Richard Gere appeared on the red carpet with his wife and eldest son at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, May 17th, as part of a family event.
Richard's son Homer, 24, is an up-and-coming actor who grew up in New York City and largely stayed out of the spotlight.He studied cognitive neuroscience and visual arts at Brown University, but Richard admitted in 2023 He wanted to take a peek into the world of Hollywood.“I write and direct small movies, so we have this new common ground.”
Homer, along with his father Richard and stepmother Alejandra Silva, made his Cannes debut at the film's premiere alongside Uma Thurman. oh, canadaRichard's new work.
oh, canada Directed by Paul Schrader, the film reunites Richard 44 years after his seminal 1980s film. american gigolo. Based on a 2021 novel Abandoned This work by Russell Banks depicts the life of a writer who is on the brink of death and suffers years after fleeing to Canada to avoid the Vietnam War draft.
Richard, 77, has successfully carved out a career out of the limelight and is also careful to keep his three sons away from the cameras. Homer James Jigme was born to former Bond girl Carey Lowell (Richard's second wife) on February 6, 2000 in New York City, making Richard a first-time father.
His name pays homage to his parents. Richard's father was called Homer, and Carrie's father had the middle name James. His third name means fearless in Tibetan and represents Richard's Buddhist background.
When the boy was two years old, he said, “Homer is the joy of my life,” adding that he was “very smart” and “very funny.”
Carrie filed for divorce from Richard in 2012 after 11 years of marriage, but Richard made career decisions to stay close to his son and not be separated from Homer for too long.
He told Hindustan Times in 2015: “So if I have to be away from home for a long period of time, I talk to him about it and if there's a problem, I don't start a project. And I did that. Family comes first. ”
Richard is also a father to Alexander, 5, and a 4-year-old son. With my wife Alejandra in 2020.
