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Gere Richard Biography

American actor, known for his gentle good looks and his devotion to Buddhism and the Dalai Lama since the early ‘70s. At age 52, with wavy silver hair and granny glasses perched on the end of his nose, he was included in the People magazines "sexiest man alive" roster. His films include "American Gigolo," "An Officer and a Gentleman" and "Pretty Woman." The second of five kids, Richard was raised on a farm, the son of an insurance salesman and housewife. He was socially and academically active in school, where he started acting. He moved to New York City in the ‘70s with a girlfriend and began to get small theater parts. In 1975, he made a screen debut. In 1988, he met supermodel Cindy Crawford, 22 years younger than he. They dated for three years before marrying on 12 December 1991, Las Vegas. They separated in December 1994. He began dating fellow Buddhist Carey Lowell and in February 2000, she had their son, Homer James Jigme. Carey has an 11-year-old son from a former marriage. They had a son together in 2000, and married on 9 November 2002 in the Hamptons, NY. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less