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I'm younger than I once was. Internally. Less self-conscious. Less insecure.

Richard Gere

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Richard Gere
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: August 31
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Human Rights Activist
Photographer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Richard Tiffany Gere
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Insecure
Younger
Conscious
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