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Richard Gere

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Biography

Born August 31, 1949, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Richard remembers his childhood in upstate New York as a time spent immersed in music; his whole…more

Born

8/31/1949, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)

Birth Name

Richard Tiffany Gere

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (1)

Role
- Retrosexual: The '80s
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Hotties
    11/19/04
  - S 1: Ep 4 Turn Ons
    11/18/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 Taboos
    11/17/04
  - S 1: Ep 2 Teen Sex
    11/16/04
  - S 1: Ep 1 Sex Sells
    11/14/04
Guest Star (21)

Role
- CenterStage
  Guest
  - S 7: Ep 9 Richard Gere
    5/23/12
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 21: Ep 18 September 24, 2008
    9/24/08
  - S 20: Ep 55 November 16, 2007
    11/16/07
  - S 20: Ep 5 September 7, 2007
    9/7/07
  - S 18: Ep 51 November 14, 2005
    11/14/05
  - S 17: Ep 26 October 12, 2004
    10/12/04
  - + 3 More Credits
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Self
  - S 15: Ep 6 Richard Gere, Sean William Scott, The Chesterfield Kings
    9/11/07
- e-Talk Daily
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 21 September 10, 2007
    9/10/07
  - S 3: Ep 56 April 3, 2007
    4/3/07
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 14: Ep 192 Show #2800
    8/22/07
  - S 14: Ep 111 Show #2720
    3/14/07
  - S 12: Ep 25 Show #2245
    10/1/04
  - S 10: Ep 67 Show #1930
    1/7/03
  - S 9: Ep 146 Show #1801
    5/7/02
- Koffee With Karan
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 15 Richard Gere
    5/20/07
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 56 Richard Gere
    4/26/07
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 2 Series 5, Episode 2
    2/19/05
- GMTV Today
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 35 Friday 18th February
    2/18/05
- GMTV
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 193 Friday 18th February
    2/18/05
- Coming Attractions
  Guest Star
  - S 5: Ep 16 The Chronicles of Riddick; Thunderbirds; Two Brothers; Shall We Dance?
    6/3/04
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 12 Richard Gere
    12/21/03
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 75: Ep 1 The 75th Annual Academy Awards
    3/23/03
  - S 65: Ep 1 The 65th Annual Academy Awards
    3/29/93
  - S 64: Ep 1 The 64th Annual Academy Awards
    3/30/92
  - S 63: Ep 1 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards
    3/25/91
  - S 52: Ep 1 The 52nd Annual Academy Awards
    4/14/80
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 138 Show #2412
    1/20/03
  - S 10: Ep 182 Show #2248
    4/18/02
  - S 10: Ep 128 Show #2194
    1/4/02
- The Frank Skinner Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 12 Carol Vorderman, Jack Ryder, Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere
    12/3/02
- Inside the Actors Studio
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 11 Richard Gere
    5/5/02
- The Simpsons
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 6 She of Little Faith
    12/16/01
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 29 Show #841
    10/13/00
  - S 2: Ep 48 Show #290
    11/12/97
- Live and Kicking
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 26 Episode 85
    3/16/96
- Aspel & Company
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 14 Lauren Bacall, Richard Gere, Dame Edna Everage
    2/18/89
- Kojak
  Geno Papas
  - S 4: Ep 1 Birthday Party
    9/26/76

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Trivia and Quotes

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Trivia
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- In April 2007, an arrest warrant was issued in India for Richard's arrest, after he kissed actress Shilpa Shetty at an AIDS awareness event in New Delhi. By Indian law, the display was classed as an obscene act in a public place. The punishment for such a crime is imprisonment for three months, or a fine or both. Richard apologised for the on stage antics, a day after the arrest warrant was issued.
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- In March/April 2007, Richard auctioned himself off for the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial, a human rights organisation founded in 1968. The organisation aims to continue the legacy of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who was assassinated. People can bid to have lunch with Richard in New York. As at March 21st, 2007, the current bit was $US13,500.
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- Richard and his wife Carey Lowell currently live in Greenwich Village with their son and her daughter from a previous marriage.
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Quotes
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- Richard: Happiness is not about being loved, it's about loving someone else.
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- Richard Gere: I know who I am. No one else knows who I am. If I was a giraffe, and someone said I was a snake, I'd think, no, actually I'm a giraffe.
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- Richard Gere: I honestly do not think about celebrity or image or sexual expectations on me. It only comes up when people have a list of questions. But what I am told is that there is a quality that I have onscreen, where it's a little bit of everything.
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