Richard Gere, known for his preference for privacy, recently made a striking appearance at a red carpet event accompanied by his 41-year-old wife and their 24-year-old son, Homer. Homer’s presence immediately captured attention. Both father and son looked exceptionally stylish in matching black suits, complete with bow ties and crisp white shirts. They exuded charm, flashing warm smiles and sharing a heartfelt embrace for the cameras.
Online fans were pleasantly surprised by Homer’s striking appearance. Comments flooded in, with one admirer exclaiming, “His son is incredibly handsome!” Others echoed similar sentiments, describing him as “quite the looker” and noting that he seemed even more handsome than his father. Homer, born in February 2000, shares his name with his grandfather, Richard Gere’s late father, who passed away at the age of 100 in 2023. His mother is Gere’s second ex-wife, model and actress Carey Lowell.
Homer attended Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York, and recently graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and visual art. He has been working as a research assistant in a therapeutic neuroscience lab at an Ivy League School of Public Health since September 2022.
In a March 2024 interview with Vanity Fair Spain, Richard Gere shared that Homer finds it challenging to separate his father’s on-screen persona from his real-life identity as his dad. Despite this, Homer is beginning to explore his own talents in acting and music, following in his father’s footsteps.
Richard emphasized the significance of his children learning to play musical instruments. Although Homer initially chose the piano before switching to drums, he eventually found his passion as a vocalist in a punk band during his college years. Additionally, the text briefly mentions another celebrity child, Shiloh, daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who has garnered attention on social media for her dancing.