35 Facts About Richard Gere

1. In 1994 Richard Gere went to London to open Harrods' sale, donating his £50,000 appearance fee to Survival.

2. In 1990 Richard Gere teamed up with Julia Roberts to star in the blockbuster Pretty Woman; his cool reserve was the perfect complement to Julia's bubbling enthusiasm.

3. In 2018, Richard Gere married a third time, to 35-year-old Spanish publicist and activist Alejandra Silva.

4. Richard Gere was married to model Cindy Crawford from 1991 to 1995.

5. In 1990, Richard Gere enjoyed another wave of success with the romantic comedy Pretty Woman.

6. Richard Gere had a career breakthrough in 1977 with the dramatic thriller Looking for Mr Goodbar, starring Diane Keaton.

7. Richard Gere has used his fortune to help others and is a big philanthropist.

8. Richard Gere has appeared in over 50 films, including Pretty Woman and an Officer and a Gentleman.

9. Richard Gere was given the title of "Sexiest Man Alive", by People magazine in 1999.

10. Richard Gere was born on August 31, 1949, making him a Virgo.

11. Richard Gere was married to supermodel Cindy Crawford from 1991 to 1995.

12. Richard Gere has an estimated net worth of $100 million.

13. In 2017, Richard Gere starred in the drama film Three Christs, based on the book The Three Christs of Ypsilanti by Milton Rokeach.

14. In 2002 Richard Gere starred as defense attorney Billy Flynn in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Chicago and won a Golden Globe for his performance.

15. In 1982 Richard Gere starred as the young navy officer candidate Zack Mayo in An Officer and a Gentleman.

16. In 1967, Richard Gere graduated from North Syracuse Central High School, where he excelled at gymnastics and music, playing the trumpet.

17. Richard Gere starring in a new BBC Two thriller would have seemed impossible 10 years ago but here we are with the very first trailer for MotherFatherSon.

18. Richard Gere makes his return to television in the first trailer for new BBC drama MotherFatherSon.

19. Richard Gere plays Max, a charismatic self-made American businessman with media outlets in London and around the world.

20. Richard Gere called George W Bush a very "poor president".

21. Richard Gere contributed some of his writing for the book, We Are One: A Celebration of Tribal Peoples, released in October 2009.

22. Richard Gere actively supports Survival International, an organization dedicated to protecting the rights and lands of tribal peoples throughout the world.

23. Richard Gere 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.

24. Richard Gere regularly visits Dharamshala, the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile.

25. Richard Gere learned tap dance for Chicago and karate for An Officer and a Gentleman.

26. Richard Gere is an accomplished musician, composing and performing the Pretty Woman piano theme and a guitar solo in Runaway Bride.

27. Richard Gere made a notable departure from his traditional screen persona with Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer.

28. Richard Gere had earlier received an award from the 34th Cairo International Film Festival in December 2010.

29. Richard Gere was notably singled out for portraying businessman Robert Miller in Arbitrage, earning his fourth Golden Globe Award nomination.

30. Richard 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.

31. Richard Gere was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1999.

32. Richard Gere took a leading role in the action thriller The Jackal, playing former IRA militant Declan Mulqueen; Gere affected an Irish accent for the role.

33. Richard Gere began appearing in Hollywood films in the mid-1970s.

34. Richard Gere attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst on a gymnastics scholarship, majoring in philosophy, but he left after two years and did not graduate.

35. In 1967, Richard Gere graduated from North Syracuse Central High School, where he excelled at gymnastics and music, and played the trumpet.