Richard Gere’s Incredible Transformation Over the Years: Captivating Photos of the ‘Pretty Woman’ Star
Richard Gere, born August 31, 1949 in Philedelphia, Pennsylvania, is an American actor who rose to fame as an 80s heartthrob. He started his career in the 70s and had his breakout roles in 1980 with ‘American Gigolo’. From there, he would go on to star in projects like ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ (1982), ‘The Cotton Club’ (1984), ‘Pretty Woman’ (1990), ‘Sommersby’ (1993), ‘Primal Fear’ (1996), ‘Runaway Bride’ (1999), ‘I’m Not There’ (2007), ‘Arbitrage’ (2012) and ‘Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer’ (2016).
Richard would earn major critical acclaim in 2002 for portraying Billy Flynn in the musical ‘Chicago. He won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the cast. He has been married three times and is a father of three.
Richard’s career had lasted over 5 decades. See the handsome actor from his young years on here.
Richard Gere In The 80s
Richard Gere looks handsome in a portrait from the 80s. He wore a very snazzy tie.
Richard Gere Shirtless
Hello there! Richard Gere appears shirtless in a vintage photo. It’s no wonder why the ladies loved him.
‘American Gigolo’
Richard Gere appears in the 1980 Paul Schrader picture ‘American Gigolo’. The movie was about a Los Angeles male escort who is accused of a murder he did not commit.
‘Miles From Home’
Yee-haw! Richard Gere dons a cowboy hat and holds up a rifle in a scene from 1988’s ‘Miles From Home’.
Richard Gere & Cindy Crawford
Richard Gere and Cindy Crawford attend the Oscars together. The duo wed in 1991 in a Vegas quickie ceremony and split in 1995.
Richard Gere & Carey Lowell
Richard Gere appears with Carey Lowell at the premiere of ‘Dr. T & The Women’. They were wed in 2002 and separated in 2013. After a contentious divorce, things were finalized in 2016.
Richard In His Undies
Looking good! Richard shows off his physique in a scene from ‘American Gigalo’.
‘Pretty Woman’
Iconic! Richard Gere and Julia Roberts met while working on 1990’s ‘Pretty Woman’ together. The film was about a man who hires a beautiful escort to attend some social events with him, only to fall in love.
Richard Gere At Hollywood’s Chinese Theater
Richard Gere gets his handprints and footprints immortalized at the Mann’s Chinese Theater in Jul. 1999. He was all smiles.
‘Chicago’
Renee Zellweger and Richard Gere appear in a scene from the 2002 Rob Marshall adaptation of the Broadway musical ‘Chicago’. He played Billy Flynn, a brilliant but less than scrupulous attorney who tries to clear Renee’s character Roxie’s name.
Richard Gere & Lauren Hutton
Richard Gere and Lauren Hutton post together at a photocall for Giorgio Armani Retrospective at The Royal Academy of Arts Piccadilly on Oct. 14, 2003. They looked so happy.
Richard Gere At The Premiere Of ‘Shall We Dance’
Richard Gere appears with a bandaged hand at the premiere of ‘Shall We Dance’ in New York on Oct. 5, 2004. He wore a grey suit and delicate, translucent glasses.
‘Shall We Dance?’
Jennifer Lopez and Richard Gere heat things up in a scene from 2004’s ‘Shall We Dance?’ He had quite the rom-com career well into his silver years.
Richard Gere & Diane Kruger
Richard Gere and Diane Kruger pose at the 45th Golden Camera Awards in Berlin, Germany on Jan. 30, 2010. He held up a trophy while she had a bouquet of roses.
‘Arbitrage’
Richard Gere appears in 2012’s ‘Arbitrage’. The movie was about a troubled hedge fund magnate desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire, who makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.
Richard Gere At The Premiere Of ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’
Richard Gere attends the red carpet premiere of ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ on Mar. 3, 2015. His black jacket and semi-unbuttoned white shirt looked classic.
Richard Gere At The 2019 Golden Globes
Richard Gere looks snazzy at the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards held on Jan. 6, 2019. He was handsome as always.
Richard Gere At A Screening Of ‘Three Christs’
Richard Gere attends a screening of ‘Three Christs’ on Jan. 9, 2020. He was bundled up with a down jacket and scarf for the chilly winter evening in NYC.
Richard Gere & Wife Alejandra Silva
Activist Alejandra Silva, left, and Richard Gere, right, attend City Harvest’s Red Supper Club benefit gala at Cipriani 42nd Street, in New York on Apr. 26, 2022. The duo secretly married in 2018.
