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Richard Gere recalls ‘hard desperate times’ in NYC before fame

  2024-03-01 pagesixTashara Jones30310
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Richard Gere has been a household name since his breakout role in the racy 1980 film, “American Gigolo,” but his early d

Richard Gere recalls ‘hard desperate times’ in NYC before fame

Richard Gere has been a household name since his breakout role in the racy 1980 film, “American Gigolo,” but his early days in New York weren’t so glamorous.

“My go-to meal was eggs,” he recalled to Pvnew of his early career as a struggling actor. “Going out to eat at restaurants was not even a real thing for me. Those were some hard desperate times.”

The star also said, “I was starving during the ’70s as an actor just at the start of my career, just trying to making it. I was lucky enough to work, but there weren’t many actors making any money back then. I was doing Broadway for the first time. I actually did off-Broadway, then off-off- Broadway.”

We spoke to “The Pretty Woman” star, 73, when he served as a co-chair for City Harvest’s 40th Anniversary Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street.

Richard Gere
Richard Gere served as a chair of City Harvest’s latest gala. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Richard Gere posing on the red carpet at the City Harvest Gala.
The 73-year-old says he survived on eggs as a young actor in New York during the ’70s. PvNew via Getty Images
The “Pretty Woman” actor says hunger was a “normalcy” for young actors starting out. Corbis via Getty Images

He further recalled that as an actor at the time: “In New York nobody made any money. Unfortunately, hungry was a normalcy.”

“Being hungry was the norm for many people, but especially actors starting their journey in New York. That’s why this organization is so important to me,” he said of food charity City Harvest.

He added, “Food is a life necessity and many do not have that need met in America. Everything is so damn expensive now. So I am happy to lend my hand when it comes to people getting a nutritional meal. It is a basic human right.”

Gere and Vicki Sue in “Long Time Coming Long Time Gone” on Broadway in 1971. Getty Images

Tyson Beckford also served as the host for the gala, which raised $5 million for New Yorkers in need.

(By/Tashara Jones)
 
 
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