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Richard Gere on AIDS awareness
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On the 20th World AIDS Day, activist and actor Richard Gere shares his personal account of the evolution of AIDS in America.
When the World Health Organization first declared World AIDS Day, December 1, 1988, the virus had already caused more deaths in
the United States than there were total fatalities in the entire Vietnam War. Two decades later, AIDS has taken the lives of more than 25
million people, with an estimated 33.2 million people living with the virus today.
Richard Gere is one of America's most committed AIDS and human rights activists. Gere and his foundation work tirelessly to increase
AIDS awareness, funding, and care.
Gere cites the need for educated leadership to help curb the epidemic: "This is what we're seeing all over the world -- where we have
leadership ... the numbers stay relatively low. Whether it's Africa, whether it's Thailand ... although I don't have much in common with
President Bush, he is someone [who] ... did spend a lot of money dealing with AIDS, not only domestically but internationally."
Gere is hopeful about President-elect Barack Obama: "The major difference is we're dealing with a man here ... who sees his job and the
world as inclusive -- we're all in this together -- and you see him making decisions based on that, and a fundamental belief in his gut and
his heart that we're all in this together, and no one is expendable ... so if you start from that point of view, you can make enormous
progress in these areas, especially health."
"The Tavis Smiley Show" is a weekly show offering a unique blend of news and newsmakers in expanded conversations, along with
feature reports and regular commentators. "The Tavis Smiley Show" is produced by Tavis Smiley productions, and distributed
nationwide by PRI. This piece is a part of the "Tavis Smiley Show’s" series "My America 2008" which profiles the challenges and
triumphs of everyday Americans and how their lives will be affected by the plans and policies of the Presidential candidates.
Listen now
On the 20th World AIDS Day, activist and actor Richard Gere shares his personal account of the evolution of AIDS in America.
When the World Health Organization first declared World AIDS Day, December 1, 1988, the virus had already caused more deaths in
the United States than there were total fatalities in the entire Vietnam War. Two decades later, AIDS has taken the lives of more than 25
million people, with an estimated 33.2 million people living with the virus today.
Richard Gere is one of America's most committed AIDS and human rights activists. Gere and his foundation work tirelessly to increase
AIDS awareness, funding, and care.
Gere cites the need for educated leadership to help curb the epidemic: "This is what we're seeing all over the world -- where we have
leadership ... the numbers stay relatively low. Whether it's Africa, whether it's Thailand ... although I don't have much in common with
President Bush, he is someone [who] ... did spend a lot of money dealing with AIDS, not only domestically but internationally."
Gere is hopeful about President-elect Barack Obama: "The major difference is we're dealing with a man here ... who sees his job and the
world as inclusive -- we're all in this together -- and you see him making decisions based on that, and a fundamental belief in his gut and
his heart that we're all in this together, and no one is expendable ... so if you start from that point of view, you can make enormous
progress in these areas, especially health."
"The Tavis Smiley Show" is a weekly show offering a unique blend of news and newsmakers in expanded conversations, along with
feature reports and regular commentators. "The Tavis Smiley Show" is produced by Tavis Smiley productions, and distributed
nationwide by PRI. This piece is a part of the "Tavis Smiley Show’s" series "My America 2008" which profiles the challenges and
triumphs of everyday Americans and how their lives will be affected by the plans and policies of the Presidential candidates.
Priyanka Chopra And Celebs Endorse Heroes AIDS Force
December 01 2008
Heroes Project, India's premier media advocacy initiative, launched by socialite and businesswoman, Parmeshwar Godrej and Hollywood
actor, Richard Gere to harness India's communication power launched the Heroes AIDS Force in Mumbai on World AIDS Day,
December 1.
It's an initiative to promote awareness about HIV/AIDS. Filmmaker Karan Johar, actors Priyanka Chopra, John Abraham and fashion
designer Manish Malhotra took part in the event. Karan Johar said, 'We as society's influencers need to bring a change in the way we
regard people suffering from HIV/ AIDS and working with Mrs. Godrej at Heroes helps me achieve that in a relevant and emphatic way.'
John Abraham felt that the Heroes Project in collaboration with the media has been successful in advocating the issues related to HIV/
AIDS. 'It is our duty to ensure that every man, woman and child with HIV/AIDS should get employment opportunities and essential
medical aid,' he said.
Priyanka Chopra reflected this sentiment and said, 'The more vulnerable sections of society need our voices to draw attention to their
issues. Initiatives like the Heroes AIDS Force are a great way of democratizing the battle against HIV/AIDS by involving the masses.'
December 01 2008
Heroes Project, India's premier media advocacy initiative, launched by socialite and businesswoman, Parmeshwar Godrej and Hollywood
actor, Richard Gere to harness India's communication power launched the Heroes AIDS Force in Mumbai on World AIDS Day,
December 1.
It's an initiative to promote awareness about HIV/AIDS. Filmmaker Karan Johar, actors Priyanka Chopra, John Abraham and fashion
designer Manish Malhotra took part in the event. Karan Johar said, 'We as society's influencers need to bring a change in the way we
regard people suffering from HIV/ AIDS and working with Mrs. Godrej at Heroes helps me achieve that in a relevant and emphatic way.'
John Abraham felt that the Heroes Project in collaboration with the media has been successful in advocating the issues related to HIV/
AIDS. 'It is our duty to ensure that every man, woman and child with HIV/AIDS should get employment opportunities and essential
medical aid,' he said.
Priyanka Chopra reflected this sentiment and said, 'The more vulnerable sections of society need our voices to draw attention to their
issues. Initiatives like the Heroes AIDS Force are a great way of democratizing the battle against HIV/AIDS by involving the masses.'
Stars to Shine at Sundance
December 4, 2008
Celebrities head to Utah to promote films.
Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films screening at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival in the out-of-competition sections
of Premieres, Spectrum, New Frontier, and Park City at Midnight. Celebrating its 25th year, the 2009 Sundance Film Festival runs
January 15-25 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Sundance, Utah.
Films screening in Premieres are:
Brooklyn's Finest / USA (Director: Antoine Fuqua; Screenwriter: Michael C. Martin)-After enduring vastly different career paths, three
unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location. Cast: Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Don Cheadle, Ellen
Barkin. World Premiere
December 4, 2008
Celebrities head to Utah to promote films.
Sundance Institute announced today the lineup of films screening at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival in the out-of-competition sections
of Premieres, Spectrum, New Frontier, and Park City at Midnight. Celebrating its 25th year, the 2009 Sundance Film Festival runs
January 15-25 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Sundance, Utah.
Films screening in Premieres are:
Brooklyn's Finest / USA (Director: Antoine Fuqua; Screenwriter: Michael C. Martin)-After enduring vastly different career paths, three
unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location. Cast: Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Don Cheadle, Ellen
Barkin. World Premiere
How celebrity couples cope with everyday chores
By Luaine Lee
December 8, 2008
Richard Gere and his wife, actress Carey Lowell, share the tasks. "We both do social plans but I’m not there as much," he says.
"I’m working, so the house stuff gets done by her, most of it. Carey takes care of the house. She’s such a pioneer spirit herself that
she kind of does it. Whatever’s there to do, she does it. That’s one of the things I thought was so great about her when I met her. If
there was something to be done, she just did it. There’s a piece of paper lying around, she just picks it up, it wasn’t a thought to her. I
remembered my mother being that way," he says.
"I started off really bad about time. It was a problem for me. But I’ve gotten better. I just lose track of time, I’m a bit of a dreamer.
There’s nothing malevolent in it, but I just kind of get lost. But I’ve gotten much better about that and am continually praised by my
wife about that, how I’ve gotten better."
By Luaine Lee
December 8, 2008
Richard Gere and his wife, actress Carey Lowell, share the tasks. "We both do social plans but I’m not there as much," he says.
"I’m working, so the house stuff gets done by her, most of it. Carey takes care of the house. She’s such a pioneer spirit herself that
she kind of does it. Whatever’s there to do, she does it. That’s one of the things I thought was so great about her when I met her. If
there was something to be done, she just did it. There’s a piece of paper lying around, she just picks it up, it wasn’t a thought to her. I
remembered my mother being that way," he says.
"I started off really bad about time. It was a problem for me. But I’ve gotten better. I just lose track of time, I’m a bit of a dreamer.
There’s nothing malevolent in it, but I just kind of get lost. But I’ve gotten much better about that and am continually praised by my
wife about that, how I’ve gotten better."
Richard Gere appears in Hachiko remake
December 18, 2008
A new statue of the Hachiko dog will be installed in front of Fuji TV in Odaiba next year, to celebrate their 50th anniversary of
broadcasting and coinciding with the Japan release of “Hachiko: A Dog’s Story” – a Hollywood remake of the 1987 film “Hachiko
Monogatari.”
The story of the Akita dog, who in the 1920s and 1930s waited for his master at Shibuya station for nearly a decade after his death,
was made into a movie in 1987. “Hachiko Monogatari,” starring Tatsuya Nakadai, made more than 4 billion yen at theaters across
Japan.
Richard Gere, 59, a reported dog-lover himself and star of the remake filmed on Rhode Island this year, was confident of the film’s
success, and said: “It’s something I want my kids to see.” One critic wrote in an article on the web edition of the Los Angeles Times
that the movie could shape up as a candidate for next year’s Oscars.
Chihiro Kameyama, head of movie production at Fuji TV, said they will distribute the film together with Shochiku, and said: “We felt
the dignified image of Hachiko was an appropriate choice to help celebrate our 50th anniversary. We decided against a temporary
statue made of paper-mache or something, which would only be there while the movie was showing, and instead opted for something
more real and permanent that can be loved and appreciated over a long time.”
The new statue will be 88.8 centimeters tall, weigh 88.8 kilograms and installed on May 12, 88 days before the movie’s release in
Japan on Aug 8. The statue is expected to become a famous meeting spot, similar to the one in Shibuya.
December 18, 2008
A new statue of the Hachiko dog will be installed in front of Fuji TV in Odaiba next year, to celebrate their 50th anniversary of
broadcasting and coinciding with the Japan release of “Hachiko: A Dog’s Story” – a Hollywood remake of the 1987 film “Hachiko
Monogatari.”
The story of the Akita dog, who in the 1920s and 1930s waited for his master at Shibuya station for nearly a decade after his death,
was made into a movie in 1987. “Hachiko Monogatari,” starring Tatsuya Nakadai, made more than 4 billion yen at theaters across
Japan.
Richard Gere, 59, a reported dog-lover himself and star of the remake filmed on Rhode Island this year, was confident of the film’s
success, and said: “It’s something I want my kids to see.” One critic wrote in an article on the web edition of the Los Angeles Times
that the movie could shape up as a candidate for next year’s Oscars.
Chihiro Kameyama, head of movie production at Fuji TV, said they will distribute the film together with Shochiku, and said: “We felt
the dignified image of Hachiko was an appropriate choice to help celebrate our 50th anniversary. We decided against a temporary
statue made of paper-mache or something, which would only be there while the movie was showing, and instead opted for something
more real and permanent that can be loved and appreciated over a long time.”
The new statue will be 88.8 centimeters tall, weigh 88.8 kilograms and installed on May 12, 88 days before the movie’s release in
Japan on Aug 8. The statue is expected to become a famous meeting spot, similar to the one in Shibuya.
Buying and Selling Real Estate in the Communities of Long Island
December 18, 2008
North Haven property next to Richard Gere's sells
Public records show that a 1.27-acre parcel in North Haven has been purchased by a trust for $2.725 million from the estate of
Manhattan plastic surgeon Robert G. Schwager, who died in 2007. Property records show the land is assessed at $1.374 million.
The Actors Colony Road property includes a 1974 three-bedroom, three-bath home with a Gunite pool.
The parcel is nestled in between two other properties owned by actor Richard Gere’s Tushita Trust. It is also adjacent to three
properties owned by singer Jimmy Buffett.
No word on who is behind Kensho Trust, the new owner of the property, but since "Kensho” and “Tushita” are both terms related to
Buddhism, it’s a fair guess that the term is very familiar to Gere, a practictioner of Buddhism.
December 18, 2008
North Haven property next to Richard Gere's sells
Public records show that a 1.27-acre parcel in North Haven has been purchased by a trust for $2.725 million from the estate of
Manhattan plastic surgeon Robert G. Schwager, who died in 2007. Property records show the land is assessed at $1.374 million.
The Actors Colony Road property includes a 1974 three-bedroom, three-bath home with a Gunite pool.
The parcel is nestled in between two other properties owned by actor Richard Gere’s Tushita Trust. It is also adjacent to three
properties owned by singer Jimmy Buffett.
No word on who is behind Kensho Trust, the new owner of the property, but since "Kensho” and “Tushita” are both terms related to
Buddhism, it’s a fair guess that the term is very familiar to Gere, a practictioner of Buddhism.
Gere will be at Valentine benefit tomorrowThe Advocate Staff
01/12/2009
STAMFORD -- Actor Richard Gere will be one of the many guests at the 7th annual Bobby Valentine Celebrity Wine & Food
Experience, which will be held Monday night at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich from 6-9 p.m.
The event benefits the Mickey Lione Jr. Fund, which gives college scholarships to Stamford high school students and supports
youth organizations in the city.
The celebrity list includes CBS Sports announcer Jim Nantz; Sirius XM sports show host Chris "Mad Dog" Russo; former New
York Giants Bob Hyland, Brian Kelley and Karl Nelson; former New York Jets Bruce Harper and Wesley Walker; New York
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman; Brooklyn Dodgers great Ralph Branca; former New York Mets Lee Mazzilli, Bob Ojeda
and Steve Trachsel; boxer Gerry Cooney and ESPN announcer Karl Ravech.
Tickets for the event are still available. The cost is $150.
For more information call 316-8305 or e-mail BV7betsy@aol.com.
01/12/2009
STAMFORD -- Actor Richard Gere will be one of the many guests at the 7th annual Bobby Valentine Celebrity Wine & Food
Experience, which will be held Monday night at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich from 6-9 p.m.
The event benefits the Mickey Lione Jr. Fund, which gives college scholarships to Stamford high school students and supports
youth organizations in the city.
The celebrity list includes CBS Sports announcer Jim Nantz; Sirius XM sports show host Chris "Mad Dog" Russo; former New
York Giants Bob Hyland, Brian Kelley and Karl Nelson; former New York Jets Bruce Harper and Wesley Walker; New York
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman; Brooklyn Dodgers great Ralph Branca; former New York Mets Lee Mazzilli, Bob Ojeda
and Steve Trachsel; boxer Gerry Cooney and ESPN announcer Karl Ravech.
Tickets for the event are still available. The cost is $150.
For more information call 316-8305 or e-mail BV7betsy@aol.com.
January 08, 2009
... Former Major League Baseball player Bucky Dent, Dr. Jay Berkowitz of Milford and actor Richard Gere were seen having a pre-
holiday dinner together at Mr. Gere’s restaurant, The Bedford Post Inn, on Route 123 in Bedford, N.Y.
... Former Major League Baseball player Bucky Dent, Dr. Jay Berkowitz of Milford and actor Richard Gere were seen having a pre-
holiday dinner together at Mr. Gere’s restaurant, The Bedford Post Inn, on Route 123 in Bedford, N.Y.
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South Fork Summer Shuffle for Gere
February 8, 2009
Richard Gere seems to like keeping his brokers busy. After reportedly offering his residence in Julian Schnabel’s Palazzo Chupi
for $15 million, he and wife, Carey Lowell, have recently put their sprawling farmhouse in Water Mill on the market, asking $8.8
million (records show that they paid $2.75 million in 2001). It sits on 1.2 acres, and has a guesthouse, art studio, and a pool. Gere
and Lowell also own a 6,000-square-foot place in North Haven near Jimmy Buffett’s, where they’ll likely relocate. Gere’s
publicist said that the actor has no comment.
February 8, 2009
Richard Gere seems to like keeping his brokers busy. After reportedly offering his residence in Julian Schnabel’s Palazzo Chupi
for $15 million, he and wife, Carey Lowell, have recently put their sprawling farmhouse in Water Mill on the market, asking $8.8
million (records show that they paid $2.75 million in 2001). It sits on 1.2 acres, and has a guesthouse, art studio, and a pool. Gere
and Lowell also own a 6,000-square-foot place in North Haven near Jimmy Buffett’s, where they’ll likely relocate. Gere’s
publicist said that the actor has no comment.
A Yankee and a Gentleman
Aris Sakellaridis January 14, 2009
He’s been with Diane Lane, Julia Roberts, Diane Keaton and Kim Basinger, but all it took
for Richard Gere to fulfill his fantasy was to spend a week in Tampa at the Yankees 2008
Fantasy camp.
Donning the Pinstripes with the #7 on his back in honor of his idol Mickey Mantle, Gere
ran to the centerfield position at George M. Steinbrenner (formerly Legend’s) Field.
All eyes were on Gere as he led off the bottom of the first inning to face Vinnie Zarrella
of Fort Lauderdale, who was there due to the surprise birthday gift from his wife Carey.
The 47-year-old fired a fastball that Gere swung and missed. To the cheers of Bucky
Dent, Oscar Gamble, Bobby Meacham and Gere’s eight-year-old son Homer, Gere
swung and missed for strike two. Now it was getting intense, as all 100 fans in
attendance were cheering wildly for Gere, Zarrella got the sign, went into his wind-up
and threw a “July” curveball that Gere whiffed on. Pats on the back and ‘better luck next
time’ greeted the actor in the dugout.
The ballplayer in Gere was in full effect, as he could not wait for his next at bat. Between
the wait he posed for photos and signed baseballs for fellow campers. Even the likes of
Mickey Rivers, Paul Blair, Ron Blomberg and Tommy John were star struck, while being
comforted by Homer along with his buddy Daniel Hernandez, who served as batboys.
Aris Sakellaridis January 14, 2009
He’s been with Diane Lane, Julia Roberts, Diane Keaton and Kim Basinger, but all it took
for Richard Gere to fulfill his fantasy was to spend a week in Tampa at the Yankees 2008
Fantasy camp.
Donning the Pinstripes with the #7 on his back in honor of his idol Mickey Mantle, Gere
ran to the centerfield position at George M. Steinbrenner (formerly Legend’s) Field.
All eyes were on Gere as he led off the bottom of the first inning to face Vinnie Zarrella
of Fort Lauderdale, who was there due to the surprise birthday gift from his wife Carey.
The 47-year-old fired a fastball that Gere swung and missed. To the cheers of Bucky
Dent, Oscar Gamble, Bobby Meacham and Gere’s eight-year-old son Homer, Gere
swung and missed for strike two. Now it was getting intense, as all 100 fans in
attendance were cheering wildly for Gere, Zarrella got the sign, went into his wind-up
and threw a “July” curveball that Gere whiffed on. Pats on the back and ‘better luck next
time’ greeted the actor in the dugout.
The ballplayer in Gere was in full effect, as he could not wait for his next at bat. Between
the wait he posed for photos and signed baseballs for fellow campers. Even the likes of
Mickey Rivers, Paul Blair, Ron Blomberg and Tommy John were star struck, while being
comforted by Homer along with his buddy Daniel Hernandez, who served as batboys.
When Homer handed his dad a 33-inch piece of lumber, Gere was determined to succeed. He promptly singled up the middle and
eventually crossed home plate for a run. Gere got it right on the second take.
Later that week, after signing hundreds of baseballs and having more flash bulbs go off in his direction than a Hollywood premiere, Gere
found himself playing second base in an infield that consisted of Homer Bush at third, Dent at shortstop and Chris Chambliss at first. A
ground ball to Gere was turned into a 4-6-3 double play, resulting in wild applause from both teams. With Yankees VP Felix Lopez
watching from his office, Gere also snagged a line drive to complete the inning.
Did Gere enjoy himself? “It was more than I expected,” he said. “I was concerned about the intensity level of the campers, but they were
great and they really made it fun for me and my son.” He continued, “The experience, not only for me, but for my son, who got major
league tutoring from the likes of Gil Patterson and Tony Ferrara, among others was phenomenal.” And what about Homer’s highlight? “I
liked running the bases and wearing the uniform,” the youngster stated. Who knows, maybe one day he will put on the pinstripes as his
work gear, as Homer and his buddy Daniel put on quite an exhibition with their batting display. Even VP Lopez was impressed, thinking he
could sign them up now at a low rate. Papa Gere stated, “I’ll let my man Ray negotiate that deal,” referring to Yankees Advisor Ray
Negron, who was Gere’s guest for the week. The Yankee experience doesn’t stop here for Gere. He’s agreed to do the voice of Lou
Gehrig in Negron’s animation based on his children’s book series.
In the meantime for Gere, the fantasy is over as he goes from playing, “A Yankee and a Gentleman” to the “Reel World” of being every
woman’s fantasy. As for Homer, his dad is easily the father of the year.
eventually crossed home plate for a run. Gere got it right on the second take.
Later that week, after signing hundreds of baseballs and having more flash bulbs go off in his direction than a Hollywood premiere, Gere
found himself playing second base in an infield that consisted of Homer Bush at third, Dent at shortstop and Chris Chambliss at first. A
ground ball to Gere was turned into a 4-6-3 double play, resulting in wild applause from both teams. With Yankees VP Felix Lopez
watching from his office, Gere also snagged a line drive to complete the inning.
Did Gere enjoy himself? “It was more than I expected,” he said. “I was concerned about the intensity level of the campers, but they were
great and they really made it fun for me and my son.” He continued, “The experience, not only for me, but for my son, who got major
league tutoring from the likes of Gil Patterson and Tony Ferrara, among others was phenomenal.” And what about Homer’s highlight? “I
liked running the bases and wearing the uniform,” the youngster stated. Who knows, maybe one day he will put on the pinstripes as his
work gear, as Homer and his buddy Daniel put on quite an exhibition with their batting display. Even VP Lopez was impressed, thinking he
could sign them up now at a low rate. Papa Gere stated, “I’ll let my man Ray negotiate that deal,” referring to Yankees Advisor Ray
Negron, who was Gere’s guest for the week. The Yankee experience doesn’t stop here for Gere. He’s agreed to do the voice of Lou
Gehrig in Negron’s animation based on his children’s book series.
In the meantime for Gere, the fantasy is over as he goes from playing, “A Yankee and a Gentleman” to the “Reel World” of being every
woman’s fantasy. As for Homer, his dad is easily the father of the year.
February 18, 2009
That “Chicago” and “Shall We Dance” hoofer Richard Gere will join “South Pacific” star Mitzi Gaynor and Broadway legend Chita Rivera
at Swellegance, the Boston Youth Moves’ annual hoedown March 7 at the Westin Copley Place . Gere has a niece in the dance program.
That “Chicago” and “Shall We Dance” hoofer Richard Gere will join “South Pacific” star Mitzi Gaynor and Broadway legend Chita Rivera
at Swellegance, the Boston Youth Moves’ annual hoedown March 7 at the Westin Copley Place . Gere has a niece in the dance program.
23 Minutes With Richard Gere
Actor, humanitarian, locavore, nervous innkeeper.
Beth Landman February 22, 2009
It looks like a movie set, the almost too perfectly restored eighteenth-century country inn with snow settling on wainscoting, fireplaces in
every room, and Richard Gere puttering around in the kitchen. But this is real life, or at least Gere’s rather pristine version of it. He has
three films currently in production, but his domestic existence is more like an exalted Newhart: He and his wife, Carey Lowell, have
opened the Bedford Post Inn, up in Westchester, where they have a house. Not to worry, Gere won’t be cooking. “Richard can boil a
wonderful egg,” Lowell offers. “Actually, he does great fried eggs, too.” But Gere has grander ambitions than just providing a good place
to get handmade ravioli with sheep’s-milk ricotta, spinach, and rosemary crumbs. “I want this to be a place where the minds of people
who could change the world would meet,” he says.
The inn, set on fourteen acres, had been home to Nino’s, a hangout for the local gentry, which closed. “We had no intention of having a
restaurant and inn,” Gere says. “It was an old place on the riding trails. We would ride by it and watch it falling apart, and it started out
with, ‘What if we took over this crumbling place?’ ”
“It was just a rotting old historical building, and we rescued it,” says Lowell. It’s not on their property. “We’re not insane. It’s close by.”
“Everyone was mourning the loss of this building,” Gere says. “We said we would do it, but only if the community wanted it. The
historical society of Bedford threw a cocktail party to introduce us to the community.” Not that they’re exactly making the suburban
scene. “We were not social before, and we are still not terribly social,” says Lowell.
“But we are pretty much at the inn every day now,” says Gere, who often wanders the grounds in his chinos. While the Bedford Post
may be just 45 minutes north of the city, they have built it primarily for the horsey neighbors. “Everyone is welcome, but it’s really for
locals,” he says. It’s more the fact that “there were really no good restaurants in the area.”
Gere remains quite hopeful that the inn will feed the mind as well as the stomach. They plan to start accepting guests in the spring, but
there will be only eight rooms. “There are a lot of people in this area who have been enormously successful and have done tremendous
good work. It’s my hope that they will come and discuss and network at a very high level about how to have a positive impact on the
planet.” Think of it as Davos on the Metro-North for people like Martha Stewart (who happened by earlier on her steed and stopped in to
discuss recipes with the chef). Lowell’s wish list consists of “the same kind of speakers who are on the lecture series at the 92nd Street
Y. It runs the gamut from academic, spiritual, business, the arts, and not-for-profit.’’
“When we were throwing around names, Richard kept coming up with economists,’’ says Christopher Tunnah, Bedford Post’s general
manager. “But Richard and Carey are both interested in people who can effect change on a social level, so we would be open to yoga
gurus as well.’’ Meditation workshops started on the property this past week.
Many a celebrity has skinned his knees on the rocks of restaurant ownership. Even Robert De Niro is starting over again at his Greenwich
Hotel, after the Times and other critics excoriated the Italian restaurant there. And despite their lofty goals, Gere and Lowell are realistic
about going into the hospitality business in this economy. “We hope we don’t lose money,” says Gere. “But I don’t think a restaurant is
the way to make money. And if we had known how difficult it would be, we probably wouldn’t have started.”
Actor, humanitarian, locavore, nervous innkeeper.
Beth Landman February 22, 2009
It looks like a movie set, the almost too perfectly restored eighteenth-century country inn with snow settling on wainscoting, fireplaces in
every room, and Richard Gere puttering around in the kitchen. But this is real life, or at least Gere’s rather pristine version of it. He has
three films currently in production, but his domestic existence is more like an exalted Newhart: He and his wife, Carey Lowell, have
opened the Bedford Post Inn, up in Westchester, where they have a house. Not to worry, Gere won’t be cooking. “Richard can boil a
wonderful egg,” Lowell offers. “Actually, he does great fried eggs, too.” But Gere has grander ambitions than just providing a good place
to get handmade ravioli with sheep’s-milk ricotta, spinach, and rosemary crumbs. “I want this to be a place where the minds of people
who could change the world would meet,” he says.
The inn, set on fourteen acres, had been home to Nino’s, a hangout for the local gentry, which closed. “We had no intention of having a
restaurant and inn,” Gere says. “It was an old place on the riding trails. We would ride by it and watch it falling apart, and it started out
with, ‘What if we took over this crumbling place?’ ”
“It was just a rotting old historical building, and we rescued it,” says Lowell. It’s not on their property. “We’re not insane. It’s close by.”
“Everyone was mourning the loss of this building,” Gere says. “We said we would do it, but only if the community wanted it. The
historical society of Bedford threw a cocktail party to introduce us to the community.” Not that they’re exactly making the suburban
scene. “We were not social before, and we are still not terribly social,” says Lowell.
“But we are pretty much at the inn every day now,” says Gere, who often wanders the grounds in his chinos. While the Bedford Post
may be just 45 minutes north of the city, they have built it primarily for the horsey neighbors. “Everyone is welcome, but it’s really for
locals,” he says. It’s more the fact that “there were really no good restaurants in the area.”
Gere remains quite hopeful that the inn will feed the mind as well as the stomach. They plan to start accepting guests in the spring, but
there will be only eight rooms. “There are a lot of people in this area who have been enormously successful and have done tremendous
good work. It’s my hope that they will come and discuss and network at a very high level about how to have a positive impact on the
planet.” Think of it as Davos on the Metro-North for people like Martha Stewart (who happened by earlier on her steed and stopped in to
discuss recipes with the chef). Lowell’s wish list consists of “the same kind of speakers who are on the lecture series at the 92nd Street
Y. It runs the gamut from academic, spiritual, business, the arts, and not-for-profit.’’
“When we were throwing around names, Richard kept coming up with economists,’’ says Christopher Tunnah, Bedford Post’s general
manager. “But Richard and Carey are both interested in people who can effect change on a social level, so we would be open to yoga
gurus as well.’’ Meditation workshops started on the property this past week.
Many a celebrity has skinned his knees on the rocks of restaurant ownership. Even Robert De Niro is starting over again at his Greenwich
Hotel, after the Times and other critics excoriated the Italian restaurant there. And despite their lofty goals, Gere and Lowell are realistic
about going into the hospitality business in this economy. “We hope we don’t lose money,” says Gere. “But I don’t think a restaurant is
the way to make money. And if we had known how difficult it would be, we probably wouldn’t have started.”
Giorgio Armani says his career is "linked for life" to Richard Gere.
February 24, 2009
The Italian fashion designer claims his livelihood was transformed when his clothes were featured in Richard's 80s movie ‘American
Gigolo', and credits the actor's good looks with getting people interested in his brand.
He said: "Director Paul Schrader selected my designs for his film. The look was revolutionary for the time - when menswear turned
elegant, with casual tailoring.
"Richard Gere was the dream actor and model - he had a sensuality in the way he moved. His character mixed rebellious
unconventionality with style. Our careers are linked for life."
The 74-year-old designer is equally as enamoured with Hollywood star Jodie Foster, who he dressed for the Academy Awards
ceremony in 1995.
He said: "Jodie and I have similar personalities - we both know what we want and are clear in our decisions. When we started working
together, twenty years ago, I appreciated the fact that she declared, ‘I'm an actor. You tell me what I should wear.' She told me this
was the best evening gown she ever wore because of its comfort, even fully beaded."
Despite already boasting a legion of celebrity fans, Giorgio is always keen to push the boundaries of his brand.
In 2005, he launched a couture line - Armani Prive - despite many in the industry claiming there is no place for such lavish designs in
today's world.
Giorgio explained to the New York Magazine: "The first collection - just 35 outfits - was mainly evening wear. For some, couture is
about costume and theatre. But not for me. I am creating this collection in a very thought-out, pragmatic way. This is about offering a
very special, personalized service for my best clients."
February 24, 2009
The Italian fashion designer claims his livelihood was transformed when his clothes were featured in Richard's 80s movie ‘American
Gigolo', and credits the actor's good looks with getting people interested in his brand.
He said: "Director Paul Schrader selected my designs for his film. The look was revolutionary for the time - when menswear turned
elegant, with casual tailoring.
"Richard Gere was the dream actor and model - he had a sensuality in the way he moved. His character mixed rebellious
unconventionality with style. Our careers are linked for life."
The 74-year-old designer is equally as enamoured with Hollywood star Jodie Foster, who he dressed for the Academy Awards
ceremony in 1995.
He said: "Jodie and I have similar personalities - we both know what we want and are clear in our decisions. When we started working
together, twenty years ago, I appreciated the fact that she declared, ‘I'm an actor. You tell me what I should wear.' She told me this
was the best evening gown she ever wore because of its comfort, even fully beaded."
Despite already boasting a legion of celebrity fans, Giorgio is always keen to push the boundaries of his brand.
In 2005, he launched a couture line - Armani Prive - despite many in the industry claiming there is no place for such lavish designs in
today's world.
Giorgio explained to the New York Magazine: "The first collection - just 35 outfits - was mainly evening wear. For some, couture is
about costume and theatre. But not for me. I am creating this collection in a very thought-out, pragmatic way. This is about offering a
very special, personalized service for my best clients."
March 7, 2009
press secretary to President George W. Bush, were seen having lunch at Gere's restaurant, the Bedford Post Inn on Route 121 in
Bedford, N.Y.
press secretary to President George W. Bush, were seen having lunch at Gere's restaurant, the Bedford Post Inn on Route 121 in
Bedford, N.Y.
March 14, 2009
. . . Actress and Pound Ridge, N.Y., resident Carey Lowell was seen at Joan Silbersher's Antiques & Tools of Business & Kitchen in
Scotts Corners, Pound Ridge, this past week. Lowell bought several items for the Bedford Post Inn and The Barn Cafe, co-owned by
Lowell's husband Richard Gere and Russell Hernandez, including a cream can, a wooden tool tote box, a shoemaker's iron form, a
planter and a pewter mug and jug.
The Inn is located on Route 121 in Bedford, N.Y.
. . . Actress and Pound Ridge, N.Y., resident Carey Lowell was seen at Joan Silbersher's Antiques & Tools of Business & Kitchen in
Scotts Corners, Pound Ridge, this past week. Lowell bought several items for the Bedford Post Inn and The Barn Cafe, co-owned by
Lowell's husband Richard Gere and Russell Hernandez, including a cream can, a wooden tool tote box, a shoemaker's iron form, a
planter and a pewter mug and jug.
The Inn is located on Route 121 in Bedford, N.Y.
I found this picture on line, I think it was taking while Richard Gere was filming Amelia
Richard Gere, Carey Lowell & family in Eagle Encounters a bird of prey rehabilitation in South Africa
Richard Gere, Carey Lowell & family in Eagle Encounters a bird of prey rehabilitation in South Africa
Gere tours Galapagos, meets unique tortoise
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Richard Gere may be adopting a new cause: the preservation of the Galapagos Islands.
March 18, 2009
Galapagos National Park spokeswoman Vanessa Garcia says that during a visit to the Ecuadorean islands, he offered to speak out
publicly for their conservation.
The Galapagos are home to unique animal and plant species and were a living laboratory for Charles Darwin. But conservationists say
they are threatened by development and tourism.
The 59-year-old star of "Pretty Woman" and "Chicago" is touring the archipelago with his wife and son. Ecuadorean TV shows Gere
meeting Lonesome George, believed to be the last living member of the Geochelone abigdoni tortoise species.
Gere is an outspoken advocate for human rights in Tibet and other causes
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Richard Gere may be adopting a new cause: the preservation of the Galapagos Islands.
March 18, 2009
Galapagos National Park spokeswoman Vanessa Garcia says that during a visit to the Ecuadorean islands, he offered to speak out
publicly for their conservation.
The Galapagos are home to unique animal and plant species and were a living laboratory for Charles Darwin. But conservationists say
they are threatened by development and tourism.
The 59-year-old star of "Pretty Woman" and "Chicago" is touring the archipelago with his wife and son. Ecuadorean TV shows Gere
meeting Lonesome George, believed to be the last living member of the Geochelone abigdoni tortoise species.
Gere is an outspoken advocate for human rights in Tibet and other causes
| Richard Gere, center, poses for pictures next to 'Lonesome Jorge', a giant tortoise in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Wednesday, March 18, 2009. The woman at left and the man at right are park guides |
| PORT AYORA, Galápagos. actor Richard Gere visited the Solitary turtle George and they guided guardaparques Edwin Naula and the Faustus Llerena known like `papa George' |
Big B to share screen space with Gere
April 10, 2009
Superstar Amitabh Bachchan is going to share screen space with Hollywood actor Richard Gere in his
upcoming film ‘Teen Patti’. According to a unit member, "The makers wanted an international name
for the cameo. Though other names were also in consideration, they decided on the Pretty Woman
actor who is well known to the Indian audience not only as a Hollywood star but also as an AIDS
activist who frequently travels to India."
Earlier Pierce Brosnan was assigned to do the cameo but when he opted out, Gere was roped in. Years
back Gere hit the headlines for casting packs of kisses on Shilpa’s cheeks during the AIDS awareness
campaign. Gere has been a regular visitor to India and he has good connection with Parmeshwar
Godrej in relation to AIDS awareness causes.
In ‘Teen Patti’ Mr Bachchan is playing the role of a professor who tutors five of his brightest students
to fulfill the mission of high-stake gambling. The star cast includes Madhavan and newcomers,
Siddharth Kher, Dhruv Ganesh, Vaibhav Talwar and Shraddha Kapoor (daughter of Shakti Kapoor).
April 10, 2009
Superstar Amitabh Bachchan is going to share screen space with Hollywood actor Richard Gere in his
upcoming film ‘Teen Patti’. According to a unit member, "The makers wanted an international name
for the cameo. Though other names were also in consideration, they decided on the Pretty Woman
actor who is well known to the Indian audience not only as a Hollywood star but also as an AIDS
activist who frequently travels to India."
Earlier Pierce Brosnan was assigned to do the cameo but when he opted out, Gere was roped in. Years
back Gere hit the headlines for casting packs of kisses on Shilpa’s cheeks during the AIDS awareness
campaign. Gere has been a regular visitor to India and he has good connection with Parmeshwar
Godrej in relation to AIDS awareness causes.
In ‘Teen Patti’ Mr Bachchan is playing the role of a professor who tutors five of his brightest students
to fulfill the mission of high-stake gambling. The star cast includes Madhavan and newcomers,
Siddharth Kher, Dhruv Ganesh, Vaibhav Talwar and Shraddha Kapoor (daughter of Shakti Kapoor).
March 31
Pound Ridge, N.Y., residents and actors Richard Gere and Carey Lowell were seen at the Avon Theatre in Stamford.
Pound Ridge, N.Y., residents and actors Richard Gere and Carey Lowell were seen at the Avon Theatre in Stamford.
It Was A Big Boldface Birthday Renee Zellweger celebrated her 40th with a CORE group of friends
April 28, 2009
Bryan Adams was one of the first to arrive, bearing big, bad roses.
Renee Zellweger, looking pithy in a pretty short dress and piquant in pretty steep Christian Louboutins, gladly accepted. She was turning
40, after all, and hadn't the raspy Canadian sung that song about her year, 1969? Yes, that's right.
Saturday night, I hear, was quite the night for the just-getting-started Bridget Jones. A birthday calls for a party, but a new decade calls
for a vernissage, and so it was at CORE, a club in New York that guarantees both privacy and panache.
Our invitation was lost in the Twitter, but an insider tells all: The crowd included everyone from HarryConnickJr. ( jamming on the piano,
naturally) to Madonna herself (grinding, on cue, with her boy Brazilian, Jesus). The couplings included both Kevin Bacon and Kyra
Sedgwick as well as Carey Lowell and Richard Gere. The Broadwaybelter contingent was made up of Bernadette Peters. The
don't-mess-with-me dowager representation? Liz Smith, of course. Larry Gagosian? On hand to fill the beautifully bespectacled art-lord
gap.
As far as boldface tableaus go, it was a great showing, Salma Hayek's wedding in Venice that same day may have given better Fellini, and
Heidi and Spencer's wedding in L. A. offered better MTV, but anyone who wasn't at any of those events seemed to be here. Ron Perlman
and Ron Howard. Kelly Ripa and Kevin Huvane. Hugh Grant! Andrew Balazs! Bradley Cooper! Neil Patrick Harris!
I've been to CORE, on East 55th Street, and the art collection alone is on par with the GDP of some small countries. On this night,
though, the human art was about as compelling. And the very fine Renee? The Oscar-winner seemed genuinely touched by all the
well-wishers, I understand. And all ready, set ...go!
A few months ago, she had this to say to MSNBC about her big-year milestone: "It's an interesting time right now. I'm excited right now.
I'm excited because I'm curious about other things. I'm curious about what's next. Life just feels like it's opening up a little bit, and I can't
wait to see what's around the corner."
April 28, 2009
Bryan Adams was one of the first to arrive, bearing big, bad roses.
Renee Zellweger, looking pithy in a pretty short dress and piquant in pretty steep Christian Louboutins, gladly accepted. She was turning
40, after all, and hadn't the raspy Canadian sung that song about her year, 1969? Yes, that's right.
Saturday night, I hear, was quite the night for the just-getting-started Bridget Jones. A birthday calls for a party, but a new decade calls
for a vernissage, and so it was at CORE, a club in New York that guarantees both privacy and panache.
Our invitation was lost in the Twitter, but an insider tells all: The crowd included everyone from HarryConnickJr. ( jamming on the piano,
naturally) to Madonna herself (grinding, on cue, with her boy Brazilian, Jesus). The couplings included both Kevin Bacon and Kyra
Sedgwick as well as Carey Lowell and Richard Gere. The Broadwaybelter contingent was made up of Bernadette Peters. The
don't-mess-with-me dowager representation? Liz Smith, of course. Larry Gagosian? On hand to fill the beautifully bespectacled art-lord
gap.
As far as boldface tableaus go, it was a great showing, Salma Hayek's wedding in Venice that same day may have given better Fellini, and
Heidi and Spencer's wedding in L. A. offered better MTV, but anyone who wasn't at any of those events seemed to be here. Ron Perlman
and Ron Howard. Kelly Ripa and Kevin Huvane. Hugh Grant! Andrew Balazs! Bradley Cooper! Neil Patrick Harris!
I've been to CORE, on East 55th Street, and the art collection alone is on par with the GDP of some small countries. On this night,
though, the human art was about as compelling. And the very fine Renee? The Oscar-winner seemed genuinely touched by all the
well-wishers, I understand. And all ready, set ...go!
A few months ago, she had this to say to MSNBC about her big-year milestone: "It's an interesting time right now. I'm excited right now.
I'm excited because I'm curious about other things. I'm curious about what's next. Life just feels like it's opening up a little bit, and I can't
wait to see what's around the corner."
Richard Gere sticking close to his amused wife, Carey Lowell, as he was surrounded by starstruck 20-year-old girls after folk- rock
singer Gigi Fouquets performance at Norwood . .
(Gigi Fouquet Live at The Norwood Club Apr 23 9:00pm 241 W. 14th St NY, NY)
Richard Gere speaks in support of homosexual unions
London, May 28 (ANI):
Richard Gere has spoken out for gay marriage rights in the U.S. in support of his brother, who married during the brief period when
gay unions were legal in California
Gere is furious over California Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold a gay marriage ban, which came into effect under the
Proposition 8 legislation late last year (08) - six months after homosexual unions were declared valid.
And he is adamant there is "no reason" why individuals like his younger brother David should be denied the same rights as straight
couples.
"My brother is gay and he got married in that brief period when gay marriage was allowed in California. He has two great kids and is
a wonderful father," the Daily Express quoted him as saying
London, May 28 (ANI):
Richard Gere has spoken out for gay marriage rights in the U.S. in support of his brother, who married during the brief period when
gay unions were legal in California
Gere is furious over California Supreme Court’s recent decision to uphold a gay marriage ban, which came into effect under the
Proposition 8 legislation late last year (08) - six months after homosexual unions were declared valid.
And he is adamant there is "no reason" why individuals like his younger brother David should be denied the same rights as straight
couples.
"My brother is gay and he got married in that brief period when gay marriage was allowed in California. He has two great kids and is
a wonderful father," the Daily Express quoted him as saying
June 7, 2009 With Wings & a Prayer:Birds of Prey Day Brewster Campus
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Richard Gere lowers price of Water Mill house
June 9, 2009
Just a few months after listing their Water Mill home for $8.8 million, Richard Gere and his Huntington-born wife Carey Lowell have lowered
the asking price for the estate by more than $1 million. The new price for the seven-bedroom, 10.5-bath farmhouse is $7.2 million, according
to the Saunders & Associates Web site. The listing agent is Linda Haugevik.
The couple are no doubt eager to sell the estate since they also own a home and property in North Haven, right near neighbor Jimmy Buffett.
Just a few months after listing their Water Mill home for $8.8 million, Richard Gere and his Huntington-born wife Carey Lowell have lowered
the asking price for the estate by more than $1 million. The new price for the seven-bedroom, 10.5-bath farmhouse is $7.2 million, according
to the Saunders & Associates Web site. The listing agent is Linda Haugevik.
The couple are no doubt eager to sell the estate since they also own a home and property in North Haven, right near neighbor Jimmy Buffett.
June 9, 2009
Just a few months after listing their Water Mill home for $8.8 million, Richard Gere and his Huntington-born wife Carey Lowell have lowered
the asking price for the estate by more than $1 million. The new price for the seven-bedroom, 10.5-bath farmhouse is $7.2 million, according
to the Saunders & Associates Web site. The listing agent is Linda Haugevik.
The couple are no doubt eager to sell the estate since they also own a home and property in North Haven, right near neighbor Jimmy Buffett.
Just a few months after listing their Water Mill home for $8.8 million, Richard Gere and his Huntington-born wife Carey Lowell have lowered
the asking price for the estate by more than $1 million. The new price for the seven-bedroom, 10.5-bath farmhouse is $7.2 million, according
to the Saunders & Associates Web site. The listing agent is Linda Haugevik.
The couple are no doubt eager to sell the estate since they also own a home and property in North Haven, right near neighbor Jimmy Buffett.
June 21, 2009
Richard Gere, a Pound Ridge, N.Y., resident, and Johnny Depp -- were seen on separate occasions last week at Lemongrass restaurant on
Elm Street in New Canaan
Richard Gere, a Pound Ridge, N.Y., resident, and Johnny Depp -- were seen on separate occasions last week at Lemongrass restaurant on
Elm Street in New Canaan
July 12, 2009
Hollywood actor Richard Gere has called on the United Nations to increase pressure on the Burmese military regime to release five detained
Burmese Video Journalists (VJs) and other political prisoners, including Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi
A massage from Richard Gere
Hollywood actor Richard Gere has called on the United Nations to increase pressure on the Burmese military regime to release five detained
Burmese Video Journalists (VJs) and other political prisoners, including Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi
A massage from Richard Gere
August 1, 2009
Richard Gere, Uma Thurman and Tyra Banks are expected to attend a Friday night invite-only cocktail party for Agas & Tamar Jewelry in
Sag Harbor to benefit Urban Zen ...
Richard Gere, Uma Thurman and Tyra Banks are expected to attend a Friday night invite-only cocktail party for Agas & Tamar Jewelry in
Sag Harbor to benefit Urban Zen ...
August 2, 2009
Martha Stewart ...lunch was great at the Bedford Post birthday greetings from Richard Gere and wife, and the great chef Brian Lewis-even a
birthday cake
Martha Stewart ...lunch was great at the Bedford Post birthday greetings from Richard Gere and wife, and the great chef Brian Lewis-even a
birthday cake
| From Richard Gere, and chef Brian Lewis of the Bedford Post |
June 14, 2009
WCC 10th Anniversary GalaWolf Conservation Center 10th Anniversary Celebration
On June 14, a sold-out crowd (125) of loyal WCC supporters packed the Bedford Post (Richard Gere’s new destination restaurant and inn) for
cocktails, an appearance by Atka, a superb concert by WCC cofounder Helene Grimaud, and an elegant dinner – all in celebration of our 10th
Anniversary. “One could literally feel the love and commitment that abounded in the room,” said Martha Handler, new WCC Board President.
WCC 10th Anniversary GalaWolf Conservation Center 10th Anniversary Celebration
On June 14, a sold-out crowd (125) of loyal WCC supporters packed the Bedford Post (Richard Gere’s new destination restaurant and inn) for
cocktails, an appearance by Atka, a superb concert by WCC cofounder Helene Grimaud, and an elegant dinner – all in celebration of our 10th
Anniversary. “One could literally feel the love and commitment that abounded in the room,” said Martha Handler, new WCC Board President.
| Richard Gere congratulates WCC cofounder Helene Grimaud on her superb performance |
Gere's Tushita Trust Sells
August 6, 2009
Back in June, Curbed PriceChopper investigated Richard Gere's Water Mill home, dba Tushita Trust. Chopped from $8.8 million to $7.2 million
then, the home has now gone into contract for $6.5 million according to the Post. The final $2.3 million chop doesn't hurt Gere's return, since
he paid a mere $2.7 million for the 5,500 square foot house at 70 Halsey Lane back in 2001. Though Tushita will be soon gone, the actor owns
a waterfront home and three lots in North Haven, in addition to a home in Bedford and an apartment in Julian Schnabel's Tower of Terror in the
West Village...
August 6, 2009
Back in June, Curbed PriceChopper investigated Richard Gere's Water Mill home, dba Tushita Trust. Chopped from $8.8 million to $7.2 million
then, the home has now gone into contract for $6.5 million according to the Post. The final $2.3 million chop doesn't hurt Gere's return, since
he paid a mere $2.7 million for the 5,500 square foot house at 70 Halsey Lane back in 2001. Though Tushita will be soon gone, the actor owns
a waterfront home and three lots in North Haven, in addition to a home in Bedford and an apartment in Julian Schnabel's Tower of Terror in the
West Village...
September 2, 2009
...Richard Gere, with Carey Lowell and their son, dining with his in- laws at Yama-Q in Bridge hampton...
...Richard Gere, with Carey Lowell and their son, dining with his in- laws at Yama-Q in Bridge hampton...
Richard Gere to close on Water Mill house
September 16, 2009
Too Many Maples, Richard's Gere's Water Mill house, has gone into contract, a real estate source says. The closing is expected to take
place Friday.
The asking price for the 5,500-square-foot, seven-bedroom farmhouse is $7.2 million.
Permission Saunders & Associates
September 16, 2009
Too Many Maples, Richard's Gere's Water Mill house, has gone into contract, a real estate source says. The closing is expected to take
place Friday.
The asking price for the 5,500-square-foot, seven-bedroom farmhouse is $7.2 million.
Permission Saunders & Associates
Richard Gere's second commercial for Lancia Delta
Hollywood stars to light up Rome
Clooney, Streep, Gere, Farrell at Rome fest
Rome, September 25 - George Clooney, Colin Farrell, Richard Gere, Anthony Hopkins, Meryl Streep and Paz Vega will be among the
stars at the fourth Rome International Film Festival next month, organisers said Friday.
''We're delighted to have such an array of Hollywood royalty returning to the Tiber'' said Festival Artistic Director Gian Luigi Rondi.
''But Italy's finest will also be in full view,'' said the veteran critic, who is also chair of Italy's version of the Oscars, the David di Donatello
awards.
Italian stars will include Monica Bellucci, Andrea Bocelli, Valeria Solarino, Sergio Castellitto and Michele Placido, they said.
Farrell will be presenting the latest drama by Danis 'No Man's Land' Tanovic, Triage, while Streep is bringing to Italy her culinary smash
Julia & Julia.
The Anerican actress will also be getting a Marc'Aurelio d'Oro prize for career achievement. Other heavy Hollywood hitters will be the
Coen Brothers' latest screwball comedy, A Serious Man, and two documentaries by Martin Scorsese, shot at an interval of 20 years, about
his friend, the actor, writer and raconteur Steven Prince.
Rondi was appointed fest chief last year saying he aimed to spotlight more homegrown talent after two glitzy years in which ex-Rome
mayor Walter Veltroni used Tinseltown wattage to mark the Rome event out from the more august Venice.
There are three Italian films competing for the top Marc' Aurelio prize: Alessandro Angelini's boxing/coming of age drama Alza La Testa;
Donatella Maiorca's lesbian love story Viola Di Mare, in which Maria Grazia Cucinotta has a cameo; and Giorgio Diritti's Nazi atrocity tale
L'Uomo Che Verra'.
The October 15-23 fest will also get a peek at the first 20 minutes of the second part of the Twilight saga, New Moon.
Clooney, Streep, Gere, Farrell at Rome fest
Rome, September 25 - George Clooney, Colin Farrell, Richard Gere, Anthony Hopkins, Meryl Streep and Paz Vega will be among the
stars at the fourth Rome International Film Festival next month, organisers said Friday.
''We're delighted to have such an array of Hollywood royalty returning to the Tiber'' said Festival Artistic Director Gian Luigi Rondi.
''But Italy's finest will also be in full view,'' said the veteran critic, who is also chair of Italy's version of the Oscars, the David di Donatello
awards.
Italian stars will include Monica Bellucci, Andrea Bocelli, Valeria Solarino, Sergio Castellitto and Michele Placido, they said.
Farrell will be presenting the latest drama by Danis 'No Man's Land' Tanovic, Triage, while Streep is bringing to Italy her culinary smash
Julia & Julia.
The Anerican actress will also be getting a Marc'Aurelio d'Oro prize for career achievement. Other heavy Hollywood hitters will be the
Coen Brothers' latest screwball comedy, A Serious Man, and two documentaries by Martin Scorsese, shot at an interval of 20 years, about
his friend, the actor, writer and raconteur Steven Prince.
Rondi was appointed fest chief last year saying he aimed to spotlight more homegrown talent after two glitzy years in which ex-Rome
mayor Walter Veltroni used Tinseltown wattage to mark the Rome event out from the more august Venice.
There are three Italian films competing for the top Marc' Aurelio prize: Alessandro Angelini's boxing/coming of age drama Alza La Testa;
Donatella Maiorca's lesbian love story Viola Di Mare, in which Maria Grazia Cucinotta has a cameo; and Giorgio Diritti's Nazi atrocity tale
L'Uomo Che Verra'.
The October 15-23 fest will also get a peek at the first 20 minutes of the second part of the Twilight saga, New Moon.
Gary Marshall And Richard Gere Remaking Capra
September 29, 2009
Frank Capra made one movie set in our nation's capital, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, that has become a classic. But apparently there's
another one lurking in his filmography that Gary Marshall sees fit to bring back to life. State of the Union, which starred Spencer Tracy as
an aircraft tycoon called upon to run as the Republican candidate for President, will be remade as a vehicle for Richard Gere and Annette
Bening (in the Katharine Hepburn role), with Rod Lurie writing the script.
This news comes from Production Weekly's Twitter feed, which, given the format, didn't have any other information to offer. Marshall,
who has recently directed a series of awful chick flicks and has the mega-romantic-comedy Valentine's Day coming up, is also responsible
for Pretty Woman and Beaches, let us remember. And despite the femme-centric nature of his work, he's got more in common with Capra
than you might assume-- a love for stories about everyday people called upon to do great things, sharp comedic timing, and a basic
assumption that people will do right when given the chance (hey, even Lindsay Lohan came around in Georgia Rule).
Based on plot descriptions available online, State of the Union seems to fit squarely within the Capra ouevre, skewering big business and
greedy politicians in order to celebrate commitment to family and ideals. It's a theme that might sound hokey these days, but Lurie has
made it his bread and butter in films like The Contender and Nothing but the Truth (which, I admit, I still found kinda hokey). The pieces
all seem to be lined up to make this a worthy Capra tribute-- I mean, Bening and Gere are no Hepburn and Tracy, but who is? The question
just remains whether a movie about a Republican candidate selling out to big business interests can seem at all surprising these days.
September 29, 2009
Frank Capra made one movie set in our nation's capital, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, that has become a classic. But apparently there's
another one lurking in his filmography that Gary Marshall sees fit to bring back to life. State of the Union, which starred Spencer Tracy as
an aircraft tycoon called upon to run as the Republican candidate for President, will be remade as a vehicle for Richard Gere and Annette
Bening (in the Katharine Hepburn role), with Rod Lurie writing the script.
This news comes from Production Weekly's Twitter feed, which, given the format, didn't have any other information to offer. Marshall,
who has recently directed a series of awful chick flicks and has the mega-romantic-comedy Valentine's Day coming up, is also responsible
for Pretty Woman and Beaches, let us remember. And despite the femme-centric nature of his work, he's got more in common with Capra
than you might assume-- a love for stories about everyday people called upon to do great things, sharp comedic timing, and a basic
assumption that people will do right when given the chance (hey, even Lindsay Lohan came around in Georgia Rule).
Based on plot descriptions available online, State of the Union seems to fit squarely within the Capra ouevre, skewering big business and
greedy politicians in order to celebrate commitment to family and ideals. It's a theme that might sound hokey these days, but Lurie has
made it his bread and butter in films like The Contender and Nothing but the Truth (which, I admit, I still found kinda hokey). The pieces
all seem to be lined up to make this a worthy Capra tribute-- I mean, Bening and Gere are no Hepburn and Tracy, but who is? The question
just remains whether a movie about a Republican candidate selling out to big business interests can seem at all surprising these days.
Esquire Names Bedford Post Inn a Best New Restaurant
Bedford, NY
The Bedford Post Inn – There’s something about the honed atmosphere and confident food at the Bedford Post Inn that tells you that its
famous owners, Richard Gere and his wife, Carey Lowell, didn’t just lend their names to a vanity project. Thanks to the creative talents of
young chef Brian Lewis, the menu goes far beyond the usual suburban clichés. Finish your meal with the warm huckleberry corncake
with spiced port wine and mascarpone gelato and you’ll be ready for one of the comfy beds upstairs.
Bedford, NY
The Bedford Post Inn – There’s something about the honed atmosphere and confident food at the Bedford Post Inn that tells you that its
famous owners, Richard Gere and his wife, Carey Lowell, didn’t just lend their names to a vanity project. Thanks to the creative talents of
young chef Brian Lewis, the menu goes far beyond the usual suburban clichés. Finish your meal with the warm huckleberry corncake
with spiced port wine and mascarpone gelato and you’ll be ready for one of the comfy beds upstairs.
Gere Sells in the Hamptons
October 9, 2009
Actor Richard Gere and his wife, actress Carey Lowell, have sold their Hamptons house for $5.9 million, about a third less than their
original asking price in February
Richard Gere's Hamptons home
On 1.2 acres in Water Mill, N.Y., the traditional house of 5,500 square feet has seven bedrooms and seven baths. The property,
called Too Many Maples, contains several large maple trees as well as a heated pool, a guest house and an artist's studio. Mr. Gere
and Ms. Lowell, who own another home close to the Hamptons in North Haven, N.Y., purchased the Water Mill home in February
2001 for $2.75 million and renovated. They put the home on the market for $8.8 million, cutting the price to $7.2 million in June.
Mr. Gere, known for "Pretty Woman" and "Chicago," appears this month in "Amelia," an Earhart biopic. Susan Hovdesven, of
Prudential Douglas Elliman, represented the buyers, Susan Boland and Kelly Granat. Linda Haugevik of Saunders Associates
represented Mr. Gere and Ms. Lowell.
October 9, 2009
Actor Richard Gere and his wife, actress Carey Lowell, have sold their Hamptons house for $5.9 million, about a third less than their
original asking price in February
Richard Gere's Hamptons home
On 1.2 acres in Water Mill, N.Y., the traditional house of 5,500 square feet has seven bedrooms and seven baths. The property,
called Too Many Maples, contains several large maple trees as well as a heated pool, a guest house and an artist's studio. Mr. Gere
and Ms. Lowell, who own another home close to the Hamptons in North Haven, N.Y., purchased the Water Mill home in February
2001 for $2.75 million and renovated. They put the home on the market for $8.8 million, cutting the price to $7.2 million in June.
Mr. Gere, known for "Pretty Woman" and "Chicago," appears this month in "Amelia," an Earhart biopic. Susan Hovdesven, of
Prudential Douglas Elliman, represented the buyers, Susan Boland and Kelly Granat. Linda Haugevik of Saunders Associates
represented Mr. Gere and Ms. Lowell.
NAMES & FACES
October 10, 2009
..Richard Gere having dinner with some friends at Obelisk on Thursday. The casually dressed actor, in town for the Dalai Lama's
visit, was polite and "looked great."
October 10, 2009
..Richard Gere having dinner with some friends at Obelisk on Thursday. The casually dressed actor, in town for the Dalai Lama's
visit, was polite and "looked great."
Is Obama Snubbing a Fellow Nobel Laureate?
President Obama said Friday that he does not feel he deserves "to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures
who've been honored" with the Nobel Peace Prize. Yet when one of the peace prizes' most recognizable laureates, the Dalai Lama,
came to Washington, DC this week, the president decided not to meet with him.
In the Rose Garden this morning, the president spoke of his fellow laureates as "men and women who've inspired me and inspired
the entire world through their courageous pursuit of peace." One such figure is the Dalai Lama, who won the prize in 1989, shortly
after the Tiananmen Square massacre. But the president passed on the chance to sit down with him this week, in a move skeptics
say was made to save face with the Chinese.
In fact, the president didn't just become a Nobel laureate this week. He also became the first U.S. leader since 1991 not to meet in
person with the Dalai Lama when he visited Washington DC.
On "Washington Unplugged" Friday, actor Richard Gere, who has long backed freedom for Tibet, said he thinks the White House
decision may have set back his cause. He told CBS News’ Michelle Levi that “I think it threw us a bit because he is the first
president in 20 years who has not met his holiness soon in office although I can see the strategy of that of creating a relationship
with the Chinese with Huijin Tao specifically.”
U.S. Representative Peter King also criticized the president for the decision. He told Levi that by snubbing the Dalai Lama, Mr.
Obama "is sending a signal of appeasement and weakness."
President Obama said Friday that he does not feel he deserves "to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures
who've been honored" with the Nobel Peace Prize. Yet when one of the peace prizes' most recognizable laureates, the Dalai Lama,
came to Washington, DC this week, the president decided not to meet with him.
In the Rose Garden this morning, the president spoke of his fellow laureates as "men and women who've inspired me and inspired
the entire world through their courageous pursuit of peace." One such figure is the Dalai Lama, who won the prize in 1989, shortly
after the Tiananmen Square massacre. But the president passed on the chance to sit down with him this week, in a move skeptics
say was made to save face with the Chinese.
In fact, the president didn't just become a Nobel laureate this week. He also became the first U.S. leader since 1991 not to meet in
person with the Dalai Lama when he visited Washington DC.
On "Washington Unplugged" Friday, actor Richard Gere, who has long backed freedom for Tibet, said he thinks the White House
decision may have set back his cause. He told CBS News’ Michelle Levi that “I think it threw us a bit because he is the first
president in 20 years who has not met his holiness soon in office although I can see the strategy of that of creating a relationship
with the Chinese with Huijin Tao specifically.”
U.S. Representative Peter King also criticized the president for the decision. He told Levi that by snubbing the Dalai Lama, Mr.
Obama "is sending a signal of appeasement and weakness."
The Richard Gere Interview
Who would have guessed that a man who makes a living on the big screen would actually be camera shy?
Richard Gere proved he can get as nervous behind the lens as the rest of us when POLITICO spoke with him at an Emory
University-hosted reception at the Mayflower Hotel on Friday, where he was on a panel discussing the connection between
science and spirituality.
"This is scary," the star once voted the "sexiest man alive" said when he came face to face with a flip-cam.
He then turned the camera on these reporters even as he answered our questions.
Asked why he was at the reception, Gere said from behind his camera, "I'm here to support this extraordinary thing that's
going on with Emory University. And something that started actually close to 20 years ago, but now is the moment where it's
really coming to fruition."
As he responded to a question about President Barack Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Gere — a longtime supporter of
peace between China and Tibet — kept filming his questioners as he replied:
"I think it's extraordinary because what it is does is remind him of where he's really coming from and why he got elected to
the presidency to begin with, so it's a great encouragement," the practicing Buddhist said.
Gere, wearing jeans, a black blazer, gray button-down and glasses, stopped shy of answering a question about whether or not
Obama was deserving of the award.
"Come on! You're used to having cameras on you all the time," one reporter told Gere.
"I never get used to it," said the screen star
Who would have guessed that a man who makes a living on the big screen would actually be camera shy?
Richard Gere proved he can get as nervous behind the lens as the rest of us when POLITICO spoke with him at an Emory
University-hosted reception at the Mayflower Hotel on Friday, where he was on a panel discussing the connection between
science and spirituality.
"This is scary," the star once voted the "sexiest man alive" said when he came face to face with a flip-cam.
He then turned the camera on these reporters even as he answered our questions.
Asked why he was at the reception, Gere said from behind his camera, "I'm here to support this extraordinary thing that's
going on with Emory University. And something that started actually close to 20 years ago, but now is the moment where it's
really coming to fruition."
As he responded to a question about President Barack Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Gere — a longtime supporter of
peace between China and Tibet — kept filming his questioners as he replied:
"I think it's extraordinary because what it is does is remind him of where he's really coming from and why he got elected to
the presidency to begin with, so it's a great encouragement," the practicing Buddhist said.
Gere, wearing jeans, a black blazer, gray button-down and glasses, stopped shy of answering a question about whether or not
Obama was deserving of the award.
"Come on! You're used to having cameras on you all the time," one reporter told Gere.
"I never get used to it," said the screen star
| September 27, 2009 Richard Gere at New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox game at Yankee Stadium Courtesy New York Daily news |
Richard Gere at Meals on Wheels in North Syracuse
November 12, 2009
North Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – A celebrity sighting in North Syracuse tonight: Actor Richard Gere stopped by the north area Meals on Wheels to
help celebrate the building's fifth anniversary. He thanked the 250 volunteers who help out there, one of them who happens to be his own father.
Richard Gere was only in town for the big event tonight, signing plenty of autographs and posing for photos. He was here five years ago for the
building's grand opening and says he's amazed by all the hard work that's been done to keep Meals on Wheels
November 12, 2009
North Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – A celebrity sighting in North Syracuse tonight: Actor Richard Gere stopped by the north area Meals on Wheels to
help celebrate the building's fifth anniversary. He thanked the 250 volunteers who help out there, one of them who happens to be his own father.
Richard Gere was only in town for the big event tonight, signing plenty of autographs and posing for photos. He was here five years ago for the
building's grand opening and says he's amazed by all the hard work that's been done to keep Meals on Wheels
ICT Board Letter to President Obama
October 31, 2009
Dear President Obama:
As you are aware, the Tibetan movement, its sincere supporters and the human rights community have been alarmed and disappointed by your
decision not to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama during his October visit to Washington, D.C. However, having established a good and direct
dialogue with your Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett and Under Secretary of State Maria Otero, the Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, we
viewed it as appropriate and correct that they were sent to India on your behalf to explain your position to His Holiness the Dalai Lama in person.
Although His Holiness has been gracious and understanding with respect to your decision, Americans who support the causes of Tibet and
human rights fear that it will be a tremendous setback to both. For Tibetans, the consequences could be wide ranging, including deeper
intransigence on the part of China regarding the Tibet-China dialogue and greater political isolation of the Dalai Lama internationally.
Furthermore, we share Vaclav Havel's concern that what might appear to be a “minor compromise" will in fact lead to further accommodation.
If, however, by not meeting with His Holiness you intended to signal to General Secretary and President Hu Jintao that you expect an equally
significant action from the Chinese government, there are a number of specific objectives that should be pursued. With regard to the dialogue
between the Chinese government and representatives of the Dalai Lama, we believe that a third party must offer assistance to the Chinese and
Tibetans in defining a goal for the talks. We urge you to make this offer to President Hu, and subsequently to His Holiness the Dalai Lama during
your meeting with him after the summit.
Through decades of exposure to these dialogues, it is clear to us that no efforts will yield positive results as long as the Chinese government
continues to vilify His Holiness and propagandize against the Tibetan people who remain committed to a peaceful resolution. One tangible
demonstration of the Chinese government's sincerity to resolve this issue would be an invitation for the Dalai Lama to visit China. We hope you
will also pursue this with President Hu.
We have always believed that America is essential to progress on Tibet. At the November summit, we urge you to bring the weight of your high
office, the will of the American people, and your considerable commitment to human rights, nonviolence and peace to help move ahead on this
very important issue.
Respectfully,
Richard Gere
Chairman of the Board of Directors
and on behalf of Board Vice Chairman Gare Smith and Board members Ellen Bork, Joel McCleary, Steve Schroeder, Marco Antonio Karam,
Grace Spring, Melissa Mathison, Keith Pitts, Jim Kane and John Ackerly
October 31, 2009
Dear President Obama:
As you are aware, the Tibetan movement, its sincere supporters and the human rights community have been alarmed and disappointed by your
decision not to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama during his October visit to Washington, D.C. However, having established a good and direct
dialogue with your Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett and Under Secretary of State Maria Otero, the Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, we
viewed it as appropriate and correct that they were sent to India on your behalf to explain your position to His Holiness the Dalai Lama in person.
Although His Holiness has been gracious and understanding with respect to your decision, Americans who support the causes of Tibet and
human rights fear that it will be a tremendous setback to both. For Tibetans, the consequences could be wide ranging, including deeper
intransigence on the part of China regarding the Tibet-China dialogue and greater political isolation of the Dalai Lama internationally.
Furthermore, we share Vaclav Havel's concern that what might appear to be a “minor compromise" will in fact lead to further accommodation.
If, however, by not meeting with His Holiness you intended to signal to General Secretary and President Hu Jintao that you expect an equally
significant action from the Chinese government, there are a number of specific objectives that should be pursued. With regard to the dialogue
between the Chinese government and representatives of the Dalai Lama, we believe that a third party must offer assistance to the Chinese and
Tibetans in defining a goal for the talks. We urge you to make this offer to President Hu, and subsequently to His Holiness the Dalai Lama during
your meeting with him after the summit.
Through decades of exposure to these dialogues, it is clear to us that no efforts will yield positive results as long as the Chinese government
continues to vilify His Holiness and propagandize against the Tibetan people who remain committed to a peaceful resolution. One tangible
demonstration of the Chinese government's sincerity to resolve this issue would be an invitation for the Dalai Lama to visit China. We hope you
will also pursue this with President Hu.
We have always believed that America is essential to progress on Tibet. At the November summit, we urge you to bring the weight of your high
office, the will of the American people, and your considerable commitment to human rights, nonviolence and peace to help move ahead on this
very important issue.
Respectfully,
Richard Gere
Chairman of the Board of Directors
and on behalf of Board Vice Chairman Gare Smith and Board members Ellen Bork, Joel McCleary, Steve Schroeder, Marco Antonio Karam,
Grace Spring, Melissa Mathison, Keith Pitts, Jim Kane and John Ackerly
Interview with Richard Gere for his new movie "Hachiko"
Translated article go here for the original
True love has no end
Love that conquers death itself: That is what Richard Gere's new film "Hachiko" in which a dog plays the leading role. BUNTE Online met
the father of a family in Rome and spoke with him about two-and four-legged friends.
This man is the best advertisement for yoga and Buddhism: If you enter a room, in which Richard Gere sits immediately feel the soothing
calm that he exudes. The hectic pace, the calculated nearly interview days at major film festivals as an escort, it seems to pass all the
professing Buddhists. He quietly sips his tea, the pot as he drank.
Here you see the video interview with Richard Gere!
We are in Rome, one of the favorite cities in the 60-year-old Hollywood star. There are only a few hours up to the world premiere of his film
"Hachiko" which he is responsible not only as an actor but also as a producer. Because the topic is the father, who had for 13 years is happy
with his wife Carey Lowell, especially on the heart: love and loyalty that transcends all boundaries - even death. Like a fable, an animal has
the leading role: The legendary dog, Hachiko, which it has actually been in Japan. Every day he waited at the station for the return of his
master - even years after the man had died.
Film scene with Akita Dog: Richard Gere (also in real life, an enthusiastic dog owners Photo: Prokino) Mr. Gere, live with their wife, their
son, and many four-legged family members in New York. Is it true that you have a whole private zoo at home?
Richard Gere: It's an infamous rumor. We have a dog, cats and horses. All the other animals come voluntarily into our garden, they do not
belong to us.
Betty, you've got your dog from a shelter.
Yes, she is a real mongrel of many different races. She is very sweet, very gentle and loving. You will always be there. A real family
member. Well, she is fixated on me. If I'm not here, she likes my wife liked, but when I'm there, it is entirely my dog.
Is your wife because not jealous?
Yes! But you do not tell you that I said that ...
What animals have preceded us humans?
Our problem is language. We let ourselves be distracted by words. We're almost hypnotized by them. The language can stand in our way and
prevent the real experience. Dogs do not have the problem. They are much more honest. Moreover, they are not so obsessed with the past as
we do. We think of yesterday and dream about tomorrow, but neither the past nor the future are real animals living in contrast to us entirely
in the present.
At the premiere of "Hachiko". Gere loves the Japanese Akita breed and wanted to film one of the dogs adopted, "but my dog, Betty could not
bear the" (Photo: Getty Images) If we get this man from the animals?
Absolutely! Engage in the moment, experience the present. Not fall into the trap of the intellect. We could learn a lot from animals: How
valuable is the direct understanding how valuable it is to be courageous and say what I feel, I can see that I am experiencing! Animals
express themselves as very much more honest.
Dog-boyfriend Richard Gere as the interview with HalloHund.de
Do you believe that animals have a sixth sense?
Definitely. You certainly have other ways to learn things that way, of which we have no idea. We could learn it, however, reach different
levels of knowledge and wisdom. Dogs can do this already, too, because they can not be distracted by language. The fact that we humans
have developed through evolution, the language, it makes us not always easy. We lost something.
As you have read the story of Hachiko, you have wept with emotion. They thought they show that true love has no beginning and no end.
Did you mean this literally?
Yes, because true love has no end. I am not speaking of the love that we normally think. She is very possessive and clingy. But true love is
universal, it has no beginning and no end. Just as the depth of our consciousness.
True love has no end
Love that conquers death itself: That is what Richard Gere's new film "Hachiko" in which a dog plays the leading role. BUNTE Online met
the father of a family in Rome and spoke with him about two-and four-legged friends.
This man is the best advertisement for yoga and Buddhism: If you enter a room, in which Richard Gere sits immediately feel the soothing
calm that he exudes. The hectic pace, the calculated nearly interview days at major film festivals as an escort, it seems to pass all the
professing Buddhists. He quietly sips his tea, the pot as he drank.
Here you see the video interview with Richard Gere!
We are in Rome, one of the favorite cities in the 60-year-old Hollywood star. There are only a few hours up to the world premiere of his film
"Hachiko" which he is responsible not only as an actor but also as a producer. Because the topic is the father, who had for 13 years is happy
with his wife Carey Lowell, especially on the heart: love and loyalty that transcends all boundaries - even death. Like a fable, an animal has
the leading role: The legendary dog, Hachiko, which it has actually been in Japan. Every day he waited at the station for the return of his
master - even years after the man had died.
Film scene with Akita Dog: Richard Gere (also in real life, an enthusiastic dog owners Photo: Prokino) Mr. Gere, live with their wife, their
son, and many four-legged family members in New York. Is it true that you have a whole private zoo at home?
Richard Gere: It's an infamous rumor. We have a dog, cats and horses. All the other animals come voluntarily into our garden, they do not
belong to us.
Betty, you've got your dog from a shelter.
Yes, she is a real mongrel of many different races. She is very sweet, very gentle and loving. You will always be there. A real family
member. Well, she is fixated on me. If I'm not here, she likes my wife liked, but when I'm there, it is entirely my dog.
Is your wife because not jealous?
Yes! But you do not tell you that I said that ...
What animals have preceded us humans?
Our problem is language. We let ourselves be distracted by words. We're almost hypnotized by them. The language can stand in our way and
prevent the real experience. Dogs do not have the problem. They are much more honest. Moreover, they are not so obsessed with the past as
we do. We think of yesterday and dream about tomorrow, but neither the past nor the future are real animals living in contrast to us entirely
in the present.
At the premiere of "Hachiko". Gere loves the Japanese Akita breed and wanted to film one of the dogs adopted, "but my dog, Betty could not
bear the" (Photo: Getty Images) If we get this man from the animals?
Absolutely! Engage in the moment, experience the present. Not fall into the trap of the intellect. We could learn a lot from animals: How
valuable is the direct understanding how valuable it is to be courageous and say what I feel, I can see that I am experiencing! Animals
express themselves as very much more honest.
Dog-boyfriend Richard Gere as the interview with HalloHund.de
Do you believe that animals have a sixth sense?
Definitely. You certainly have other ways to learn things that way, of which we have no idea. We could learn it, however, reach different
levels of knowledge and wisdom. Dogs can do this already, too, because they can not be distracted by language. The fact that we humans
have developed through evolution, the language, it makes us not always easy. We lost something.
As you have read the story of Hachiko, you have wept with emotion. They thought they show that true love has no beginning and no end.
Did you mean this literally?
Yes, because true love has no end. I am not speaking of the love that we normally think. She is very possessive and clingy. But true love is
universal, it has no beginning and no end. Just as the depth of our consciousness.
| Exclusive video interview with Richard Gere |
Finding your center in Bedford
November 21, 2009
courtesy of lohud.com
At the Bedford Post Inn’s Yoga Loft, Martha Stewart and Christina Ricci have stopped by for some downward-facing dog.
The inn’s co-owner, former "Law & Order" star Carey Lowell, sometimes works a vinyasa class into her busy schedule.
And Lowell’s husband and business partner — who just happens to be Richard Gere — often shows up to meditate.
But that doesn’t mean the area’s most high-profile yoga studio is an elite club, banned to all but A-listers and celebrity owners.
"The whole center was built for the locals," says Yoga Loft manager Fahmida Molla. "You don’t have to be someone special or famous to
come here."
Although one must pay at least $400 to spend the night at one of the inn’s eight ultra-luxurious rooms (where the linens are Frette and all
fixtures are from Waterworks), a stay isn’t required to visit the Yoga Loft.
There’s no exclusive membership, walk-ins are encouraged, and a single class costs a moderate $20, a fee that’s on par with other nearby
studios. Not to mention, the Loft is a place where one can do a lot more than sun salutations.
Gere, Lowell and a third owner, Russell Hernandez, opened the Yoga Loft in May 2008, months before the inn and its upscale Farmhouse
restaurant welcomed their first guests.
(A casual cafe, the Barn, was first to debut at the site, in January 2008.)
Since its launch, the Loft has progressed nicely toward the trio’s vision of the space as a gathering spot for high-minded residents.
Free two-hour meditation sessions held every Wednesday night, run by John and Natalie Baker from the Shambhala Meditation Center of New
York, now draw as many as 50 people.
Workshops are offered each month with experts on such topics as Kabbalah and ayurvedic, or alternative medicine. Over the summer,
attendees packed the room to hear two Tibetan monks, who are among the world’s most venerated Buddhism teachers, talk about joyful
wisdom and the key to happiness. (It probably helped to have Gere’s connections in booking those particular guests; the actor is a longtime
Buddhist and friend of the Dalai Lama.)
And next month, the Yoga Loft will host an invitation-only fundraiser to benefit the Lineage Project, one of Gere’s favorite charities, which
provides yoga and mediation to at-risk and incarcerated New York City teenagers.
"Richard is kind of a dreamer, but he hopes people from all walks of life put their heads together and try to make the world a better place,"
says Molla.
It doesn’t hurt that visitors are helping to effect change in a richly rustic setting.
Some of Bedford’s popular horse trails run through the 15-acre property, where the inn, yoga studio and two eateries nestle together. Lowell
spearheaded the design and décor in all of the fully renovated buildings, but Molla says that the Yoga Loft is "definitely Carey’s project, Carey’
s baby."
The actress personally purchased every mat, blanket, strap and block used by the studio’s students, and Lowell describes the spare yet
pastoral style as "sort of a Japanese, simplistic, earthy expanse of space."
The Loft boasts a vaulted ceiling, burnished hardwood floors and trim (in chestnut recycled from a dismantled Bedford barn) and three walls
of multipaned windows that lend a sunny air on even the grayest day. One entryway gives a clever nod to the area’s equestrian history, with
thick, sliding oak doors that look like those found in a stable.
It’s unusually beautiful for a yoga studio: So much so, one couple insisted on having their wedding there.
The Loft also made an impression on Manhattan architect David Salazar, who stayed at the inn recently with his girlfriend and made use of a
complimentary yoga session. After gracefully flowing his way through an integrated vinyasa class, Salazar had compliments for both his
instructor and the studio’s vibe.
"This is very casual and comforting, but at the same time, it’s very refined," says Salazar. "I’ve been here less than 24 hours, but already I can
tell it’s a really unique place."
Locals like Suzy Kunhardt of Chappaqua, who attends classes at least three times a week, have made a habit of grabbing a freshly baked
muffin afterward at the Barn, the bistro conveniently located just one floor below the studio.
(Not so convenient is the babble from the Barn’s wildly popular Sunday brunches; no yoga classes are offered on that day because of the
noise.)
"I come here and I’m in Paris," says Kunhardt. "I smell the croissants, I smell the fire, and I smell the coffee and I’m in another world. So it’s
not just the yoga." Those words are music to Lowell’s ears.
"I’m thrilled that the community is embracing it," she says. "That’s what the goal was from the beginning."
Lowell, who lives in nearby Pound Ridge with Gere and their young son, Homer, explains that she and her husband got their idea after riding
their horses past the once-derelict site, back then home to a crumbling, 18th-century house and barn. Gere, especially, lamented the fact that
the area didn’t have a real hangout, or — to use the couple’s word for it — a "clubhouse."
Since then, it seems that the place has become exactly that.
Neighborhood pals meet up regularly at the Loft for mid-morning yoga classes after dropping their children at the bus stop. The Tuesday
evening ashtanga class is a popular one for mothers and their teenage daughters. Families get together for lunch at the Barn after weekend
Little League games. Area residents discuss what they’
we've learned from the Loft’s renowned speakers over organic cappuccinos.
As a newcomer to the hospitality industry, Lowell says she was charmed to discover that cooking professionals have an attitude toward food
that perfectly parallels the inn’s concept.
"Chefs ... think of food as communion in a way. It’s the breaking of bread and the sharing of a meal," she says. "At the Yoga Loft, and the
property in general, there is a sharing of meals and minds. There are no limitations."
November 21, 2009
courtesy of lohud.com
At the Bedford Post Inn’s Yoga Loft, Martha Stewart and Christina Ricci have stopped by for some downward-facing dog.
The inn’s co-owner, former "Law & Order" star Carey Lowell, sometimes works a vinyasa class into her busy schedule.
And Lowell’s husband and business partner — who just happens to be Richard Gere — often shows up to meditate.
But that doesn’t mean the area’s most high-profile yoga studio is an elite club, banned to all but A-listers and celebrity owners.
"The whole center was built for the locals," says Yoga Loft manager Fahmida Molla. "You don’t have to be someone special or famous to
come here."
Although one must pay at least $400 to spend the night at one of the inn’s eight ultra-luxurious rooms (where the linens are Frette and all
fixtures are from Waterworks), a stay isn’t required to visit the Yoga Loft.
There’s no exclusive membership, walk-ins are encouraged, and a single class costs a moderate $20, a fee that’s on par with other nearby
studios. Not to mention, the Loft is a place where one can do a lot more than sun salutations.
Gere, Lowell and a third owner, Russell Hernandez, opened the Yoga Loft in May 2008, months before the inn and its upscale Farmhouse
restaurant welcomed their first guests.
(A casual cafe, the Barn, was first to debut at the site, in January 2008.)
Since its launch, the Loft has progressed nicely toward the trio’s vision of the space as a gathering spot for high-minded residents.
Free two-hour meditation sessions held every Wednesday night, run by John and Natalie Baker from the Shambhala Meditation Center of New
York, now draw as many as 50 people.
Workshops are offered each month with experts on such topics as Kabbalah and ayurvedic, or alternative medicine. Over the summer,
attendees packed the room to hear two Tibetan monks, who are among the world’s most venerated Buddhism teachers, talk about joyful
wisdom and the key to happiness. (It probably helped to have Gere’s connections in booking those particular guests; the actor is a longtime
Buddhist and friend of the Dalai Lama.)
And next month, the Yoga Loft will host an invitation-only fundraiser to benefit the Lineage Project, one of Gere’s favorite charities, which
provides yoga and mediation to at-risk and incarcerated New York City teenagers.
"Richard is kind of a dreamer, but he hopes people from all walks of life put their heads together and try to make the world a better place,"
says Molla.
It doesn’t hurt that visitors are helping to effect change in a richly rustic setting.
Some of Bedford’s popular horse trails run through the 15-acre property, where the inn, yoga studio and two eateries nestle together. Lowell
spearheaded the design and décor in all of the fully renovated buildings, but Molla says that the Yoga Loft is "definitely Carey’s project, Carey’
s baby."
The actress personally purchased every mat, blanket, strap and block used by the studio’s students, and Lowell describes the spare yet
pastoral style as "sort of a Japanese, simplistic, earthy expanse of space."
The Loft boasts a vaulted ceiling, burnished hardwood floors and trim (in chestnut recycled from a dismantled Bedford barn) and three walls
of multipaned windows that lend a sunny air on even the grayest day. One entryway gives a clever nod to the area’s equestrian history, with
thick, sliding oak doors that look like those found in a stable.
It’s unusually beautiful for a yoga studio: So much so, one couple insisted on having their wedding there.
The Loft also made an impression on Manhattan architect David Salazar, who stayed at the inn recently with his girlfriend and made use of a
complimentary yoga session. After gracefully flowing his way through an integrated vinyasa class, Salazar had compliments for both his
instructor and the studio’s vibe.
"This is very casual and comforting, but at the same time, it’s very refined," says Salazar. "I’ve been here less than 24 hours, but already I can
tell it’s a really unique place."
Locals like Suzy Kunhardt of Chappaqua, who attends classes at least three times a week, have made a habit of grabbing a freshly baked
muffin afterward at the Barn, the bistro conveniently located just one floor below the studio.
(Not so convenient is the babble from the Barn’s wildly popular Sunday brunches; no yoga classes are offered on that day because of the
noise.)
"I come here and I’m in Paris," says Kunhardt. "I smell the croissants, I smell the fire, and I smell the coffee and I’m in another world. So it’s
not just the yoga." Those words are music to Lowell’s ears.
"I’m thrilled that the community is embracing it," she says. "That’s what the goal was from the beginning."
Lowell, who lives in nearby Pound Ridge with Gere and their young son, Homer, explains that she and her husband got their idea after riding
their horses past the once-derelict site, back then home to a crumbling, 18th-century house and barn. Gere, especially, lamented the fact that
the area didn’t have a real hangout, or — to use the couple’s word for it — a "clubhouse."
Since then, it seems that the place has become exactly that.
Neighborhood pals meet up regularly at the Loft for mid-morning yoga classes after dropping their children at the bus stop. The Tuesday
evening ashtanga class is a popular one for mothers and their teenage daughters. Families get together for lunch at the Barn after weekend
Little League games. Area residents discuss what they’
we've learned from the Loft’s renowned speakers over organic cappuccinos.
As a newcomer to the hospitality industry, Lowell says she was charmed to discover that cooking professionals have an attitude toward food
that perfectly parallels the inn’s concept.
"Chefs ... think of food as communion in a way. It’s the breaking of bread and the sharing of a meal," she says. "At the Yoga Loft, and the
property in general, there is a sharing of meals and minds. There are no limitations."
Price Cuts of a Princely Kind
December 4, 2009
THE downtown market has the largest inventory of unsold luxury properties in Manhattan, but brokers say deals are being done on some of
the most talked-about places in some of the most sought-after neighborhoods.
Palazzo Chupi, five condominiums that the artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel built atop a former stable at 360 West 11th Street, has been
the scene of considerable activity lately. Mr. Schnabel, who also has a studio in the building, has suffered through a year of embarrassing
accounts of unsuccessful price cuts in the real estate blogs.
But in October, the triplex penthouse with Venetian-style arches, once listed for $32.5 million, was sold for $10.5 million to William J. B.
Brady, a banker at Credit Suisse. Mr. Brady had spent $15.5 million in the fall of 2008 for a slightly smaller apartment in Palazzo Chupi.
The final condo being sold by Mr. Schnabel, a 3,960-square-foot duplex with three bedrooms and three balconies, is said to be in contract
negotiations. The asking price was $12.95 million; Peter McCuen & Associates has the listing.
And now brokers say an apartment in the Chupi bought by the actor Richard Gere for $12 million has just been resold, for about $1 million
less than he paid for it. Richard Orenstein, of Halstead Property’s SoHo office, who handled the sale, declined to comment.
Mr. Gere bought the apartment in fall 2007 as the luxury market was approaching a peak. Brokers say that it appears that Mr. Gere actually
got a bargain, perhaps in exchange for adding celebrity pizazz to the palazzo.
The apartment has nearly 3,500 square feet of space, including four bedrooms, along with a small balcony and two larger terraces connected
to the apartment by French doors.
But Mr. Gere, who between films has immersed himself in country life — with a house, a bed-and-breakfast, and now a dispute over some
trees he chopped down on his property in Westchester — showed little interest in his Chupi pied-à-terre.
He put the apartment on the market in April 2008 for $17.995 million, and the following October, in the midst of the financial crisis, cut the
price to $15 million.
The Gere sale was completed just as the appraiser Jonathan Miller reported that the largest backlog of unsold apartments in Manhattan is of
the expensive downtown variety. Mr. Miller defines downtown as south of 34th Street from the Hudson River to Fifth Avenue, and south of
42nd Street from Fifth Avenue to the East River. He found that at the current sales rate, it would take 27 months to sell the existing inventory
of condos listed at $5 million and up, and more than three years to sell the current stock of downtown co-ops in the same price range.
Courtesy nytimes.com
December 4, 2009
THE downtown market has the largest inventory of unsold luxury properties in Manhattan, but brokers say deals are being done on some of
the most talked-about places in some of the most sought-after neighborhoods.
Palazzo Chupi, five condominiums that the artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel built atop a former stable at 360 West 11th Street, has been
the scene of considerable activity lately. Mr. Schnabel, who also has a studio in the building, has suffered through a year of embarrassing
accounts of unsuccessful price cuts in the real estate blogs.
But in October, the triplex penthouse with Venetian-style arches, once listed for $32.5 million, was sold for $10.5 million to William J. B.
Brady, a banker at Credit Suisse. Mr. Brady had spent $15.5 million in the fall of 2008 for a slightly smaller apartment in Palazzo Chupi.
The final condo being sold by Mr. Schnabel, a 3,960-square-foot duplex with three bedrooms and three balconies, is said to be in contract
negotiations. The asking price was $12.95 million; Peter McCuen & Associates has the listing.
And now brokers say an apartment in the Chupi bought by the actor Richard Gere for $12 million has just been resold, for about $1 million
less than he paid for it. Richard Orenstein, of Halstead Property’s SoHo office, who handled the sale, declined to comment.
Mr. Gere bought the apartment in fall 2007 as the luxury market was approaching a peak. Brokers say that it appears that Mr. Gere actually
got a bargain, perhaps in exchange for adding celebrity pizazz to the palazzo.
The apartment has nearly 3,500 square feet of space, including four bedrooms, along with a small balcony and two larger terraces connected
to the apartment by French doors.
But Mr. Gere, who between films has immersed himself in country life — with a house, a bed-and-breakfast, and now a dispute over some
trees he chopped down on his property in Westchester — showed little interest in his Chupi pied-à-terre.
He put the apartment on the market in April 2008 for $17.995 million, and the following October, in the midst of the financial crisis, cut the
price to $15 million.
The Gere sale was completed just as the appraiser Jonathan Miller reported that the largest backlog of unsold apartments in Manhattan is of
the expensive downtown variety. Mr. Miller defines downtown as south of 34th Street from the Hudson River to Fifth Avenue, and south of
42nd Street from Fifth Avenue to the East River. He found that at the current sales rate, it would take 27 months to sell the existing inventory
of condos listed at $5 million and up, and more than three years to sell the current stock of downtown co-ops in the same price range.
Courtesy nytimes.com
Gere faces $50k fine for cutting Pound Ridge trees
December 3, 2009
POUND RIDGE — The town is waiting to see what actor Richard Gere plans to do about the clearing of some 200 trees from his property
without a permit.
The actor, who lives in Pound Ridge with his wife, actress Carey Lowell, is facing up to $50,000 in potential fines over the clear-cutting,
which happened on an 9-acre parcel near his home. The fine is $250 per tree.
”I presume he will be held completely accountable for his actions and make the restitution, the restorations that are going to be required by
the Planning Board and the Water Control Commission,“ Supervisor Gary Warshauer said Wednesday.
The tree clearing, which occurred in 2007, sparked complaints from some of Gere's neighbors. The town and Gere's representatives have
been in recent discussions over what should be done about the incident.
Ed Delaney, a project manager at Bibbo Associates, Gere's engineering and planning consultant, said the area where the trees were cleared is
proposed to become a horse paddock for grazing.
”It's a very nonaggressive usage of the property, as far as horses go,“ Delaney said Wednesday. ”It's a meadow, a passive meadow
surrounded by paddock fencing.“
Media reports have been circulating about the controversy since the Record-Review weekly newspaper wrote about the tree cutting last
week. Gere is well-known for his support of Buddhism and the Dalai Lama and renovated a historical property before opening The
Farmhouse at Bedford Post restaurant this year.
”He looks like somebody in love with nature ... very spiritual,“ Pound Ridge resident Jacqueline Kornblau said as she shopped Tuesday in
Scotts Corners. ”It's a surprise, but again I don't know the reasons (for the tree cutting.)“
Kornblau said Gere and Lowell are known to be friendly neighbors. Kornblau noted one of her friends once lived by Gere, who would wave
as he passed by her property.
The Pound Ridge Building Department issued a pair of stop-work orders Aug. 29, 2007, saying the tree cutting and land clearing were done
without town approvals.
At a Nov. 19 Planning Board meeting, Delaney estimated that 150 trees had been removed, but building inspector Jim Perry said the number
was around 200, according to the draft meeting minutes.
A site plan from Bibbo Associates shows that trees were removed from a wetland on one portion of the land.
Delaney said his company is coming up with a plan to replant at least some of the trees and a stormwater management plan to ensure off-
site properties will not be adversely impact by having a paddock on land that was once forested.
He referred further questions to the Rogers & Cowan public relations firm in Manhattan. A Gere publicist there could not immediately be
reached for comment.
Ada Ustjanauskas, who stopped by Scotts Corners Market on Tuesday, said other people in town do work on their properties without
regard to town regulations.
”I think they should be fined a lot more than $50,000 because it's changing what the community is all about,“ Ustjanauskas said.
December 3, 2009
POUND RIDGE — The town is waiting to see what actor Richard Gere plans to do about the clearing of some 200 trees from his property
without a permit.
The actor, who lives in Pound Ridge with his wife, actress Carey Lowell, is facing up to $50,000 in potential fines over the clear-cutting,
which happened on an 9-acre parcel near his home. The fine is $250 per tree.
”I presume he will be held completely accountable for his actions and make the restitution, the restorations that are going to be required by
the Planning Board and the Water Control Commission,“ Supervisor Gary Warshauer said Wednesday.
The tree clearing, which occurred in 2007, sparked complaints from some of Gere's neighbors. The town and Gere's representatives have
been in recent discussions over what should be done about the incident.
Ed Delaney, a project manager at Bibbo Associates, Gere's engineering and planning consultant, said the area where the trees were cleared is
proposed to become a horse paddock for grazing.
”It's a very nonaggressive usage of the property, as far as horses go,“ Delaney said Wednesday. ”It's a meadow, a passive meadow
surrounded by paddock fencing.“
Media reports have been circulating about the controversy since the Record-Review weekly newspaper wrote about the tree cutting last
week. Gere is well-known for his support of Buddhism and the Dalai Lama and renovated a historical property before opening The
Farmhouse at Bedford Post restaurant this year.
”He looks like somebody in love with nature ... very spiritual,“ Pound Ridge resident Jacqueline Kornblau said as she shopped Tuesday in
Scotts Corners. ”It's a surprise, but again I don't know the reasons (for the tree cutting.)“
Kornblau said Gere and Lowell are known to be friendly neighbors. Kornblau noted one of her friends once lived by Gere, who would wave
as he passed by her property.
The Pound Ridge Building Department issued a pair of stop-work orders Aug. 29, 2007, saying the tree cutting and land clearing were done
without town approvals.
At a Nov. 19 Planning Board meeting, Delaney estimated that 150 trees had been removed, but building inspector Jim Perry said the number
was around 200, according to the draft meeting minutes.
A site plan from Bibbo Associates shows that trees were removed from a wetland on one portion of the land.
Delaney said his company is coming up with a plan to replant at least some of the trees and a stormwater management plan to ensure off-
site properties will not be adversely impact by having a paddock on land that was once forested.
He referred further questions to the Rogers & Cowan public relations firm in Manhattan. A Gere publicist there could not immediately be
reached for comment.
Ada Ustjanauskas, who stopped by Scotts Corners Market on Tuesday, said other people in town do work on their properties without
regard to town regulations.
”I think they should be fined a lot more than $50,000 because it's changing what the community is all about,“ Ustjanauskas said.
POUND RIDGE, N.Y.
Gere and his actress wife Carrie Lowell live on a Pound Ridge estate where they have a love for horses. Just over two years ago, Gere had a
contractor clear an estimated 200 trees for a horse paddock.
He apparently violated a local tree-cutting ordinance that requires permission to cut down large trees.
"You have to go through a process when you want to that, especially if you're talking about 200 trees," said RJ Marx. He edits the local
paper, Record-Review, which said the violations have never been paid, up to $250 dollars a tree.
"It is unresolved. It's been going on a long time and that's one of the things that makes people a little upset," Marx said.
"He's Richard Gere. What's the point of being Richard Gere if he can't cut down trees and away with it?" said Nye Heron, Pound Ridge
resident.
The Pound Ridge building inspector did not return our phone calls. A spokesman for Gere had no comment. At Blind Charlie's Cafe there
was no shortage of reaction from customers.
"Well, I don't think it's an acceptable thing they do," said Rollie Stichweh.
"I don't think it's totally right but I guess with his status he's able to do it," said Craig Scolaro.
What he is able to do, according to one local source, is work a deal with the planning board whereby the paddock would be reduced in size,
and some trees planted.
If town officials end up imposing the full extent of the fines, Gere would have to cough up some $50,000.
Gere and his actress wife Carrie Lowell live on a Pound Ridge estate where they have a love for horses. Just over two years ago, Gere had a
contractor clear an estimated 200 trees for a horse paddock.
He apparently violated a local tree-cutting ordinance that requires permission to cut down large trees.
"You have to go through a process when you want to that, especially if you're talking about 200 trees," said RJ Marx. He edits the local
paper, Record-Review, which said the violations have never been paid, up to $250 dollars a tree.
"It is unresolved. It's been going on a long time and that's one of the things that makes people a little upset," Marx said.
"He's Richard Gere. What's the point of being Richard Gere if he can't cut down trees and away with it?" said Nye Heron, Pound Ridge
resident.
The Pound Ridge building inspector did not return our phone calls. A spokesman for Gere had no comment. At Blind Charlie's Cafe there
was no shortage of reaction from customers.
"Well, I don't think it's an acceptable thing they do," said Rollie Stichweh.
"I don't think it's totally right but I guess with his status he's able to do it," said Craig Scolaro.
What he is able to do, according to one local source, is work a deal with the planning board whereby the paddock would be reduced in size,
and some trees planted.
If town officials end up imposing the full extent of the fines, Gere would have to cough up some $50,000.
December 5, 2009
...Actress and Pound Ridge, N.Y., resident Carey Lowell wife of actor Richard Gere, was seen shopping at Whole Foods Market in
Greenwich on Tuesday afternoon.
...Actress and Pound Ridge, N.Y., resident Carey Lowell wife of actor Richard Gere, was seen shopping at Whole Foods Market in
Greenwich on Tuesday afternoon.