Cindy Crawford and Carrie Lowell were married to Richard Gere. In 2015, he married his third wife Alejandra Silva. The Hollywood actor has known her since childhood.
Silva, who is 33 years younger than her husband, married Gere in 2015 and the two have started a family ever since. However, the details of their relationship remained essentially hidden.
Silva finally spoke to Hello in an interview and confirmed what many fans had assumed all along.
Richard Gere is one of the most famous Hollywood actors. He began his theater career in London and on Broadway, and his big break came in the thriller Hunting for Mr. Goodbar, in which he starred opposite Diane Keaton. A year later, he landed the title role in Days of Heaven and in 1980, he landed the title role in American Gigolo.
The career of Richard Gere
From there, Gere’s career continued to develop and he became a well-known actor on the rise. Gere became the heart of Hollywood after starring in Pretty Woman with Julia Roberts. Surprisingly, he didn’t appear in the movie at all.
According to Gere, Julia Roberts was the one who convinced him to make the classic romantic film.
“To be honest, I wasn’t sure if I was going to make this movie.” In 2015, Gere said, “It’s on the other side of the office. We’ll get to know each other. We’re cute, they’re cute.”
“And then [director Garry Marshall] phones up and says, ‘How’s it going?’ ‘Yeah, yeah,’ I say, and she takes a piece of paper from me. She flips it over and pushes it towards me. ‘Please say yes,’ it said. It was quite sweet. And I was like, “I just said yes,” while I pretended to be on the phone.
Gere went on to star in the films Gentleman and An Officer. His numerous roles in romantic comedy flicks become his signature. He didn’t receive any Academy Award nominations, but it doesn’t appear like he is very concerned with them.
Naturally, many actors and actresses fantasize about landing that big-budget blockbuster role that would catapult them to stardom. However, there are no superhero flicks, franchises, or blockbusters in Gere’s oeuvre.
“I’ve never planned my career,” he told the Independent. “I’ve never planned a career.” I’ve always just done what I wanted.
There hasn’t been any employment in major Hollywood productions.
“You’re limited by what you’re offered,” she says, “but the tremendous list of brilliant directors, actors, and writers I’ve worked with, I’m kind of shocked myself that I’ve been able to ride this career this long with such good people.”
Richard Gere is an American actor who is best known for his humanitarian work and political activism. Throughout his career, Gere has been a long-time devotee of Buddhism and has been a strong supporter of the Tibetan cause.
In 1993, while presenting an award at the Academy Awards, Gere used his platform to denounce China’s colonization of Tibet and the human rights situation in the country. The producer of the awards was incensed by Gere’s actions and threatened to remove him from future shows.
Gere’s political activism has had consequences on his acting career. China, which has become the world’s second-largest box office market, has barred Gere from appearing in their films. In 2015, Gere revealed that he has been dropped by numerous major studios simply because the Chinese people and government do not want him to appear in their films.
This was evident in 1997 when MGM made the choice to throw away the film “Red Corner” in which Gere played an American businessman unfairly accused in China, in order to reach an agreement with the Chinese government.
In addition to the obstacles posed by his political activism, Gere has also faced difficulties when working with Chinese directors. On one occasion, a Chinese director backed out of a project with Gere due to fear that he and his family would not be allowed to leave the country if he worked with the actor.
Despite the challenges, Gere continues to focus on smaller films and independent ventures that he loves.
He and his wife, Alejandra Silva, have also expanded their family and are now proud parents. Through it all, Gere remains steadfast in his commitment to his beliefs and continues to use his platform to raise awareness about important causes.
