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Richard Gere Trivia
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- Was the first man ever to appear on the cover of Vogue magazine (with then-wife Cindy Crawford). To date, he and George Clooney are the only men to have had the privilege.
- Won a gymnastics scholarship to the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he majored in philosophy; he dropped out in 1969 to pursue acting.
- Is referenced in the 2001 hit song "Crying at the Discothéque" by Swedish dance group Alcazar.
- Graduated from North Syracuse Central High School; [1967]
- 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.
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