The Funny River Fire on the Kenai Peninsula grew to consume more than 20,000 acres of the Kenai Peninsula Wildlife Refuge land Wednesday, May 21, 2014 near Soldotna, Alaska. Firefighters estimate that more than 20,000 acres have been burned in the blaze. The Funny River Fire on the Kenai Peninsula grew to consume more than 20,000 acres of the Kenai Peninsula Wildlife Refuge land Wednesday, May 21, 2014 near Soldotna, Alaska. Firefighters estimate that more than 20,000 acres have been burned in the blaze. (AP Photo/Peninsula Clarion, Rashah McChesney)
Richard Tiffany Gere (/ËÉ¡ÉªÉr/ GEER; born August 31, 1949) is an American actor and activist. He began acting in the 1970s, playing a supporting role in Looking for Mr. Goodbar and a starring role in Days of Heaven.
Gere became a professional actor and sometime musician, performing theatrically in Seattle and New York and attempting unsuccessfully to form a rock band. In 1973 the young actor landed in London, where he gained prominence playing Danny Zuko in Grease, a role he would later reprise on Broadway.