"I do think that good actors can do any part. It doesn't mean that they are the best ones to do it."
Richard Tiffany Gere (born August 31, 1949) is an American actor.
He began acting in The '70s, most notably playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar and a starring role in Days of Heaven. He came to prominence in The '80s for his role in the film American Gigolo, which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol. He went on to star in several hit films, including An Officer and a Gentleman, Pretty Woman, Primal Fear, Arbitrage, and Chicago, for which he won a Golden Globe Award as Best Actor, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the Best Cast.
He's also known for his four-year marriage to Cindy Crawford in The '90s. And for something about a gerbil.
Partial filmography:
- Looking For Mr. Goodbar
- Bloodbrothers
- Days of Heaven
- Yanks
- American Gigolo
- An Officer and a Gentleman
- Breathless
- The Cotton Club
- King David
- Power
- No Mercy
- Internal Affairs
- Pretty Woman
- Final Analysis
- Sommersby
- Mr. Jones
- And the Band Played On
- Intersection
- First Knight
- Primal Fear
- Red Corner
- The Jackal
- Runaway Bride
- Autumn in New York
- Dr. T & the Women
- The Mothman Prophecies
- Unfaithful
- Chicago
- Shall We Dance
- Bee Season
- The Hoax
- The Hunting Party
- I'm Not There
- Amelia
- Hachi: A Dog's Tale
- Brooklyn's Finest
- Arbitrage
- Movie 43
- Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
- MotherFatherSon
Tropes:
- The Cast Show Off: Frequently shows his other skills besides acting in his films.
- Celebrity Resemblance: Has been compared to Roger Waters of Pink Floyd.
- Dull Surprise: His preference (especially when he was younger) for a rather minimalist acting style has occasionally led to accusations of this, although as some critics have noted, when he was cast in the right role (e.g. American Gigolo) he made it work for him. As he's got older he's become more emotive and expressive (cf. the difference between his performance in Pretty Woman and Runaway Bride).
- Mr. Fanservice: Especially in his earlier roles.
- Silver Fox: In many of his later roles.
- Urban Legend: The infamous "gerbilling
" story.
