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.
Mini Bio (1) Humanitarian and actor Richard Gere was born on August 31, 1949, in Philadelphia, the second of five children of Doris Ann (Tiffany), a homemaker, and Homer George Gere, an insurance salesman, both Mayflower descendants. Richard started early as a musician, playing a number of instruments in high school and writing music for high school productions.