| Name |
Richard
Tiffany Gere |
| Profession |
Actor,
Activist |
| Native
place |
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, USA |
| Height |
5' 10 1/2
|
| Date
of Birth |
August 31, 1949
|
| Sun
Sign |
Virgo |
| Religion |
Buddhism |
| Nationality |
American |
| Education |
North Syracuse central high school
university of Massachusetts - (incomplete) majored in philosophy and drama |
| Family |
Father: Homer Gere
Mother: Doris Gere
Son: Homer James Jigme Gere
Wife: Carey Lowell
Siblings: 3 sisters, a brother and a half brother
|
| Ex-wife |
Cindy
Crawford |
| Former
girlfriends |
Dawn Steel,Penelope
Milford, Sylvia Martins,Tina Chow,Laura Bailey,Elizabeth Nottoli,Diane von Furstenberg |
| Other
talents |
Pianist and Music writer
|
| Debut |
Film: As 'Tony lo porto' in the film looking Mr.
Goodbar
Theatre: Seattle Repertory Theatre and New York's
Provincetown Playhouse. |
| Supporter |
of Dalai Lama and his causes |
| Buddhist
Guru |
Sasaki Roshi
|
| Food
habits |
Vegetarian |
| Founding
member of |
"Tibet
House," a nonprofit organization dedicated
to the preservation of Tibetan culture. |
| Political
involvements |
he spent 1986 working on a comprehensive fact-finding mission in Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador, where thousands of people were being killed in armed conflicts. |
| India's
nuclear tests |
"I see nothing wrong with India giving a notice to the world that it is
under threat, and the real threat is China," |
| About
being a father at age 50 |
I always saw having children as serious possibility, but I was never in the right place spiritually or with the right person to be able to realise that dream |
| Gere
Foundation |
awards grants to humanitarian organizations supporting victims of war and natural disasters, providing HIV/AIDS care and research and addressing human rights violations occurring around the world.
|
| Facts |
* His wife Carey
Lowel is a former Bond girl
* He is a disciple of Dalai Lama since 1982 and
meets him often.
* Lives now in Pound ridge , New York
* also worked as a waiter during his early
theatre days
* always dated the brightest girls during his
college days
* In 1994 he went to London to open Harrods'
sale, donating his £50,000 appearance fee to 'Survival'
* Was banned from the Oscars once after
making anti-China comments on the air at the
1993 ceremony.
*For his role as Clifford
Irving in The
Hoax (2006), he shaved back his hairline,
got a perm, and even altered the appearance of
his nose to fit the part
* Yet to win an Oscar
* Is one of the
international film world's most untiring
HIV/AIDS awareness activists
* He and Goldie Hawn have jointly offered $1
million to improve the condition of Tibetans
living in exile in a north Indian town.
|
| Awards |
2006
-
Hasty Pudding Man of the Year
2003
- BFCA Award for Best Acting Ensemble for Chicago (2002)
- Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture
- Musical or
Comedy for Chicago (2002)
- Won Actor Award category Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a
Theatrical Motion Picture for Chicago (2002)
2000
- Won Chicago International Film Career Achievement Award
1997
- Won Freedom Of Expression Award for Red Corner (1997)
1983
-
Won ShoWest Award Male Star of the Year
1979
- Won David Award Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero) for Days of Heaven (1978)
|
| Fan
Mail Address |
C/O International
Creative Management
8942 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
USA
|
