crime drama ''[[American Gigolo]]'' (1980) significantly boosted his profile and the romantic drama ''[[An Officer and a Gentleman]]'' (1982) (co-starring [[Debra Winger]]) cemented Gere's ascent to stardom, grossing almost $130 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=officerandagentleman.htm|title=An Officer and a Gentleman|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=May 4, 2009}}</ref> and winning two [[Academy Awards]] out of six nominations;<ref>{{cite web|title=The 55th Academy Awards – 1983|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1983|website=Oscars.org|access-date=June 23, 2017}}</ref> Gere himself received his first [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite news|title=Officer and a Gentleman, An|url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/film/officer-and-gentleman|newspaper=Golden Globes|access-date=June 23, 2017}}</ref> For the remainder of the 1980s, Gere appeared in films of varying critical and commercial reception.<ref name="mojo">{{cite web|title=Richard Gere|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=richardgere.htm|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=May 4, 2009}}</ref><ref name="rotten">{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/richard_gere/|title=Richard Gere|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 4, 2009}}</ref> His career rebounded with the releases of ''[[Internal Affairs (film)|Internal Affairs]]'' (1990) and ''[[Pretty Woman]]'' (1990), the latter of which earned Gere his second [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard Gere|url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/person/richard-gere|website=Goldenglobes.com|access-date=June 24, 2017}}</ref> The 1990s saw Gere star in successful films including ''[[Sommersby]]'' (1993) (opposite [[Jodie Foster]]), ''[[Primal Fear (film)|Primal Fear]]'' (1996) and ''[[Runaway Bride (film)|Runaway Bride]]'' (1999) (which reunited him with his ''Pretty Woman'' co-star [[Julia Roberts]]).<ref name="mojo" /> He also took a leading role in the action thriller ''[[The Jackal (1997 film)|The Jackal]]'' (1997), playing former IRA militant Declan Mulqueen; Gere affected an Irish accent for the role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2011/03/16/st-patricks-day-top-5-worst-irish-accents-in-films-644648/|title=Top 5 worst Irish accents in films|date=March 16, 2011|publisher=Metro|access-date=June 24, 2017}}</ref>

Gere was named ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine's "[[Sexiest Man Alive]]" in 1999. Not long thereafter, all in the same year, he appeared in the hit films ''[[The Mothman Prophecies (film)|The Mothman Prophecies]]'' (2002), ''[[Unfaithful (2002 film)|Unfaithful]]'' (2002), and the [[Academy Award]]-winning [[Chicago (musical)|musical film adaptation]] ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'' (2002),<ref name="actors" /> for which Gere won his first [[Golden Globe Award]]. His [[ballroom dancing]] drama ''[[Shall We Dance? (2004 film)|Shall We Dance?]]'' (2004) was also a solid performer that grossed $170 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=shallwedance.htm|title=Shall We Dance|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=May 4, 2009}}</ref> His next film, the [[Bee Season|book-to-screen adaptation]] ''[[Bee Season (film)|Bee Season]]'' (2005), was a commercial failure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=beeseason.htm|title=Bee Season|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=May 4, 2009}}</ref> Gere went on to co-star with [[Jesse Eisenberg]] and [[Terrence Howard]] in ''[[The Hunting Party (2007 film)|The Hunting Party]]'' (2007), a thriller in which he played a journalist in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia]]. He next appeared with [[Christian Bale]], [[Heath Ledger]] and [[Cate Blanchett]] in [[Todd Haynes]]' semi-biographical film about [[Bob Dylan]], ''[[I'm Not There]]'' (2007); Gere was one of six actors to portray a variation of Dylan. He co-starred with [[Diane Lane]] in the romantic drama ''[[Nights in Rodanthe]]'' (2008). The film was widely panned by critics<ref>{{cite web|title=Nights in Rodanthe (2008)|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/nights_in_rodanthe/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 4, 2009}}</ref> (making #74 on ''The Times'' Worst Films of 2008 list),<ref>{{cite news|title=Turkeys! The 100 Worst Movies of 2008|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article5245052.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616151644/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/article5245052.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 16, 2011|work=The Times|date=December 8, 2008|access-date=May 4, 2009}}</ref> but grossed over $84 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=nightsinrodanthe.htm|title=Nights in Rodanthe|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=May 4, 2009}}</ref> The film is his most recent to have been produced entirely by a [[major film studio]].

Gere has expressed a belief that his politics regarding China, an important financial resource for major Hollywood studios, have made him [[persona non grata|unwelcome within Hollywood]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Richard Gere's Studio Exile: Why His Hollywood Career Took an Indie Turn |date=April 18, 2017 |first=Tatiana|last=Siegel |magazine=Hollywood Reporter |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/richard-geres-studio-exile-why-his-hollywood-career-took-an-indie-turn-992258 |access-date=June 25, 2017}}</ref> Gere embraced his apparent exile from Hollywood and instead appeared in independent films that garnered some of the best reviews of his career.<ref name="rotten" /> Gere was notably singled out for portraying businessman Robert Miller in ''[[Arbitrage (film)|Arbitrage]]'' (2012), earning his fourth [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination. Among many positive reviews,<ref>{{cite web|title=Arbitrage (2012)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/arbitrage/|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=June 26, 2017}}</ref> [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' cited Gere's performance as "too good to ignore" and "an implosive tour de force".<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Travers|first1=Peter|title=Arbitrage|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/arbitrage-20120913|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=September 13, 2012|access-date=June 26, 2017}}</ref> Also in 2012, he received the Golden Starfish Award for Lifetime Achievement from the [[Hamptons International Film Festival]] and the Career Achievement Award from the [[Hollywood Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Barylski|first1=Nicole|title=Richard Gere Receiving Lifetime Achievement In Acting At Hamptons International Film Festival|url=http://www.hamptons.com/The-Arts/Hamptons-International-Film-Festival/17579/Richard-Gere-Receiving-Lifetime-Achievement-In.html#.WVFFx-vytaQ|website=Hamptons.com|access-date=June 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Richard Gere will receive the "Hollywood Career Achievement Award" at the 2012 HFAs|url=https://www.hollywoodawards.com/2012/10/richard-gere-will-receive-the-hollywood-career-achievement-award-at-the-hollywood-film-awards-gala-ceremony/|website=Hollywood Film Awards|access-date=June 26, 2017}}</ref> Gere had earlier received an award from the [[34th Cairo International Film Festival]] in December 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailynewsegypt.com/film/gere-binoche-honored-at-ciff-opening-dp1.html |work=Daily News Egypt |title=Gere, Binoche honored at CIFF opening |date=November 30, 2010 |access-date=December 1, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210153454/http://www.thedailynewsegypt.com/film/gere-binoche-honored-at-ciff-opening-dp1.html |archive-date=December 10, 2010 }}</ref>

Gere made a notable departure from his traditional screen persona with [[Joseph Cedar]]'s political drama ''[[Norman (2016 film)|Norman]]'' (2016). The film saw Gere portray Norman Oppenheimer, a small-time Jewish [[Fixer (person)|fixer]]. Gere himself described the character as an embodiment of the "sides of us we know are annoying and needy".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Riley|first1=Jenelle|title=Richard Gere on the Desperate but Optimistic 'Norman' and 'Pretty Woman' Original Ending|date=April 10, 2017|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/richard-gere-pretty-woman-original-ending-1202027758/|access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref> His portrayal of Oppenheimer was called "consistently, completely fascinating" by [[RogerEbert.com]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lemire|first1=Christy|title=Norman|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/norman-2017|website=Rogerebert.com|access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref> and was singled out as a worthy [[Academy Award]] contender by ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Tapley|first1=Kristopher|last2=Riley|first2=Jenelle|title=Oscars: 13 Deserving Contenders From 2017 So Far|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/in-contention/oscars-halfway-mark-deserving-contenders-1202473420/|website=Variety.com|date=June 22, 2017|access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref>

Gere is an accomplished musician, composing and performing the ''Pretty Woman'' piano theme and a guitar solo in ''Runaway Bride''. He studied tap for three months to shoot half a day of dancing for his role as lawyer Billy Flynn in ''Chicago.''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gere: A Song-And-Dance Man?|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gere-a-song-and-dance-man/|access-date=2020-10-02|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=January 9, 2003 |language=en-US}}</ref> He also studied karate for ''An Officer and a Gentleman''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womansown.co.uk/fun/unknown-facts-about-richard-gere-26155|title=11 things you didn't know about Richard Gere...|date=August 27, 2015|website=Womansown.co.uk|access-date=July 15, 2018}}</ref>

Multiple film critics and media outlets have cited Gere as one of the best actors never to have received an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kiang|first=Jessica|date=1 January 2016|title=30 Great Actors Who've Never Been Oscar Nominated|work=Indiewire|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2016/01/30-great-actors-whove-never-been-oscar-nominated-90109/|access-date=15 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Robey|first=Tim|date=1 February 2016|title=20 great actors who've never been nominated for an Oscar|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/what-to-watch/oscars-best-actors-never-nominated/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/what-to-watch/oscars-best-actors-never-nominated/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=15 October 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Political views and activism==
[[Image:Richard gere2.jpg|upright|thumb|Gere visiting the [[United States Agency for International Development|USAID]] "Operation Lighthouse" Project in Mumbai]]

Gere regularly visits [[Dharamshala]], the headquarters of the [[Central Tibetan Administration|Tibetan government-in-exile]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_richard-gere-in-bodh-gaya-to-attend-dalai-lama-s-discourse_1632465|title=Richard Gere in Bodh Gaya to attend Dalai Lama's discourse|access-date=May 27, 2012|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]}}</ref> He is an advocate for [[human rights in Tibet]] and is a co-founder of the [[Tibet House US]], creator of the Gere Foundation, and Chairman of the Board of Directors for the [[International Campaign for Tibet]]. Because he supports the [[International Tibet Independence Movement|Tibetan Independence Movement]], Gere is [[Persona non grata|permanently banned]] from entering [[China]].<ref>[http://www.newsweek.com/1997/11/09/can-you-go-home-again.html Yahlin Chang, 'Red Corner,'] ''[[Newsweek]]'' (New York) November 10, 1997: Gere has already been banned from entering China for his pro-Tibet activities.</ref><ref>Laurence Caracalla, ''Harrison Ford,'' Silverback Books, 2007, pg. 93. ISBN 978-2-7528-0247-7</ref>

In 1993, Gere was banned from being an [[Academy Award]] presenter after he denounced the [[Chinese government]] while announcing the nominees.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard Gere profile|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/richard-gere|work=[[Hello (magazine)|Hello]]|date=October 8, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/richard-gere-man-of-masks-761587.html|title=Richard Gere: Man of masks|date=December 1, 2007|work=The Independent|location=London, UK}}</ref>

In September 2007, Gere called for the boycott of the [[2008 Beijing Olympic Games]] to put pressure on China to make Tibet independent.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Siegel |first1=Tatiana |title=Richard Gere's Studio Exile: Why His Hollywood Career Took an Indie Turn |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/richard-geres-studio-exile-why-his-hollywood-career-took-an-indie-turn-992258 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=18 April 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Steger |first1=Isabella |title=Why it's so hard to keep the world focused on Tibet |url=https://qz.com/1565178/how-china-has-shrunk-global-attention-for-tibet-and-the-dalai-lama/ |work=Quartz |date=28 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He starred in a Free Tibet-themed [[Lancia]] commercial featuring the [[Lancia Delta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paultan.org/2008/07/06/lancia-delta-richard-gere-tv-commercial|title=Lancia Delta "Richard Gere" TV Commercial|work=paultan.org}}</ref> On June 27, 2011, Gere meditated in [[Borobudur]] Temple<ref>[http://www.mediaindonesia.com/read/2011/06/27/237640/65/10/Richard-Gere-Ingin-Kembali-ke-Candi-Borobudur Richard Gere Ingin Kembali ke Candi Borobudur] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630155216/http://www.mediaindonesia.com/read/2011/06/27/237640/65/10/Richard-Gere-Ingin-Kembali-ke-Candi-Borobudur|date=June 30, 2011}}</ref> in [[Indonesia]]. He actively supports [[Survival International]], an organization dedicated to protecting the rights and lands of tribal peoples throughout the world.<ref name="biochannel"/>

Gere campaigns for ecological causes and [[HIV/AIDS|AIDS]] awareness. He currently serves on the board of directors for Healing the Divide, an organization that supports global initiatives to promote peace, justice and understanding.<ref>[http://www.healingthedivide.org/ Healing The Divide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629164738/http://www.healingthedivide.org/ |date=June 29, 2012 }}</ref> Gere helped to establish the AIDS Care Home, a residential facility in India for women and children with AIDS, and also supports campaigns for AIDS awareness and education in that country. In 1999, he created the Gere Foundation India Trust to support a variety of humanitarian programs in India.<ref>[http://www.gerefoundation.org/bio.html The Gere Foundation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819085139/http://www.gerefoundation.org/bio.html |date=August 19, 2009 }}; retrieved May 12, 2007.</ref>
[[File:Richard Gere with PM Modi.jpg|left|thumb|Gere with [[Narendra Modi]] in 2015]]

On April 15, 2007, Gere appeared at an AIDS awareness rally in [[Jaipur]]. During a live news conference to promote condom use among truck drivers, he embraced [[Bollywood]] superstar [[Shilpa Shetty]], [[Dip (dance move)|dipped]] her, and kissed her several times on the cheek. As a result of that gesture, a local court ordered the arrest of Gere and Shetty, finding them in violation of public [[obscenity]] laws. Gere has said the controversy was "manufactured by a small hard-line political party". About a month later, a two-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice of India, [[K. G. Balakrishnan]], described the case as "frivolous" and believed that such complaints against celebrities were filed for "cheap publicity" and have brought a bad name to the country. They ruled that Gere would remain free to enter the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7295797.stm|work=BBC News|title=Richard Gere cleared of obscenity|date=March 14, 2008|access-date=May 22, 2010}}</ref>

Gere contributed some of his writing for the book ''We Are One: A Celebration of Tribal Peoples'', released in October 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.survivalinternational.org/weareone|title=We Are One|work=survivalinternational.org}}</ref> Gere discussed the persecution and loss of land of the [[Jumma people]] as an example of a tragic story that repeats itself in different continents of the world, calling attention to the crime against their peaceful culture and how it reflects on humanity's relationship with nature and capacity to survive.<ref>{{cite book|title=We are One: A Celebration of Tribal Peoples|last=Eede|first=Joanna|publisher=Quadrille Publishing|year=2009|isbn=978-1-84400-729-5}}</ref> The royalties from the book's sale go to the [[indigenous rights]] organization [[Survival International]].

In 2010, Gere stated that the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|war in Iraq]] was not supported by the American people and that the [[presidency of George W. Bush]] had "bullied" Americans into the decision.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-09-04|title=Richard Gere, Charlize Theron join in the Bush bashing|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2007/09/04/richard-gere-charlize-theron-join-in-the-bush-bashing/|access-date=2020-11-21|website=Orange County Register|language=en-US}}</ref> He called [[George W. Bush]] a "very poor president".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news/juliette-binoche-and-richard-gere-greet-press|title=Juliette Binoche and Richard Gere greet the press|work=Al-Masry Al-Youm|date=December 1, 2010}}</ref> In a press conference held on the sidelines of the [[34th Cairo International Film Festival]], Gere said, "I'm very sorry about what the U.S. has done in Iraq. This war has been a tragedy for everyone. I hope that the people of Iraq can rebuild their country."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://213.158.162.45/~egyptian/index.php?action=news&id=13433&title=Seeing%20the%20stars%20in%20Cairo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704184256/http://213.158.162.45/~egyptian/index.php?action=news&id=13433&title=Seeing%20the%20stars%20in%20Cairo|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 4, 2011|title=Seeing the stars in Cairo|work=Egyptian Gazette|date=December 27, 2010}}</ref>

In 2016, Gere endorsed [[Hillary Clinton]] for president and donated $2,700 to [[Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign|her campaign]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/celebrities-favorite-presidential-candidates/55|work=CBS News|title=Celebs endorsing presidential candidates|date=October 18, 2016|access-date=July 15, 2018}}</ref>

In 2017, Gere criticized [[Benjamin Netanyahu]]'s policies on the Palestinians and [[Israel]]'s expansion of [[Israeli settlement|settlements]] in the occupied [[West Bank]], stating, "Settlements are such an absurd provocation and, certainly in the international sense, completely illegal—and they are certainly not part of the program of someone who wants a genuine peace process."<ref>{{cite news |title=Richard Gere: There Is 'No Defense' of Israel's Occupation or 'Illegal' Settlements |url=https://www.newsweek.com/richard-gere-there-no-defense-israels-occupation-illegal-settlements-567095 |work=Newsweek |date=March 13, 2017}}</ref>

In February 2023, Gere was one of the 480 global figures who signed a statement from [[Freedom House]] expressing support for [[Mahsa Amini protests|Mahsa Amini protesters]], urging sanctions on Iranian officials, and calling for the [[Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps]] to be proscribed as a terror group.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-01 |title=Global figures urge support for Iran protesters |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230201-global-figures-urge-support-for-iran-protesters |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=[[France 24]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Alejandra Silva and Richard Gere-69078.jpg|thumb|Gere with his third wife [[Alejandra Silva]] in 2024]]
Gere had on-again/off-again relationships with actress [[Penelope Milford]] from 1971 to 1978,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20129747,00.html|title=A Supreme Being|work=People|first=Anne-Marie|last=O'Neil|date=November 15, 1999}}</ref> and painter [[Sylvia Martins]] from 1978 to 1986.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Even Richard Gere Gets Dumped|magazine=Esquire|first=Michael|last=Gross|date=July 1995|page=59}}</ref> During those years, he was also sporadically linked with [[Tuesday Weld]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Robin|last=Adams Sloan|title=Show Stoppers|newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle|date=March 21, 1982|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/137613933/}}</ref> [[Carole Mallory]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/columnists/stu_bykofsky/norman-mailers-norristown-mistress-ive-been-defamed-stu-bykofsky-20180322.html|title=Norman Mailer's Norristown mistress: I've been defamed |first=Stu|last=Bykofsky|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=March 22, 2018}}</ref> [[Dawn Steel]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/archive/dawn-of-an-era-vol-49-no-1/|title=Dawn of An Era|work=People|first=Kyle|last=Smith|date=January 12, 1998}}</ref> [[Loree Rodkin]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-aug-30-ig-diary30-story.html|title=Rockin' Rodkin|date=August 30, 2009|work=Los Angeles Times|first=Booth|last=Moore}}</ref> [[Barbara Carrera]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/archive/from-the-jet-set-to-your-tv-set-dallas-barbara-carrera-knows-her-role-lady-of-mystery-vol-24-no-21/|title=From the Jet Set to Your TV Set, Dallas' Barbara Carrera Knows Her Role—Lady of Mystery|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|first=Michelle|last=Green|date=November 18, 1985}}</ref> and [[Barbra Streisand]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Liz|last=Smith|title=Carson's Field day with the press|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=January 28, 1983|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/486273268/}}</ref> It was suggested that Gere had affairs with [[Priscilla Presley]] and [[Kim Basinger]] in tell-all books written by Presley's ex-boyfriend [[Michael Edwards (actor)|Michael Edwards]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Edwards|first=Michael|title=Priscilla, Elvis, and Me|year=1988|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press]]|location=New York City|isbn=9780312916435|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/priscillaelvisme00edwa}}</ref> and Basinger's ex-husband Ron Snyder.<ref>{{cite book|last=Britton|first=Ron|title=Kim Basinger: Longer Than Forever|year=1998|publisher=Blake Publishing|location=Flowood, Mississippi|isbn=9781857823257}}</ref> Gere has also reportedly dated models [[Laura Bailey (model)|Laura Bailey]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1332521/Model-makes-up-with-Oxford-don-father.html|title=Model makes up with Oxford don father|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=July 1, 2001|first1=Chris|last1=Hastings|first2=Jasper|last2=Copping}}</ref> [[Tina Chow]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1992/4/ciao-tina|title=Ciao Tina|first=Maureen|last=Orth|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=April 1992}}</ref> [[Dalila Di Lazzaro]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2019/03/05/dalila-di-lazzaro-ho-perso-mio-figlio-poi-la-carriera-con-un-incidente-aereo-e-per-una-buca-sono-stata-costretta-a-letto-per-anni/5016251/|title=Dalila Di Lazzaro: "Ho perso mio figlio, poi la carriera con un incidente aereo e per una buca sono stata costretta a letto per anni"|date=March 5, 2019|website=Il Fatto Quotidiano}}</ref> and [[Padma Lakshmi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-richard-gere-padma-lakshmi-split-20141014-story.html|title=Richard Gere, Padma Lakshmi split, 'would be better as friends'|date=October 14, 2014|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=Christie|last=D'Zurilla}}</ref> He was married to model [[Cindy Crawford]] from 1991 to 1995.

In November 2002, Gere married model and actress [[Carey Lowell]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,625152,00.html|title=Gere, Lowell Get Married|first=Stephen|last=Silverman|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=November 15, 2002|access-date=September 25, 2013|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224604/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,625152,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> They have a son, Homer James Jigme Gere, who was born in February 2000 and is named for his grandfathers as well as the Tibetan name "Jigme".<ref name="actors"/><ref name=people2000>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20130546,00.html|title=Role Change|first=Dan|last=Jewel|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=February 21, 2000|access-date=September 25, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928023843/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20130546,00.html|archive-date=September 28, 2013}}</ref> In September 2013, the two separated after 11 years of marriage. They spent three years in highly contested divorce proceedings in [[New York Supreme Court|New York County Supreme Court]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ross|first1=Barbara|title=Richard Gere, Carey Lowell still fighting over money in divorce case|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/richard-gere-carey-lowell-continue-divorce-proceedings-article-1.2206512|access-date=November 9, 2015|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=May 1, 2015}}</ref> The case was settled in October 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/richard-gere-carey-lowell-expected-reach-divorce-settlement-article-1.2835137|title=Richard Gere finalizes divorce settlement with Carey Lowell after more than a decade of marriage|first=Barbara|last=Ross|website=[[New York Daily News]]|date=October 18, 2016 |access-date=July 15, 2018}}</ref> In early April 2018, Gere married Spanish activist [[Alejandra Silva]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://people.com/movies/all-about-richard-geres-35-year-old-wife-alejandra-silva-an-activist-from-spains-elite-circle|title=All About Richard Gere's 35-Year-Old Wife Alejandra Silva: An Activist from Spain's Elite Circle|first=Ale |last=Russian|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=May 7, 2018}}</ref> In August 2018, they announced that they were expecting their first child.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wonderwall.com/news/richard-gere-68-expecting-baby-new-wife-35-report-3015796.article|title=Richard Gere, 68, expecting baby with new wife, 35: Report|last=Laudadio|first=Marisa|date=August 8, 2018|work=Wonderwall|access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1000576/Richard-Gere-wife-Alejandra-Silva-pregnant-baby-son-wedding-Instagram-news-pictures|title=Richard Gere, 68, 'expecting first child with Alejandra Silva, 35,' months after they wed|last=Meechan|first=Lauren|date=August 8, 2018|work=[[Daily Express]]|access-date=August 14, 2018|language=en}}</ref> Their son, Alexander, was born in February 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/11/entertainment/richard-gere-baby-boy/index.html|title=Richard Gere, 69, and wife Alejandra welcome baby boy|first=Chloe |last=Melas|website=[[CNN]]|access-date=February 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-xl/northamerica/northamerica-life-arts/richard-gere-and-wife-welcome-baby-son-report/ar-BBTr1MA?li=BBKhQr3&ocid=wispr|title=Richard Gere and wife welcome baby son – report|website=www.msn.com|access-date=February 11, 2019}}</ref> In April 2020, the birth of their second son was reported.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moniuszko|first=Sara M.|title=Richard Gere, 70, welcomes baby no. 2 with wife Alejandra Silva|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/04/25/richard-gere-welcomes-second-child-wife-alejandra-silva/3021030001/|date=April 25, 2020|access-date=July 29, 2020|website=[[USA Today]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=Katherine|last=Schaffstall|title=Richard Gere and Wife Alejandra Silva Welcome Second Child|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/richard-gere-welcomes-second-child-wife-alejandra-silva-1291519|access-date=July 29, 2020|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 23, 2020|language=en}}</ref>

Gere's interest in [[Buddhism]] began when he was in his 20s.<ref name="shambsun">{{cite web|url=http://www.lionsroar.com/richard-gere-my-journey-as-a-buddhist|title=Richard Gere: My Journey as a Buddhist|access-date=May 27, 2012|website=Shambhala Sun}}</ref> Gere first studied [[Zen Buddhism]]<ref name="shambsun"/> under [[Kyozan Joshu Sasaki]]. After studying Zen for five or six years,<ref name="shambsun"/> he and Brazilian painter Sylvia Martins traveled in 1978 to [[Nepal]], where Gere met many Tibetan monks and lamas.<ref name="biochannel">{{cite web|url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/richard-gere.htm.html|title=Richard Gere Biography|publisher=[[The Biography Channel]]|access-date=May 12, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330215547/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/richard-gere.htm.html|archive-date=March 30, 2014}}</ref> He then met the [[14th Dalai Lama]] in India<ref name="shambsun"/> and became a practicing [[Tibetan Buddhism|Tibetan Buddhist]] (specifically of the [[Gelugpa]] school)<ref name="shambsun"/> and an active supporter of the Dalai Lama.<ref name="actors"/>

In February 2023, Gere was diagnosed and hospitalized with [[pneumonia]] during a family vacation in [[Nuevo Vallarta]] in [[Mexico]]. It was reported by his wife that he had fully recovered from his illness.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hume |first1=Ashley |date=February 19, 2023|title=Richard Gere recovering after being hospitalized with pneumonia on vacation |website=[[Fox News]] |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/richard-gere-hospitalized-overnight-pneumonia-while-vacationing-family-mexico |access-date=November 20, 2023|language=en-US}}</ref>

Gere has often been included on lists of famous vegetarians; however, there is no clear evidence either way.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Howell |first=Madeleine |date=March 6, 2019|title=The secrets of Richard Gere's enduring good health (and glowing looks) |language=en-GB |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/secrets-richard-geres-enduring-good-health-glowing-looks/ |access-date=November 20, 2023 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Famous Vegans|website= Vegans Have Superpowers|access-date=October 12, 2017|url=https://veganshavesuperpowers.weebly.com/famous-vegans.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Famous Vegetarians and Famous vegans|website= Veganwolf.com|access-date=October 12, 2017|url=http://www.veganwolf.com/famous_vegetarians.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Parsons|first=Rhea|title=Breaking Up With Richard Gere|date=March 24, 2011|access-date=October 12, 2017|website=The 'V' Word|url=http://thevword.net/2011/03/breaking-up-with-richard-gere.html|quote= Richard Gere is all of these things but there is one thing he's not: a Vegan. He's not even vegetarian.}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|Denotes titles that have not yet been released
|}

=== Film ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
|1975
|''[[Report to the Commissioner]]''
|Billy
|
|-
|1976
|''[[Baby Blue Marine]]''
|Raider
|
|-
|1977
|''[[Looking for Mr. Goodbar (film)|Looking for Mr. Goodbar]]''
|Tony Lopanto
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1978
|''[[Bloodbrothers (1978 film)|Bloodbrothers]]''
|Thomas Stony De Coco
|
|-
|''[[Days of Heaven]]''
|Bill
|
|-
|1979
|''[[Yanks]]''
|Matt Dyson
|
|-
|1980
|''[[American Gigolo]]''
|Julian Kaye
|
|-
|1982
|''[[An Officer and a Gentleman]]''
|Zack Mayo
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1983
|''[[The Honorary Consul (film)|The Honorary Consul]]''
|Dr. Eduardo Plarr
|a.k.a. ''Beyond the Limit''
|-
|''[[Breathless (1983 film)|Breathless]]''
|Jesse Lujack
|
|-
|1984
|''[[The Cotton Club (film)|The Cotton Club]]''
|Dixie Dwyer
|
|-
|1985
|''[[King David (film)|King David]]''
|[[David]]
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1986
|''[[No Mercy (1986 film)|No Mercy]]''
|Eddie Jillette
|
|-
|''[[Power (1986 film)|Power]]''
|Pete St. John
|
|-
|1988
|''[[Miles from Home]]''
|Frank Roberts, Jr.
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1990
|''[[Internal Affairs (film)|Internal Affairs]]''
|Dennis Peck
|
|-
|''[[Pretty Woman]]''
|Edward Lewis
|
|-
|1991
|''[[Rhapsody in August]]''
|Clark
|
|-
|1992
|''[[Final Analysis]]''
|Dr. Isaac Barr
|rowspan=3|Also executive producer
|-
|rowspan=2|1993
|''[[Mr. Jones (1993 film)|Mr. Jones]]''
|Mr. Jones
|-
|''[[Sommersby]]''
|John Robert 'Jack' Sommersby
|-
|1994
|''[[Intersection (1994 film)|Intersection]]''
|Vincent Eastman
|
|-
|1995
|''[[First Knight]]''
|Lancelot
|
|-
|1996
|''[[Primal Fear (film)|Primal Fear]]''
|Martin Vail
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1997
|''[[The Jackal (1997 film)|The Jackal]]''
|Declan Joseph Mulqueen
|
|-
|''[[Red Corner]]''
|Jack Moore
|
|-
|1999
|''[[Runaway Bride (film)|Runaway Bride]]''
|Homer Eisenhower "Ike" Graham
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2000
|''[[Dr. T & the Women]]''
|Dr. T
|
|-
|''[[Autumn in New York (film)|Autumn in New York]]''
|Will Keane
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2002
|''[[The Mothman Prophecies (film)|The Mothman Prophecies]]''
|John Klein
|
|-
|''[[Unfaithful (2002 film)|Unfaithful]]''
|Edward Sumner
|
|-
|''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]''
|[[Billy Flynn (Chicago)|William "Billy" Flynn]]
|
|-
|2004
|''[[Shall We Dance? (2004 film)|Shall We Dance?]]''
|John Clark
|
|-
|2005
|''[[Bee Season (film)|Bee Season]]''
|Saul Naumann
|
|-
|2006
|''[[The Hoax]]''
|[[Clifford Irving]]
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2007
|''[[The Hunting Party (2007 film)|The Hunting Party]]''
|Simon
|
|-
|''[[I'm Not There]]''
|[[Bob Dylan]] as [[Billy The Kid]]
|
|-
|''[[The Flock (film)|The Flock]]''
|Agent Erroll Babbage
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Nights in Rodanthe]]''
|Dr. Paul Flanner
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2009
|''[[Amelia (film)|Amelia]]''
|[[George P. Putnam|George Putnam]]
|
|-
|''[[Hachi: A Dog's Tale]]''
|Parker Wilson
|Also producer
|-
|''[[Brooklyn's Finest]]''
|Eddie Dugan
|
|-
|2011
|''[[The Double (2011 film)|The Double]]''
|Paul Shepherdson
|
|-
|2012
|''[[Arbitrage (film)|Arbitrage]]''
|Robert Miller
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Movie 43]]''
|Boss
|Segment: "iBabe"
|-
|rowspan=2|2014
|''[[Henry & Me]]''
|Henry
|Voice<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-08-21 |title=''Henry & Me'': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/henry-me-film-review-726590/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Time Out of Mind (2014 film)|Time Out of Mind]]''
|George Hammond
|Also producer<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 20, 2014 |title=Richard Gere Starrer ''Time Out Of Mind'' Nabbed By IFC Films |url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/richard-gere-time-out-of-mind-ifc-films-855666/ |access-date=August 31, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|2015
|''[[The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]''
|Guy Chambers
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike |date=January 1, 2014 |title=Richard Gere Courted For ''Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2'' |url=http://www.deadline.com/2013/10/richard-gere-courted-for-lead-in-best-exotic-marigold-hotel-2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101153743/http://www.deadline.com/2013/10/richard-gere-courted-for-lead-in-best-exotic-marigold-hotel-2/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-01-01 |access-date=August 31, 2024 |website=Deadline}}</ref>
|-
|''[[The Benefactor (2015 film)|The Benefactor]]''
|Franny
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=2013-08-30 |title=Richard Gere to Star in Indie Drama ''Franny'' |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/news/richard-gere-to-star-in-indie-drama-franny-1200592636/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2016
|''[[Norman (2016 film)|Norman]]''
|Norman Oppenheimer
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike |date=November 14, 2014 |title=Richard Gere To Star In ''Oppenheimer Strategies'' |url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/richard-gere-oppenheimer-strategies-movie-1201284193/ |access-date=August 31, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|2017
|''[[The Dinner (2017 film)|The Dinner]]''
| Stan Lohman
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |date=2017-02-10 |title=Berlin Film Review: ''The Dinner'' |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/markets-festivals/the-dinner-review-berlinale-2017-1201982940/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Three Christs]]''
| Dr. Alan Stone
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |date=2016-05-09 |title=Cannes: Richard Gere to Star in Jon Avnet's ''Three Christs'' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cannes-richard-gere-star-jon-891904/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|''[[Maybe I Do]]''
| Howard
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meyer |first=Joshua |date=2022-05-06 |title=Susan Sarandon, Richard Gere, William H. Macy, Diane Keaton, And More Join The Star-Studded Cast Of Rom-Com ''Maybe I Do'' |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/855052/susan-sarandon-richard-gere-william-h-macy-diane-keaton-and-more-join-the-star-studded-cast-of-rom-com-maybe-i-do/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|2024
|''[[Oh, Canada (film)|Oh, Canada]]''
| Leonard Fife
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Barfield |first=Charles |date=September 11, 2023 |title=''Oh, Canada'': Paul Schrader Confirms New Film Will Star Richard Gere & Jacob Elordi |url=https://theplaylist.net/oh-canada-paul-schrader-confirms-new-film-will-star-richard-gere-jacob-elordi-20230911/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=theplaylist.net}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Longing (2024 film)|Longing]]''
| Daniel
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=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
|rowspan=2|1975
|''Chelsea D.H.O.''
|Milo
|rowspan=2|Television film
|-
|''[[Strike Force (1975 film)|Strike Force]]''
|Officer Walter C. Spenser
|-
|1976
|''[[Kojak]]''
|Geno Papas
|Episode: "Birthday Party"
|-
|1993
|''[[And the Band Played On (film)|And the Band Played On]]''
|The Choreographer
|Television film
|-
|2001
|''[[The Simpsons]]''
|Himself (voice)
|Episode: "[[She of Little Faith]]"
|-
|2014
|''[[Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey]]''
|[[Clair Cameron Patterson]] (voice)
|Episode: "[[The Clean Room]]"
|-
|2019
|''[[MotherFatherSon]]''
|Max Finch
|8 episodes
|-
|2020
|''[[Martha Knows Best]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Perennial Garden"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hgtv.com/shows/martha-knows-best/episodes/perennial-garden|title = ''HGTV'',"Perennial Garden"}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|''[[The Agency (2024 TV series)|The Agency]]''
|James 'Bosko' Bradley
|10 episodes
|}

==Awards and honors==
In 1995, Gere was the president of the jury at the [[19th Moscow International Film Festival]].<ref name="Moscow1995">{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1995 |title=19th Moscow International Film Festival (1995) |access-date=March 16, 2013 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322162953/http://moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1995 |archive-date=March 22, 2013 }}</ref>

On May 17, 2012, [[Albanian President]], [[Bamir Topi]] awarded the [[Medal of Gratitude (Albania)|Medal of Gratitude]] to Gere with the citation: "With gratitude and honor outstanding personality of the world art, great humanist and activist for the protection of human rights, which unmasked and the American public made known, and further, inhuman crimes, ethnic cleansing in [[Kosovo]], in [[Kosovo War|1999]], the Serbian military machine against the [[Albanians in Kosovo|Albanian civilian population]] living in its land."<ref>[http://www.president.al/shqip/info.asp?id=7507 President Topi dekoron zotin Riçard Gir me “Medaljen e Mirënjohjes”]{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, President of Albania, May 17, 2012 (in Albanian)</ref> On February 16, 2012, the [[George Eastman Museum]] honored Gere with the [[George Eastman Award]] for distinguished contribution to the art of film.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/richard-gere-receive-george-eastman-award-183420550.html|title=Richard Gere to receive George Eastman Award|date=December 23, 2011|work=Yahoo News}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Nominated work
! Award
! Result
|-
|1979
|''Days of Heaven''
|[[David di Donatello|David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actor]]
|{{won}}
|-
|1983
|''An Officer and a Gentleman''
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]]
|rowspan=5 {{nom}}
|-
|1984
|''The Honorary Consul''
|[[Nastro d'Argento]] Award for Best Foreign Actor
|-
|1986
|''King David''
|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor]]
|-
|1991
|''Pretty Woman''
|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]
|-
|1994
|''And the Band Played On''
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie]]
|-
|1997
|''Red Corner''
|[[National Board of Review Awards 1997|National Board of Review Freedom of Expression Award]]
|{{won}}
|-
|2000
|''Runaway Bride''
|[[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|Blockbuster Entertainment Award]] for Favorite Actor – Comedy/Romance
|rowspan=3 {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|2001
|''Dr. T & the Women''
|[[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]]
|-
|''Autumn in New York''
|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo]] (shared with [[Winona Ryder]])
|-
|rowspan=6|2003
|rowspan=6|''Chicago''
|[[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast]]
|rowspan=3 {{won}}
|-
|Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
|-
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
|-
|Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
|rowspan=5 {{nom}}
|-
|[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role]]
|-
|[[Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain]]
|-
|2005
|''Shall We Dance''
|[[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award]] for Choice Movie: Dance Scene <small>(shared with [[Jennifer Lopez]])</small>
|-
|2007
|''The Hoax''
|Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture
|-
|2008
|''I'm Not There''
|[[Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award]]
|{{won}}
|-
|2013
|''Arbitrage''
|Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
|{{nom}}
|}

==References==
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* [http://gerefoundation.org/ The Gere Foundation]
* [[The Druk White Lotus School]] ([https://www.dwls.org/our-supporters.html external link]) of which Gere is an Honorary Patron
* Melvin McLeod [http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1882&Itemid=0 Richard Gere: My Journey as a Buddhist] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228200339/http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1882&Itemid=0 }}

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Richard Gere
Gere at the 2024 Venice Film Festival
Born (1949-08-31) August 31, 1949 (age 75)
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OccupationActor
Years active1969–present
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Richard Tiffany Gere (/ɡɪər/ GEER;[1][2] born August 31, 1949) is an American actor. He began appearing in films in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) and a starring role in Days of Heaven (1978). Gere came to prominence with his role in the film American Gigolo (1980), which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol.[3] Gere's other films include An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), The Cotton Club (1984), No Mercy (1986), Pretty Woman (1990), Sommersby (1993), Intersection (1994), First Knight (1995), Primal Fear (1996), Runaway Bride (1999), Dr. T & the Women (2000), Shall We Dance? (2004), I'm Not There (2007), Arbitrage (2012) and Norman (2016). For portraying Billy Flynn in the musical Chicago (2002), he won a Golden Globe Award.

Early life and education

Gere was born in Philadelphia on August 31, 1949,[4] the eldest son and second child of homemaker Doris Ann (née Tiffany; 1924–2016) and NMIC insurance agent Homer George Gere (1922–2023).[5][6] His father originally intended to become a minister.[7] Gere was raised Methodist[8][9] in Syracuse, New York.[10] His paternal great-grandfather, George Lane Gere (1848–1932), changed the spelling of his surname from "Geer". One of his ancestors, also named George, was an Englishman who came from Heavitree, England, and settled in the Connecticut Colony in 1638.[11] Both of Gere's parents were Mayflower descendants; his ancestors include Pilgrims such as John Billington, William Brewster, Francis Eaton, Francis Cooke, Degory Priest, George Soule and Richard Warren.[12]

In 1967, Gere graduated from North Syracuse Central High School, where he excelled at gymnastics and music and played the trumpet.[7] Gere attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst on a gymnastics scholarship, studying philosophy; after two years, he left and did not graduate.[7][13]

Career

Gere (right) with Lobsang Nyandak during the Tibet Fund annual gala in 2016

Gere first worked professionally at the Seattle Repertory Theatre and the Provincetown Playhouse on Cape Cod in 1969, where he starred in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. His first major acting role was in the 1971 rock opera Soon, written by Scott Fagan and Joe Kookoolis, which opened on Broadway at the Ritz Theatre and closed after three performances.[14][15] Following that, he appeared in the original London stage version of Grease, in 1973.[7] Gere was one of the first notable Hollywood actors to play a homosexual character, starring as a gay Holocaust victim in the 1979 Broadway production of Bent, for which he earned a Theatre World Award.

Gere began appearing in Hollywood films in the mid-1970s. Originally cast in a starring role in The Lords of Flatbush (1974), he was replaced after fighting with his co-star Sylvester Stallone. Gere played a small but significant part in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) and starred in director Terrence Malick's well-reviewed drama Days of Heaven (1978).[7] The crime drama American Gigolo (1980) significantly boosted his profile and the romantic drama An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) (co-starring Debra Winger) cemented Gere's ascent to stardom, grossing almost $130 million[16] and winning two Academy Awards out of six nominations;[17] Gere himself received his first Golden Globe Award nomination.[18] For the remainder of the 1980s, Gere appeared in films of varying critical and commercial reception.[19][20] His career rebounded with the releases of Internal Affairs (1990) and Pretty Woman (1990), the latter of which earned Gere his second Golden Globe Award nomination.[21] The 1990s saw Gere star in successful films including Sommersby (1993) (opposite Jodie Foster), Primal Fear (1996) and Runaway Bride (1999) (which reunited him with his Pretty Woman co-star Julia Roberts).[19] He also took a leading role in the action thriller The Jackal (1997), playing former IRA militant Declan Mulqueen; Gere affected an Irish accent for the role.[22]

Gere was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1999. Not long thereafter, all in the same year, he appeared in the hit films The Mothman Prophecies (2002), Unfaithful (2002), and the Academy Award-winning musical film adaptation Chicago (2002),[7] for which Gere won his first Golden Globe Award. His ballroom dancing drama Shall We Dance? (2004) was also a solid performer that grossed $170 million worldwide.[23] His next film, the book-to-screen adaptation Bee Season (2005), was a commercial failure.[24] Gere went on to co-star with Jesse Eisenberg and Terrence Howard in The Hunting Party (2007), a thriller in which he played a journalist in Bosnia. He next appeared with Christian Bale, Heath Ledger and Cate Blanchett in Todd Haynes' semi-biographical film about Bob Dylan, I'm Not There (2007); Gere was one of six actors to portray a variation of Dylan. He co-starred with Diane Lane in the romantic drama Nights in Rodanthe (2008). The film was widely panned by critics[25] (making #74 on The Times Worst Films of 2008 list),[26] but grossed over $84 million worldwide.[27] The film is his most recent to have been produced entirely by a major film studio.

Gere has expressed a belief that his politics regarding China, an important financial resource for major Hollywood studios, have made him unwelcome within Hollywood.[28] Gere embraced his apparent exile from Hollywood and instead appeared in independent films that garnered some of the best reviews of his career.[20] Gere was notably singled out for portraying businessman Robert Miller in Arbitrage (2012), earning his fourth Golden Globe Award nomination. Among many positive reviews,[29] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone cited Gere's performance as "too good to ignore" and "an implosive tour de force".[30] Also in 2012, he received the Golden Starfish Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Hamptons International Film Festival and the Career Achievement Award from the Hollywood Film Awards.[31][32] Gere had earlier received an award from the 34th Cairo International Film Festival in December 2010.[33]

Gere made a notable departure from his traditional screen persona with Joseph Cedar's political drama Norman (2016). The film saw Gere portray Norman Oppenheimer, a small-time Jewish fixer. Gere himself described the character as an embodiment of the "sides of us we know are annoying and needy".[34] His portrayal of Oppenheimer was called "consistently, completely fascinating" by RogerEbert.com[35] and was singled out as a worthy Academy Award contender by Variety.[36]

Gere is an accomplished musician, composing and performing the Pretty Woman piano theme and a guitar solo in Runaway Bride. He studied tap for three months to shoot half a day of dancing for his role as lawyer Billy Flynn in Chicago.[37] He also studied karate for An Officer and a Gentleman.[38]

Multiple film critics and media outlets have cited Gere as one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination.[39][40]

Political views and activism

Gere visiting the USAID "Operation Lighthouse" Project in Mumbai

Gere regularly visits Dharamshala, the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile.[41] He is an advocate for human rights in Tibet and is a co-founder of the Tibet House US, creator of the Gere Foundation, and Chairman of the Board of Directors for the International Campaign for Tibet. Because he supports the Tibetan Independence Movement, Gere is permanently banned from entering China.[42][43]

In 1993, Gere was banned from being an Academy Award presenter after he denounced the Chinese government while announcing the nominees.[44][45]

In September 2007, Gere called for the boycott of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games to put pressure on China to make Tibet independent.[46][47] He starred in a Free Tibet-themed Lancia commercial featuring the Lancia Delta.[48] On June 27, 2011, Gere meditated in Borobudur Temple[49] in Indonesia. He actively supports Survival International, an organization dedicated to protecting the rights and lands of tribal peoples throughout the world.[50]

Gere campaigns for ecological causes and AIDS awareness. He currently serves on the board of directors for Healing the Divide, an organization that supports global initiatives to promote peace, justice and understanding.[51] Gere helped to establish the AIDS Care Home, a residential facility in India for women and children with AIDS, and also supports campaigns for AIDS awareness and education in that country. In 1999, he created the Gere Foundation India Trust to support a variety of humanitarian programs in India.[52]

Gere with Narendra Modi in 2015

On April 15, 2007, Gere appeared at an AIDS awareness rally in Jaipur. During a live news conference to promote condom use among truck drivers, he embraced Bollywood superstar Shilpa Shetty, dipped her, and kissed her several times on the cheek. As a result of that gesture, a local court ordered the arrest of Gere and Shetty, finding them in violation of public obscenity laws. Gere has said the controversy was "manufactured by a small hard-line political party". About a month later, a two-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice of India, K. G. Balakrishnan, described the case as "frivolous" and believed that such complaints against celebrities were filed for "cheap publicity" and have brought a bad name to the country. They ruled that Gere would remain free to enter the country.[53]

Gere contributed some of his writing for the book We Are One: A Celebration of Tribal Peoples, released in October 2009.[54] Gere discussed the persecution and loss of land of the Jumma people as an example of a tragic story that repeats itself in different continents of the world, calling attention to the crime against their peaceful culture and how it reflects on humanity's relationship with nature and capacity to survive.[55] The royalties from the book's sale go to the indigenous rights organization Survival International.

In 2010, Gere stated that the war in Iraq was not supported by the American people and that the presidency of George W. Bush had "bullied" Americans into the decision.[56] He called George W. Bush a "very poor president".[57] In a press conference held on the sidelines of the 34th Cairo International Film Festival, Gere said, "I'm very sorry about what the U.S. has done in Iraq. This war has been a tragedy for everyone. I hope that the people of Iraq can rebuild their country."[58]

In 2016, Gere endorsed Hillary Clinton for president and donated $2,700 to her campaign.[59]

In 2017, Gere criticized Benjamin Netanyahu's policies on the Palestinians and Israel's expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank, stating, "Settlements are such an absurd provocation and, certainly in the international sense, completely illegal—and they are certainly not part of the program of someone who wants a genuine peace process."[60]

In February 2023, Gere was one of the 480 global figures who signed a statement from Freedom House expressing support for Mahsa Amini protesters, urging sanctions on Iranian officials, and calling for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to be proscribed as a terror group.[61]

Personal life

Gere with his third wife Alejandra Silva in 2024

Gere had on-again/off-again relationships with actress Penelope Milford from 1971 to 1978,[62] and painter Sylvia Martins from 1978 to 1986.[63] During those years, he was also sporadically linked with Tuesday Weld,[64] Carole Mallory,[65] Dawn Steel,[66] Loree Rodkin,[67] Barbara Carrera,[68] and Barbra Streisand.[69] It was suggested that Gere had affairs with Priscilla Presley and Kim Basinger in tell-all books written by Presley's ex-boyfriend Michael Edwards[70] and Basinger's ex-husband Ron Snyder.[71] Gere has also reportedly dated models Laura Bailey,[72] Tina Chow,[73] Dalila Di Lazzaro,[74] and Padma Lakshmi.[75] He was married to model Cindy Crawford from 1991 to 1995.

In November 2002, Gere married model and actress Carey Lowell.[76] They have a son, Homer James Jigme Gere, who was born in February 2000 and is named for his grandfathers as well as the Tibetan name "Jigme".[7][77] In September 2013, the two separated after 11 years of marriage. They spent three years in highly contested divorce proceedings in New York County Supreme Court.[78] The case was settled in October 2016.[79] In early April 2018, Gere married Spanish activist Alejandra Silva.[80] In August 2018, they announced that they were expecting their first child.[81][82] Their son, Alexander, was born in February 2019.[83][84] In April 2020, the birth of their second son was reported.[85][86]

Gere's interest in Buddhism began when he was in his 20s.[87] Gere first studied Zen Buddhism[87] under Kyozan Joshu Sasaki. After studying Zen for five or six years,[87] he and Brazilian painter Sylvia Martins traveled in 1978 to Nepal, where Gere met many Tibetan monks and lamas.[50] He then met the 14th Dalai Lama in India[87] and became a practicing Tibetan Buddhist (specifically of the Gelugpa school)[87] and an active supporter of the Dalai Lama.[7]

In February 2023, Gere was diagnosed and hospitalized with pneumonia during a family vacation in Nuevo Vallarta in Mexico. It was reported by his wife that he had fully recovered from his illness.[88]

Gere has often been included on lists of famous vegetarians; however, there is no clear evidence either way.[89][90][91][92]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes titles that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1975 Report to the Commissioner Billy
1976 Baby Blue Marine Raider
1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar Tony Lopanto
1978 Bloodbrothers Thomas Stony De Coco
Days of Heaven Bill
1979 Yanks Matt Dyson
1980 American Gigolo Julian Kaye
1982 An Officer and a Gentleman Zack Mayo
1983 The Honorary Consul Dr. Eduardo Plarr a.k.a. Beyond the Limit
Breathless Jesse Lujack
1984 The Cotton Club Dixie Dwyer
1985 King David David
1986 No Mercy Eddie Jillette
Power Pete St. John
1988 Miles from Home Frank Roberts, Jr.
1990 Internal Affairs Dennis Peck
Pretty Woman Edward Lewis
1991 Rhapsody in August Clark
1992 Final Analysis Dr. Isaac Barr Also executive producer
1993 Mr. Jones Mr. Jones
Sommersby John Robert 'Jack' Sommersby
1994 Intersection Vincent Eastman
1995 First Knight Lancelot
1996 Primal Fear Martin Vail
1997 The Jackal Declan Joseph Mulqueen
Red Corner Jack Moore
1999 Runaway Bride Homer Eisenhower "Ike" Graham
2000 Dr. T & the Women Dr. T
Autumn in New York Will Keane
2002 The Mothman Prophecies John Klein
Unfaithful Edward Sumner
Chicago William "Billy" Flynn
2004 Shall We Dance? John Clark
2005 Bee Season Saul Naumann
2006 The Hoax Clifford Irving
2007 The Hunting Party Simon
I'm Not There Bob Dylan as Billy The Kid
The Flock Agent Erroll Babbage
2008 Nights in Rodanthe Dr. Paul Flanner
2009 Amelia George Putnam
Hachi: A Dog's Tale Parker Wilson Also producer
Brooklyn's Finest Eddie Dugan
2011 The Double Paul Shepherdson
2012 Arbitrage Robert Miller
2013 Movie 43 Boss Segment: "iBabe"
2014 Henry & Me Henry Voice[93]
Time Out of Mind George Hammond Also producer[94]
2015 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Guy Chambers [95]
The Benefactor Franny [96]
2016 Norman Norman Oppenheimer [97]
2017 The Dinner Stan Lohman [98]
Three Christs Dr. Alan Stone [99]
2023 Maybe I Do Howard [100]
2024 Oh, Canada Leonard Fife [101]
Longing Daniel [102]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1975 Chelsea D.H.O. Milo Television film
Strike Force Officer Walter C. Spenser
1976 Kojak Geno Papas Episode: "Birthday Party"
1993 And the Band Played On The Choreographer Television film
2001 The Simpsons Himself (voice) Episode: "She of Little Faith"
2014 Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Clair Cameron Patterson (voice) Episode: "The Clean Room"
2019 MotherFatherSon Max Finch 8 episodes
2020 Martha Knows Best Himself Episode: "Perennial Garden"[103]
2024 The Agency James 'Bosko' Bradley 10 episodes

Awards and honors

In 1995, Gere was the president of the jury at the 19th Moscow International Film Festival.[104]

On May 17, 2012, Albanian President, Bamir Topi awarded the Medal of Gratitude to Gere with the citation: "With gratitude and honor outstanding personality of the world art, great humanist and activist for the protection of human rights, which unmasked and the American public made known, and further, inhuman crimes, ethnic cleansing in Kosovo, in 1999, the Serbian military machine against the Albanian civilian population living in its land."[105] On February 16, 2012, the George Eastman Museum honored Gere with the George Eastman Award for distinguished contribution to the art of film.[106]

Year Nominated work Award Result
1979 Days of Heaven David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actor Won
1983 An Officer and a Gentleman Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated
1984 The Honorary Consul Nastro d'Argento Award for Best Foreign Actor
1986 King David Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
1991 Pretty Woman Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1994 And the Band Played On Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
1997 Red Corner National Board of Review Freedom of Expression Award Won
2000 Runaway Bride Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor – Comedy/Romance Nominated
2001 Dr. T & the Women Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Autumn in New York Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo (shared with Winona Ryder)
2003 Chicago Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Won
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain
2005 Shall We Dance Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Dance Scene (shared with Jennifer Lopez)
2007 The Hoax Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture
2008 I'm Not There Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award Won
2013 Arbitrage Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated

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