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'{{pp-pc1}} {{pp-move-indef}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Richard Gere | image = Richard Gere, December 2017.jpg | caption = Gere in December 2017 | birth_name = Richard Tiffany Gere | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1949|8|31}} | birth_place = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | education = [[North Syracuse Central School District#Senior High (Grades 10-12)|North Syracuse Central High School]] | occupation = {{flatlist| *Actor *activist }} | years_active = 1969–present | spouse = {{marriage|[[Cindy Crawford]]|1991|1995|reason=divorced}}<br /> {{marriage|[[Carey Lowell]]|2002|2016|reason=divorced}} | children = 1 }} '''Richard Tiffany Gere'''<ref name="Gere1">{{cite web|last=Roberts|first=Gary Boyd|authorlink=|title=#74 Royal Descents, Notable Kin, and Printed Sources: The New England Ancestry of Actor Richard [Tiffany] Gere|publisher=[[New England Historic Genealogical Society]]|date=|url=http://www.americanancestors.org/StaticContent/articles?searchby=author&subquery=Gary%20Boyd%20Roberts&id=647|accessdate=January 10, 2013}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|ɡ|ɪər}} {{respell|GEER}}; born August 31, 1949) is an [[People of the United States|American]] actor and humanitarian activist. He began 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). He came to prominence with his role in the film ''[[American Gigolo]]'' (1980), which established him as a [[leading man]] and a [[sex symbol]]. He went on to star in many well-received films, including ''[[An Officer and a Gentleman]]'' (1982), ''[[The Cotton Club (film)|The Cotton Club]]'' (1984), ''[[Pretty Woman]]'' (1990), ''[[Primal Fear (film)|Primal Fear]]'' (1996), ''[[Runaway Bride (film)|Runaway Bride]]'' (1999), ''[[I'm Not There]]'' (2007), ''[[Arbitrage (film)|Arbitrage]]'' (2012) and ''[[Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer]]'' (2016). For portraying [[Billy Flynn (Chicago)|Billy Flynn]] in the [[Academy Award]]-winning musical ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'' (2002), he won a [[Golden Globe Award]] and a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] as part of the cast. == Early life and education == Gere was born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. His mother, Doris Ann ([[married and maiden names|née]] Tiffany, 1924{{ndash}}2016),<ref name="Gere1"/> was a [[housewife]]. His father, Homer George Gere (born 1922),<ref name="Gere1"/> was an insurance agent for the [[Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company]], and had originally intended to become a [[Minister (Christianity)|minister]].<ref name="actors">Stated in interview on ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]'', 2002</ref> Gere is their eldest son and second child.<ref name="Gere1"/> His paternal great-grandfather had changed the spelling of the surname from "Geer".<ref name="Gere1"/> Both of his parents were ''[[Mayflower]]'' descendants; Gere's ancestors include [[Pilgrim (Plymouth Colony)|Pilgrim]]s [[Francis Eaton (Mayflower passenger)|Francis Eaton]], [[John Billington]], [[George Soule (Mayflower passenger)|George Soule]], [[Richard Warren]], [[Degory Priest]], [[Francis Cooke]], and [[William Brewster (Pilgrim)|William Brewster]].<ref name="Gere1" /> In 1967, Gere graduated from [[North Syracuse Central School District#Senior High (Grades 10-12)|North Syracuse Central High School]], where he excelled at [[gymnastics]] and music, playing the trumpet.<ref name="actors" /> He attended the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]] on a gymnastics scholarship, majoring in [[philosophy]], but did not graduate, leaving after two years.<ref name="actors" /><ref name="BiographyChannel">[http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biography_story/105:713/1/Richard_Gere.htm "Richard Gere Biography"], Carey Latimore, ''[[The Biography Channel]]''. Retrieved May 1, 2008.</ref> ==Career== ===Stage=== Gere first worked professionally at the [[Seattle Repertory Theatre]] and [[Provincetown Playhouse]] on Cape Cod in 1969, where he starred in ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]].'' His first major acting role was 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 gay [[Holocaust]] victim in the 1979 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of ''[[Bent (play)|Bent]]''; Gere's performance earned him a [[Theatre World Award]]. ===Film=== He 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 another star of the film, [[Sylvester Stallone]]. He played a small but memorable 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|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=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|accessdate=23 June 2017}}</ref> Gere himself received his first [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite web|title=Officer and a Gentleman, An|url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/film/officer-and-gentleman|website=Goldenglobes.com|accessdate=23 June 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|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=May 4, 2009}}</ref><ref name="rotten">{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/richard_gere/|title=Richard Gere|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=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 him his second [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard Gere|url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/person/richard-gere|website=Goldenglobes.com|accessdate=24 June 2017}}</ref> The 1990s saw Gere star in successful films including ''[[Sommersby]]'' (1993), ''[[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|publisher=Metro|accessdate=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 he won his first [[Golden Globe Award]]. Gere's [[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|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=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|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=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. Gere 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/|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=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|work=The Times|date=December 8, 2008|accessdate=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|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=May 4, 2009}}</ref> The film is Gere's most recent to have been produced entirely by a [[major film studio]]. Gere has expressed belief that his politics regarding Tibet and China, the latter an important financial resource for major studios, have made him [[persona non grata]] within Hollywood.<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Gere's Studio Exile: Why His Hollywood Career Took an Indie Turn |date=April 18, 2017 |first=Tatiana|last=Siegel |publisher=Hollywood Reporter |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/richard-geres-studio-exile-why-his-hollywood-career-took-an-indie-turn-992258 |accessdate=June 25, 2017}}</ref> Gere embraced his apparent exile from Hollywood, appearing in independent features that garnered some of the best reviews of his career.<ref name="rotten" /> He 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|accessdate=26 June 2017}}</ref> [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' cited Gere's performance as "too good to ignore" and "an implosive tour de force".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Travers|first1=Peter|title=Arbitrage|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/arbitrage-20120913|website=Rolling Stone|accessdate=26 June 2017}}</ref> [[Lou Lumenick]] of the ''[[New York Post]]'' further wrote "Richard Gere gives the best performance of his career".<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Gere in 'Arbitrage': Sundance Film Festival's First Oscar Contender? |date=January 22, 2012 |first=Christopher|last=Rosen |publisher=moviefone |url=http://news.moviefone.com/2012/01/22/richard-gere-in-arbitrage/ |accessdate=March 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sundance 2012 Oscar Watch: Gere soars in 'Arbitrage' |date=January 21, 2012 |first=Lou|last=Lumenick |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/movies/sundance_oscar_watch_gere_soars_7lzjttpJal5TD785WrSi0O |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125064019/http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/movies/sundance_oscar_watch_gere_soars_7lzjttpJal5TD785WrSi0O |archivedate=January 25, 2012 |publisher=New York Post |accessdate=March 30, 2014}}</ref> Also in 2012, Gere 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|accessdate=26 June 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|accessdate=26 June 2017}}</ref> He had earlier received an award from the [[34th Cairo International Film Festival|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 |accessdate=December 1, 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210153454/http://www.thedailynewsegypt.com/film/gere-binoche-honored-at-ciff-opening-dp1.html |archivedate=December 10, 2010 }}</ref> Gere made a notable departure from his traditional screen persona with ''[[Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer]]'' (2016). The political drama (written and directed by [[Academy Award]]-nominee [[Joseph Cedar]]) saw him 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".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Riley|first1=Jenelle|title=Richard Gere on the Desperate but Optimistic ‘Norman’ and ‘Pretty Woman’ Original Ending|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/richard-gere-pretty-woman-original-ending-1202027758/|accessdate=29 June 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|accessdate=29 June 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|accessdate=29 June 2017}}</ref> ==Personal life and activism== [[File:DalaiLamaRichardGere.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Gere presented with a [[Khata]] by the [[14th Dalai Lama]], October 17, 2007]] Gere had a relationship with actress [[Penelope Milford]] from 1971 to 1978.<ref>http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20129747,00.html</ref> He had affairs with [[Priscilla Presley]] in 1983<ref>{{cite book|last=Edwards|first=Michael|title=Priscilla, Elvis, and Me|year=1988|publisher=St. Martin's Press|isbn=0312022689}}</ref> and [[Kim Basinger]] in 1986.<ref>{{cite book|last=Britton|first=Ron|title=Kim Basinger: Longer Than Forever|year=1998|publisher=Blake Publishing|isbn=1857823257}}</ref> Gere was married to [[supermodel]] [[Cindy Crawford]] from 1991 to 1995. In November 2002, he married model and actress [[Carey Lowell]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,625152,00.html | title = Passages: Gere, Lowell Get Married | first= Stephen | last= Silverman | work = [[People (magazine)|People]] | date= November 15, 2002 | accessdate = September 25, 2013}}</ref> They have a son, Homer James Jigme Gere, who was born in February 2000 and is named after Gere's and Lowell's fathers, 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 | accessdate = September 25, 2013 | deadurl = yes | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130928023843/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20130546,00.html | archivedate = September 28, 2013 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> In September 2013, the two separated after 11 years of marriage. The couple spent three years in highly contested divorce proceedings in [[Manhattan Supreme Court]].<ref>{{cite news |date=September 25, 2013 |first= Fay|last= Strang |title=Richard Gere and wife Carey Lowell set for divorce as they split after 11 years of marriage due to lifestyle differences |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2431853/Richard-Gere-wife-Carey-Lowell-set-divorce-split-11-years-marriage-different-lifestyles.html |work= Daily Mail |location=London |accessdate=September 25, 2013}}</ref><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|accessdate=9 November 2015|publisher=New York Daily News|date=May 1, 2015}}</ref> The case was settled in October 2016.<ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/richard-gere-carey-lowell-expected-reach-divorce-settlement-article-1.2835137</ref> Gere was raised attending a [[Methodist]] church.<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|accessdate=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> His interest in [[Buddhism]] began when he was in his twenties.<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|accessdate=May 27, 2012|publisher=''[[Shambhala Sun]]'' }}</ref> He first studied [[Zen Buddhism]]<ref name="shambsun"/> under [[Kyozan Joshu Sasaki]].<ref name="shambsun"/> After having studied Zen for five or six years,<ref name="shambsun"/> in 1978 he traveled with the Brazilian painter Sylvia Martins<ref name="biochannel">{{cite web|url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/richard-gere.htm.html |title=Richard Gere Biography |publisher=[[The Biography Channel]] |accessdate=May 12, 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330215547/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/richard-gere.htm.html |archivedate=March 30, 2014 |df= }}</ref> to [[Nepal]], where he met many Tibetan monks and lamas.<ref name="biochannel"/> He then met the [[14th Dalai Lama]] in India<ref name="shambsun"/> and became a practicing Tibetan Buddhist of the [[Gelugpa]] school of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]<ref name="shambsun"/> and an active supporter of the [[Dalai Lama]].<ref name="actors" /> 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|accessdate=May 27, 2012|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] }}</ref> Gere is also an advocate for [[human rights in Tibet]]. He is a co-founder of the [[Tibet House]], 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]], he is [[Persona non grata|permanently banned]] from entering the People's Republic of 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 p.93</ref> In 1993, Gere was banned as an [[Academy Award]] presenter after he denounced the [[Chinese government]] in his capacity as presenter.<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Gere profile |url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/richard-gere/ |work=[[Hello (magazine)|Hello]]}}</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}}</ref> In September 2007, Gere called for the boycott of the [[2008 Beijing Olympic Games]] to put pressure on China to make Tibet independent. 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]]. [[Image:Richard gere2.jpg|left|thumb|Gere visits [[United States Agency for International Development|USAID]] [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]] "Operation Lighthouse" Project in Mumbai.]] Gere actively supports [[Survival International]], an organization dedicated to protecting the rights and lands of tribal peoples throughout the world.<ref name="biochannel" /> He 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 Jummas 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 humankind's own 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=1-84400-729-4}}</ref> The royalties from the sale of the book go to the indigenous rights organization, [[Survival International]]. 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.<ref>[http://www.healingthedivide.org/ Healing The Divide<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He 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]. Retrieved May 12, 2007.</ref> On April 15, 2007, Gere appeared at an AIDS awareness rally in [[Jaipur, India]]. 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|accessdate=May 22, 2010}}</ref> In June 2008, Gere appeared in a [[Fiat]] commercial for the European market, driving a new [[Lancia Delta]] from Hollywood to Tibet. The commercial concluded with a tagline of "the power to be different". The commercial was reported in Chinese newspapers, and Fiat apologized to China.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}} Gere's name is on some lists of famous vegetarians.<ref>{{cite web|title= Famous Vegans |website= Vegans Have Superpowers |accessdate= 2017-10-12 |url= https://veganshavesuperpowers.weebly.com/famous-vegans.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Famous Vegetarians and Famous vegans |website= Veganwolf.com |accessdate= 2017-10-12 |url= http://www.veganwolf.com/famous_vegetarians.htm}}</ref> However, he is not a vegetarian.<ref>{{cite web|last= Parsons |first= Rhea |title= Breaking Up With Richard Gere |date= 2011-03-24 |accessdate= 2017-10-12 |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> In 2016, he endorsed [[Hillary Clinton]] for president and donated $2,700 to 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|accessdate=October 18, 2016}}</ref> Gere is an accomplished musician, composing and performing the “Pretty Woman” piano theme and a guitar solo in “Runaway Bride”. He also learned tap dance for “Chicago” and karate “An Officer and a Gentleman”. ==Honors and awards== In 1995, he 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) |accessdate=March 16, 2013 |work=MIFF |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322162953/http://moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1995 |archivedate=March 22, 2013 |df= }}</ref> On May 17, 2012, [[Albanian President]], [[Bamir Topi]] awarded the "Medal of Gratitude" to Richard 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”], 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> ==Political views== In 2010, Gere stated that the [[war in Iraq]] wasn't supported by the American people and that the [[George W. Bush administration]] "bullied" Americans into the decision. 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> "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," Gere said in a press conference held on the sidelines of the [[34th Cairo International Film Festival|34th]] [[Cairo International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://213.158.162.45/~egyptian/index.php?action=news&id=13433&title=Seeing%20the%20stars%20in%20Cairo|title=Seeing the stars in Cairo|work=Egyptian Gazette|date=December 27, 2010}}</ref> ==Filmography== [[File:Richardgere.jpg|thumb|Gere in [[Venice]], [[Italy]] in October 2007.]] {|class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes |- |1975 |''[[Report to the Commissioner]]'' |Billy | |- |1975 |''[[Strike Force (1975 film)|Strike Force]]'' |Officer Walter C. Spenser | |- |1976 |''[[Baby Blue Marine]]'' |Raider | |- |1976 |''[[Kojak]]'' |Geno Papas |Episode 4.1: "Birthday Party" |- |1977 |''[[Looking for Mr. Goodbar (film)|Looking for Mr. Goodbar]]'' |Tony Lopanto | |- |1978 |''[[Bloodbrothers (1978 film)|Bloodbrothers]]'' |Thomas Stony De Coco | |- |1978 |''[[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 (film)|The Honorary Consul]]'' |Dr. Eduardo Plarr |a.k.a. ''Beyond the Limit'' |- |1983 |''[[Breathless (1983 film)|Breathless]]'' |Jesse Lujack | |- |1984 |''[[The Cotton Club (film)|The Cotton Club]]'' |Dixie Dwyer | |- |1985 |''[[King David (film)|King David]]'' |[[David]] | |- |1986 |''[[No Mercy (film)|No Mercy]]'' |Eddie Jillette | |- |1986 |''[[Power (1986 film)|Power]]'' |Pete St. John | |- |1988 |''[[Miles from Home]]'' |Frank Roberts, Jr. | |- |1990 |''[[Internal Affairs (film)|Internal Affairs]]'' |Dennis Peck | |- |1990 |''[[Pretty Woman]]'' |Edward Lewis | |- |1991 |''[[Rhapsody in August]]'' |Clark | |- |1992 |''[[Final Analysis]]'' |Dr. Isaac Barr | |- |1993 |''[[Mr. Jones (1993 film)|Mr. Jones]]'' |Mr. Jones | |- |1993 |''[[Sommersby]]'' |John Robert 'Jack' Sommersby | |- |1993 |''[[And the Band Played On (film)|And the Band Played On]]'' |The Choreographer | |- |1994 |''[[Intersection (1994 film)|Intersection]]'' |Vincent Eastman | |- |1995 |''[[First Knight]]'' |Lancelot | |- |1996 |''[[Primal Fear (film)|Primal Fear]]'' |Martin Vail | |- |1997 |''[[The Jackal (1997 film)|The Jackal]]'' |Declan Joseph Mulqueen | |- |1997 |''[[Red Corner]]'' |Jack Moore | |- |1999 |''[[Runaway Bride (film)|Runaway Bride]]'' |Ike Graham | |- |2000 |''[[Dr. T & the Women]]'' |Dr. T | |- |2000 |''[[Autumn in New York (film)|Autumn in New York]]'' |Will Keane | |- |2002 |''[[The Mothman Prophecies (film)|The Mothman Prophecies]]'' |John Klein | |- |2002 |''[[Unfaithful (2002 film)|Unfaithful]]'' |Edward Sumner | |- |2002 |''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'' |Billy Flynn | |- |2004 |''[[Shall We Dance? (2004 film)|Shall We Dance?]]'' |John Clark | |- |2005 |''[[Bee Season (film)|Bee Season]]'' |Saul Naumann | |- |2007 |''[[The Hoax]]'' |[[Clifford Irving]] | |- |2007 |''[[The Hunting Party (2007 film)|The Hunting Party]]'' |Simon | |- |2007 |''[[I'm Not There]]'' |[[Bob Dylan]] as [[Billy The Kid]] | |- |2007 |''[[The Flock (film)|The Flock]]'' |Agent Erroll Babbage | |- |2008 |''[[Nights in Rodanthe]]'' |Dr. Paul Flanner | |- |2009 |''[[Amelia (film)|Amelia]]'' |[[George P. Putnam|George Putnam]] | |- |2009 |''[[Hachi: A Dog's Tale]]'' |Parker Wilson | |- |2010 |''[[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" |- |2014 |''[[Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey]]'' |[[Clair Cameron Patterson]] (voice)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://io9.com/this-weeks-tv-a-disturbingly-sexy-french-comic-book-co-1562877245|title=This Week's TV: A Disturbingly Sexy French Comic Book Comes To TV!|first=Lauren|last=Davis|work=io9}}</ref> |Episode "[[The Clean Room]]" |- |2014 |''[[Henry & Me]]'' |Henry (voice) | |- |2014 |''[[Time Out of Mind (2014 film)|Time Out of Mind]]'' |George Hammond | |- |2015 |''[[The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]'' |Guy Chambers | |- |2015 |''[[The Benefactor (film)|The Benefactor]]'' |Franny | |- |2016 |''[[Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer]]'' |Norman Oppenheimer | |- |- | 2017 | ''[[The Dinner (2017 film)|The Dinner]]'' | Stan Lohman | |- | 2017 | ''[[Three Christs]]'' | Dr. Alan Stone | |- |} ==Awards and nominations== {|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]] |{{nom}} |- |1984 |''The Honorary Consul'' |[[Nastro d'Argento]] Award for Best Foreign Actor |{{nom}} |- |1986 |''King David'' |[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor]] |{{nom}} |- |1991 |''Pretty Woman'' |[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] |{{nom}} |- |1994 |''And the Band Played On'' |[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie]] |{{nom}} |- |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 |{{nom}} |- |rowspan="2" | 2001 |''Dr. T & the Women'' |[[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]] |{{nom}} |- |''Autumn in New York'' |[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo]] (shared with [[Winona Ryder]]) |{{nom}} |- |rowspan="6" | 2003 |rowspan="6" | ''Chicago'' |[[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast]] |{{won}} |- |[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]] |{{won}} |- |[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] |{{won}} |- |Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast |{{nom}} |- |[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role]] |{{nom}} |- |[[Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain]] |{{nom}} |- |2005 |''Shall We Dance'' |[[Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Award]] for Choice Movie: Dance Scene (shared with [[Jennifer Lopez]]) |{{nom}} |- |2007 |''The Hoax'' |[[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture]] |{{nom}} |- |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== {{Reflist|35em}} ==External links== {{Sister project links |commons=Richard Gere}} * [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=richardgere.htm Richard Gere] on [[Box Office Mojo]] * {{IMDb name|152}} * {{IBDB name}} * {{iobdb name|20732}} * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991009190431/http://www.tibet.ca/wtnarchive/1998/5/23_4.html |date=October 9, 1999 |title=Hollywood star Richard Gere defends Indian N-tests (AFP) }} (23 May 1998) * [http://gerefoundation.org/ The Gere Foundation] * [[The Druk White Lotus School]] ([http://dwls.org/ external link]) of which Gere is an Honorary Patron * Melvin McLeod (1 May May 1999) [http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1882&Itemid=0 Richard Gere: My Journey as a Buddhist] * [https://dvd.netflix.com/RoleDisplay/Richard-Gere/34062 Richard Gere] on [[Netflix|NETFLIX]] {{Portal bar |Biography|New York |Pennsylvania |Tibet|Film |Television|Drama|Theatre|Music |Politics}} {{Navboxes |title = Awards for Richard Gere |list = {{Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast}} {{David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor}} {{GoldenGlobeAwardBestActorMotionPictureMusicalComedy 2001-2020}} {{Hasty Pudding Man of the Year}} {{ScreenActorsGuildAward CastMotionPicture 2001–2010}} }} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gere, Richard}} [[Category:1949 births]] [[Category:20th-century American male actors]] [[Category:21st-century American male actors]] [[Category:Male actors from Philadelphia]] [[Category:American film directors]] [[Category:American film producers]] [[Category:American health activists]] [[Category:American human rights activists]] [[Category:American male film actors]] [[Category:American male television actors]] [[Category:American male musical theatre actors]] [[Category:American people of English descent]] [[Category:Best Musical or Comedy Actor Golden Globe (film) winners]] [[Category:Converts to Buddhism from Protestantism]] [[Category:David di Donatello winners]] [[Category:Former Methodists]] [[Category:HIV/AIDS activists]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners]] [[Category:People from Onondaga County, New York]] [[Category:Recipients of the Medal of Gratitude]] [[Category:Tibet freedom artists]] [[Category:Tibetan Buddhists from the United States]] [[Category:University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni]] [[Category:Vajrayana Buddhists]]'