- Broke a hand after a horse-riding accident. (2004)
- Is one of the international film world's most untiring HIV/AIDS awareness activists.
- Goes on a tour of Israel and the West Bank Tuesday -- His three-day visit was coordinated by Peacemakers Circle International, a network of organizations working for social justice.
- Marked World AIDS day Monday by visiting clinics in India that care for prostitutes, and launching a campaign to persuade this country's movie and sports stars to join AIDS awareness programs. (December 2, 2003)
- Has been offered a part in The Sound Of Music stage show by musical legendary Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. (October 20, 2003)
- Richard Gere and Goldie Hawn have jointly offered $1 million to improve the condition of Tibetans living in exile in a north Indian town. (September 23, 2003)
- The weather in Antarctica and the peculiarities of penguins have combined to delay Gere's next film for a year -- The producers of EMPEROR ZEHNDER, in which Gere is to play a photographer dedicated to snapping penguins in their natural habitat, were afraid they would miss the planned October start date. (August 25, 2003)
- Gere is putting himself through a tough regime on the set of his new movie SHALL WE DANCE? by using every spare moment he has polishing his fancy footwork -- The actor has been brushing up on his ballroom dancing skills on the Canadian set with the help of competition-winning dancers, and his co-star Lisa Ann Walter is astounded with how hard he works. (July 2, 2003)
- Gere is prepared to go to prison to help free Tibet from Chinese rule -- The actor has long been involved in high-profile campaigns to free the country but says he'd give it up and be incarcerated if that would help more. (April 10, 2003)
- Proving that strapping on the old dancing shoes and belting out a number never does your career any harm, Gere has capitalised on his CHICAGO success by nabbing the starring role in new romantic comedy SHALL WE DANCE? (March 13, 2003)
- Gere had a heartfelt message for his parents backstage at the Golden Globe Awards -- he told them his Best Actor prize belonged to them. (January 22, 2003)
- Gere organizes AIDS fund-raiser in India - he hosted a carnival filled with actors from India's popular film industry, including Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Manisha Koirala, who ran game stalls and posed for photographs with fans. (December 21, 2002)
- Gere and Golide Hawn joined Dalai Lama at conference in northern India on Monday at the exile headquarters of the Dalai Lama for a meeting of minds on science and modernethics. (October 1, 2002)
- Gere is a prominent supporter of Dalai Lama, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Tibetan spiritual leader who fled his homeland after a failed uprising against Chinese communist troops who occupied the Himalayan territory in 1951.
- People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive (1999)
- A Buddhist for over a decade, Gere was banned from the Oscars once after making anti-China comments on the air at the 1993 ceremony.
- An accomplished pianist and music writer.
- He appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song Voices That Care.
- Is referenced in a 2001 hit song called 'Crying at the Discothéque' by a swedish group called ALCAZAR.
- Turned down the lead role in DIE HARD which went to Bruce Willis.
- When the Chinese Government asked Gere to one of their film festivals, Gere would go attend two conditions: 1. That he was allowed to bring his own interpretor and 2. That he would stay in Taipei, Taiwan during his visit. The government agreed and Gere went to the festival.
- He was one of director Oliver Stone's first two choices to play Gordon Gekko other than Warren Beatty in WALL STREET (1987).
- His character Homer in RUNAWAY BRIDE (1997) shares his first name with Gere's real-life father.
- His hair is brown on the poster, but graying in the PRETTY WOMAN movie.
- In PRETTY WOMAN, the opera he takes Julia Roberts to is La Traviata, which is about a prostitute who falls in love with a wealthy man.
- In PRETTY WOMAN, he is actually playing the piano. He also composed the piece of music that is played.
- The sports car he borrows at the beginning of the movie is a Lotus Esprit.
- He played Danny Zuko in the play GREASE when he was in England.
- Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role at Screen Actors Guild Awards for CHICAGO (2003)
- Nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special at Emmy Awards for AND THE BAND PLAYED ON (1994)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for PRETTY WOMAN (1991)
- Nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN (1983)
Quotes- "I don't want to be a personality."
- "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." - US Weekly. 10.23.00.
- "I'm voting for Gore because the other is unthinkable. Which most of us will probably do. I hope all of us. I've always liked Ralph Nader and would like to see a real third party, but the thought of George Bush as president is unthinkable." - US Weekly. 10.23.00.
- "It's the hairspray." [on the secret of his enduring popularity]
- "I have nothing. I live in a hut in Tibet. I don't like things." [what movie prop he's kept to himself]
Awards- American Museum of the Moving Image: Man of the Year (2004)
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards: Best Acting Ensemble, CHICAGO (2003)
- Golden Globe: Best Actor for musical or comedy category, CHICAGO (2003)
- Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture, CHICAGO (2003)
- Chicago International Film Festival: Career Achievement Award (2000)
- National Board of Review: Freedom Of Expression Award, RED CORNER (1997)
- ShoWest Award: Male Star of the Year (1983)
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