Gere first studied Zen Buddhism under Kyozan Joshu Sasaki.

This was the third time that Vogue featured a male on the cover of the American issue ( the other two men were the actors George Clooney and Richard Gere ), and the first in which the man was black.

Gere agreed to guest star under two conditions, the first being that Buddhism should be portrayed accurately, and his second and strongest request being that Lisa should say " Free Tibet " in the episode.

Al Pacino was not Friedkin's first choice for the lead ; Richard Gere had expressed a strong interest in the part, and Friedkin had opened negotiations with Gere's agent.

His first significant role came in a 1983 film, The Honorary Consul, where he starred alongside Michael Caine, Richard Gere and Bob Hoskins, being his first appearance in an American film.

Actresses who have worked for Extreme Associates include Alana Evans, Alexandra Nice, Amber Lynn, Anastasia Blue, Ashlyn Gere, Bridget the Midget, Heather Gables, Iroc, Jasmin St. Claire, Jessica Darlin, Jewel De ' Nyle, Juanita Chong, Kendra Jade, Kristi Myst, Lizzy Borden ( who is also a producer and director ), Monique DeMoan, Nikita Denise, Stryc-9, Tiffany Mynx, and Veronica Caine ( formerly Barrett Moore ).

He also worked along side Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Don Cheadle, and Wesley Snipes in the 2010 criminal drama Brooklyn's Finest directed by Antoine Fuqua.

In 1999, some scenes of the Hollywood film, Runaway Bride ( starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere ) were shot at the Snow Hill High School.

He took many fashion and nude photos of supermodel Cindy Crawford and eventually set her up with his good friend, actor Richard Gere, at a BBQ held at his mother Shirley's house.

The blimp hangar used for the famous fight scene between Louis Gossett Jr. and Richard Gere is located at Fort Worden State Park and as of 2009 is still intact, but has been converted into a 1200 seat performing arts center called the McCurdy Pavilion.

Richard Gere balked at shooting the ending of the film, in which Zack arrives at Paula's factory wearing his naval dress whites and carries her off the factory floor.

When Gere saw the scene later, with the music underneath it (" Up Where We Belong ") at the right tempo, he said it gave him chills.

Edward Frank " Ed " Limato ( July 10, 1936 – July 3, 2010 ) was an American talent agent and a senior vice president at the William Morris Agency, representing clients such as Michelle Pfeiffer, Mel Gibson, Steve Martin, Richard Gere, and Denzel Washington.

* John Travolta, Richard Gere and Denzel Washington were each, at one point or another, set to star in the film.

A remake of the French film Les choses de la vie ( 1970 ) by Claude Sautet, the story — set in Vancouver, British Columbia — concerns an architect ( played by Gere ) who, as his classic Mercedes 280SL roadster hurtles into a collision at an intersection, flashes through key moments in his life, including his marriage to a beautiful but chilly heiress ( Stone ) and his subsequent affair with a younger woman ( Davidovich ).

Three speakers were booed: actress Susan Sarandon ( for plugging New York mayoralty candidate Mark Green ), actor Richard Gere ( for speaking about non-violent tolerance ), and New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton ( before saying anything at all ).

) Richard Gere did acknowledge the crowd's jeering at his pacifist stance, stating, " That's apparently unpopular right now, but that's all right.

Tibet House US was founded in 1987 by Columbia University professor Robert Thurman, actor Richard Gere and modern composer Philip Glass ( among others ) at the behest of the 14th H. H.

* Lady Christian ( or Christiana ) Bruce ( 2nd Christian ?, b. 1658 ), married firstly John Rolle, son and heir of Sir John Rolle of Stevenstone in the parish of St Giles in the Wood, on 4 June 1677 at Ampthill ; married secondly Sir Richard Gayer ( or Geyer or Gere ) of Stoke Poges.

Originally, the studio wanted Warren Beatty to play Gekko, but he was not interested, and Stone wanted Richard Gere, though Gere passed on the role.

The 2009 book Knossos and the prophets of modernism by Cathy Gere examines the political influence on archaeology more generally.

Through the example of Knossos on the island of Crete, which had been ( incorrectly ) represented as the paradigm of a pacifist, matriarchal and sexually free society, Gere claims that archaeology can easily slip into reflecting what people want to see, rather than teaching people about an unfamiliar past.

The village was moved in order to be close to a railroad line and the name was changed to " Clarence " on the suggestion of Clarence, New York native L. B. Gere.

Edward Lewis ( Richard Gere ), a successful businessman and " corporate raider ", takes a detour on Hollywood Boulevard to ask for directions.

* Richard Gere as Edward Lewis, a rich, ruthless businessman from New York who is alone on business for a week in Los Angeles.

Likewise the scene in which Gere playfully snaps the lid of a jewelry case on Roberts ' fingers was improvised by Gere, and Roberts ' surprised laugh was genuine, while the dress wore by Roberts in that scene, is considered one of the most unforgettable dresses of all time.

In addition, during the love-making scene between Roberts and Gere, Roberts got so nervous that a vein visibly popped out on her forehead.

During the " Men on Football " sketch, Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier ad libbed a suggestion that Richard Gere and track and field star Carl Lewis were homosexuals, much to Lewis ' dismay.

The DVD also featured an audio commentary by art director Jack Fisk, costume designer Patricia Norris, and casting director Dianne Crittenden, as well as an audio interview with Richard Gere and a booklet featuring a critic analysis on the film and its cinematography.

Corris's most recent publications include: Conceptual Art: Theory, Myth and Practice ( Cambridge University Press, 2004 ), monographs on David Diao ( TimeZone8 Books, Beijing, 2005 ) and Ad Reinhardt ( Reaktion Books, London, 2008 ), Non-Relational Aesthetics ( Artwords Press, 2008 )( with Dr Charlie Gere ), and Art, Word and Image: 2, 000 Years of Visual / Textual Interaction ( Reaktion Books, London, 2010 )( with John Dixon Hunt and David Lomas ).

Michael Douglas took on the role of Nick Curran after Peter Weller, Tom Berenger, Richard Dean Anderson, Don Johnson, Wesley Snipes, Denzel Washington, Will Smith, Harrison Ford, Eric Roberts, Kevin Costner, Mel Gibson, Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Liam Neeson, Anthony Edwards, John Heard, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Charlie Sheen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ray Liotta, Sylvester Stallone, Jack Nicholson, Bruce Willis, Al Pacino, Martin Sheen, Nicolas Cage, Dennis Quaid, Richard Gere, Jeff Bridges and John Travolta all turned down the role.

Devane appeared in the films McCabe & Mrs. Miller ( 1971 ) with Julie Christie and Warren Beatty ; Lady Liberty ( 1971 ) with Sophia Loren ; Family Plot ( 1976 ) directed by Alfred Hitchcock ; Marathon Man ( 1976 ) with Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier ; Rolling Thunder ( 1977 ) with Tommy Lee Jones ; Red Alert ( 1977 ) with Ralph Waite, based on a novel by Harold R. " Hal " King ; The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training ( 1977 ) with Jackie Earle Haley ; Yanks ( 1979 ) with Richard Gere ; Testament ( 1983 ) with Jane Alexander ; Timestalkers ( 1987 ) with Lauren Hutton and Klaus Kinski ; Forgotten Sins ( 1996 ) with John Shea ; Exception to the Rule ( 1997 ), with Kim Cattrall and Sean Young ; Payback ( 1999 ) with Mel Gibson ; Hollow Man ( 2000 ), with Elisabeth Shue and Kevin Bacon ; and Space Cowboys ( 2000 ) with Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, James Garner, and Donald Sutherland.

In July 2005, filming began in Puerto Rico and New York on The Hoax, starring Richard Gere as Irving, Alfred Molina as Suskind, and Marcia Gay Harden as Edith.

A 460-minute version aired as a 10-part series on TNT, hosted by Jodie Foster, Richard Gere, Sally Field and narrated by James Woods.

According to the director's commentary on the 2-disc DVD release of the Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There, director Todd Haynes explained that much of the imagery for the town of Riddle in the Richard Gere segment of the film was inspired by Lesy's book of photographs.

At the Buddhist temple she tells Richard Gere her family tried to trick her, but Gere informs her that while Buddhism is about one finding inner peace, it is also about respecting the diversity of other religions based on love and compassion-thus, Lisa is free to celebrate any holiday with her family including Christmas.

Lowell married actor Richard Gere on November 9, 2002, following the birth of their child, Homer James Jigme Gere, who was born in February 2000.

* 1984-The Honorary Consul ( screenwriter ) based on a novel by Graham Greene starring Michael Caine and Richard Gere

After having studied Zen for five or six years, Gere traveled to Nepal in 1978 with the Brazilian painter, Sylvia Martins where he met many Tibetan monks and lamas.

Bill ( Gere ), a Chicago manual laborer, knocks down and kills a boss in the steel mill where he works.

It is speculated to have been Leone's last western and was to have starred Mickey Rourke and Richard Gere as the two main leads.

In 2000, Hunt starred in four films: Dr. T & the Women, with Richard Gere ; Pay It Forward, with Kevin Spacey and Haley Joel Osment ; What Women Want, with Mel Gibson ; and Cast Away, with Tom Hanks.

Richard Gere, Jodie Foster and James Earl Jones starred in the movie about the post-war South.

He later wrote a memoir in 1998, Longer than Forever, about their time together and her rumored affair with actor Richard Gere, with whom she starred in No Mercy ( 1986 ) and Final Analysis ( 1992 ).

It starred Richard Gere, Debra Winger and Louis Gossett, Jr., and was produced by Lorimar Productions for Paramount Pictures.

* Amelia ( 2009 ), which starred Richard Gere, Hilary Swank, and Ewan McGregor

The movie was co-written ( with William Kennedy ) and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, choreographed by Henry LeTang, and starred Richard Gere, Diane Lane, and Gregory Hines.

The play starred Ian McKellen in its original 1979 West-End production, and Richard Gere in its original 1980 Broadway production.

The dance scene from the film Yanks ( 1979 ), which starred Richard Gere, was shot in the ball room of Hyde Town Hall.

She also starred as the youngest daughter of a Texas gynecologist in Robert Altman's Dr. T and the Women, alongside Richard Gere.

It was directed by Bruce Beresford and starred Richard Gere in the title role.

She has also appeared in several feature films including King David, which starred Richard Gere and Edward Woodward.

He also acted on television as well as the big screen, appearing in Search ( 1973 ), Strike Force ( 1975 ), which starred a young Richard Gere, Contract on Cherry Street ( 1977 ), which featured Frank Sinatra, Kojak ( 1978 ), They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way ( 1978 ) and Magnum, P. I.