Richard Gere Exposed
Name: Richard Gere
Born As: Richard Tiffany Gere
Birthdate/place: August 31, 1949 in Philadelphia, PA
Claim to Fame: As Tony Lopanto in Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
Richard Gere’s Bio: Gere states, “I don’t want to be a personality.” Gere began his career in the seventies starting with Mr. Goodbar (1977). He struggled some but had success with his roles Internal Affairs and Pretty Woman in 1990. Gere’s status as a leading man was again solidified, and he went on to star in several successful films throughout the 1990s, including Sommersby (1993), Primal Fear (1996), and Runaway Bride (1999) People magazine named Gere the “Sexiest Man Alive” in 1999. In 2002, he appeared in three major releases: the horror thriller The Mothman Prophecies, the drama Unfaithful, and the Academy Award-winning film version of Chicago, in which he won a Golden Globe as “Best Actor – Comedy or Musical”. Gere’s also had a solid peformance in Shall We Dance (2004). Most recently, Gere co-starred with Diane Lane in the romantic drama Nights in Rodanthe, released in 2008.
