Birth name
Richard Gere Date
of birth (location)
29 August 1949, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
USA Height 5' 10 1/2" Humanitarian and
actor, Richard Gere was born on August 29, 1949 in Philadelphia. The second of
five children, his father was Homer, an insurance salesman, and Doris. Richard
started early as a musician, playing a number of instruments in high school and
writing music for high school productions. He graduated from North Syracuse Central
High School in 1967. Richard won a gymnastics scholarship to the University of
Massachusetts in Amherst, where he majored in philosophy. He left college after
2 years to pursue acting, landing a lead role in the London production of the
rock musical "Grease" in 1973.
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