Born: August 31, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

A man with the title of the sexiest man alive, the American Gigolo Richard Gere. Gere started his career in a stage play and later was cast into small movie roles. He gained critical acclaim with American Gigolo and became a leading sex symbol. Despite some backlash for his political views against China Gere was exiled from Hollywood but made a lasting impact with his movies.