Richard Gere once dubbed ‘the sexiest man alive’ is now a revered silver fox celebrating his 70th birthday today. Renowned for An Officer and a Gentleman and Pretty Woman, he’s had a run of successful movies (and a few turkeys) in a long career. He seems unfazed by being blackballed by major Hollywood studios in recent times because of his support for the Dalai Lama and Tibet, given their reliance on Chinese money. He has moved over to independent films like Arbitrage which earned him high praise and a Golden Globe nomination in 2012.
His marital life is Hollywood complicated – various high-profile affairs, a four year marriage to Cindy Crawford, an 11 year marriage to actress Carey Lowell which ended in a long drawn out acrimonious three year divorce and he is now hitched to an Spanish publicist and activist which whom he has a child.
He was born 31 August 1949 4.36pm Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (rectified from approximate time). This gives him a serious Sun Saturn in Virgo in his 8th with Pluto also in his 8th. It’s amazing how many superstars have 8th house planets, giving them the ability to project a powerful aura. He has idealistic Neptune, Venus and Mercury in the religious 9th with his Mercury in an outspoken square to Uranus. Plus a high-energy and high-enthusiasm Jupiter in Capricorn in his 1st opposition Mars. His Pluto trines a 12th house Sagittarius Moon.
He’s not an easy man emotionally which is perhaps why he opted in his twenties for Buddhism, Zen first and then, after meeting the Dalai Lama, Tibetan Buddhism. The Dalai Lama’s Cancer Sun is exactly conjunct Gere’s Descendant for a good partnership, with the Dalai Lama’s Moon Neptune in Virgo conjunct Gere’s Sun Saturn in the 8th for a deep and healing connection; and the Dalai Lama’s Jupiter in Gere’s 10th for a positive direction. It won’t all be bliss and peace since the Dalai Lama’s Pluto is conjunct Gere’s Mars which translates in the relationship chart into a controlling though ultimately transformative Sun Pluto conjunction.
Relocating his chart to Dharamsala in India where the Dali Lama now lives, it puts his Venus Neptune in the 4th with Jupiter in his 7th – so really where he is happiest.
He seems to be easing back on the work front with only a short TV series recently which he has said he won’t repeat. With tr Saturn aiming into his first quadrant he may want more time to smell the roses and put his feet up. Though tr Pluto conjunct his Jupiter this year and next will attract some success his way.
A shame he and Debra Winger never did another film together.
Marjorie, could you have a look at Darren Days chart as he has recently split from current wife of 12 years. Known as a serial love rat it seemed like he was getting his act together and settling down and wife seemed very happy with him. Why can’t he hold down these relationships? I see he is a cancer Sun mars in the fourth . What does the future hold.? Thanks for all you do your site is brilliant.