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In 1967, Gere graduated from North Syracuse Central High School, where he excelled at gymnastics and music and played the trumpet. [7] Gere attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst on a gymnastics scholarship, studying philosophy; after two years, he left and did not graduate.
Richard started early as a musician, playing a number of instruments in high school and writing music for high school productions. He graduated from North Syracuse Central High School in 1967, and won a gymnastics scholarship to the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, where he majored in philosophy.
- August 31, 1949
Richard Tiffany Gere was born on August 31, 1949, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, to Doris Ann and Homer George Gere. He studied at North Syracuse Central High School , where he excelled at gymnastics and music.
Apr 2, 2014 · After graduating from North Syracuse Central High School in 1967, Richard Gere studied philosophy at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst on a gymnastics scholarship. He left...
Sep 7, 2024 · In 1967 he enrolled at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst on a gymnastics scholarship but left college after two years to work as a musician. He performed in numerous bands and began acting in summer programs throughout New England.
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He graduated from North Syracuse High School, in North Syracuse, NY, in 1967. While in school, he participated in theater (playing the starring role in The King and I ), football, band, student council, and gymnastics.
Graduating from North Syracuse Central High School in 1967, Gere's path initially led him to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst on a gymnastics scholarship. However, the allure of the stage proved too strong to resist, and after two years of philosophical exploration, Gere embarked on a journey to follow his passion for theater.
