After Meryl Streep is the time to celebrate the birthday of another great actor. The Officer and a Gentleman, American Gigolo, which he did in the eighties palpitate the hearts of women around the world does, in fact, 60 years. The actor, born in Philadelphia August 31, 1949, is happily married for seven years with Mrs Carey Lowell, and is the father of a child of nine years. His past as a womanizer (he was also married to supermodel Cindy Crawford from 1991 to 1995) seems far away, but the charge seductive that emanated in the role of Zack Mayo and Julian is indelible.
An image taken from American Gigolo
Gere is the second of five children, she studied acting at the University of Massachusetts, played small parts in theater from New York to England, small Hollywood movies. Until 1980, thirty years, when it comes true success with "American Gigolo", which was confirmed two years later by "An Officer and a Gentleman" by Taylor Hackford and "Cotton Club" by Francis Ford Coppola (1984).
Gere in uniform in one of his most beloved roles: Zack Mayo in An Officer Gentleman with the actress Debra Winger
In the 90 sparks with Julia Roberts in "Pretty Woman", charming audiences around the world with a film that grossed 455 million dollars and has become a cult comedy.
A scene from the cult movie Pretty Woman. Gere says alongside Julia Roberts.
There are successful films as "Fishy Business," "Sommersby," "Primal Fear". In 2000 he returned to acting with Roberts in "Runaway, I'll marry you." Richard spends an "Autumn in New York" opposite Winona Ryder, grabs a Golden Globe award-winning dancing in "Chicago" and gets a flagrant adulteress Diane Lane in "Unfaithful - The Unfaithful." Lately we have seen in the movie "The hunting party" in which he plays a role in the very busy part of a reporter sent to Kosovo during the war and the romantic "Like a Hurricane" with which he returned to acting with the talented Diane Lane.
In his career, However, there is no Oscar. In the meantime, we wish you many good compeanno!
Richard Gere today
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