Richard Gere Makes Uncommon Look with Lookalike Son Homer (Unique)

• Richard Gere made a uncommon look with spouse Alejandra Gere and son Homer Gere throughout Metropolis Harvest Presents The 2025 Gala in New York Metropolis on Tuesday, April 22
• The actor spoke with PEOPLE about what it meant to have his eldest youngster by his facet, noting that he’s “at all times joyful to see” 25-year-old Homer
• Gere can be dad to 2 sons with Alejandra: Alexander, 6, and James, 5

Richard Gere is one proud papa.

The actor had two of his most cherished family members — spouse Alejandra Gere (née Silva) and son Homer Gere — by his facet as they attended Metropolis Harvest Presents The 2025 Gala: Carnaval at Cipriani forty second Avenue in New York Metropolis on Tuesday, April 22.

Talking with PEOPLE on the purple carpet, Gere, 75, raved about his gratitude for the time he will get to spend together with his eldest youngster, 25, whatever the when and the place.

“I at all times love being with my son,” says the Fairly Girl star. “If we’re out within the woods strolling, if we’re right here doing one thing good for different individuals, I am at all times joyful to see him.”

Gere shares Homer with ex-wife Carey Lowell, whereas he additionally has two youthful sons — Alexander, 6, and James, 5 — with spouse Alejandra, 42.

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Again in April 2024, Gere advised Self-importance Truthful Spain that Homer would not fairly perceive how well-known his father is, because the household would not “exit a lot” normally.

The Company actor went on to share that he would not go to premieres or watch his personal movies, including that neither his spouse nor his eldest son have seen lots of his motion pictures.

“He would not perceive it,” Gere mentioned when requested if Homer grasps that his dad is a star. “And it is usually very tough for him to see me on the display screen as a result of even when I play an excessive character, I’m nonetheless his father and it’s tough for him to get into the story.”

The daddy of three added of Homer, “Because it occurs, he simply began performing too. He has instantly turn into and appears to take pleasure in it. He is been writing and directing little motion pictures, so now we have this new factor in frequent.”

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Tuesday’s gala in New York Metropolis, in the meantime, was hosted by Jason Biggs and featured a reside public sale to boost cash for Metropolis Harvest. The occasion “comes at a essential time because the group famous that visits to New York Metropolis soup kitchens and meals pantries are on the highest stage on report,” per a launch.

“Greater than 3 million New Yorkers are struggling to make ends meet as they grapple with excessive prices for hire, meals and different requirements,” the outline reads. “This yr, Metropolis Harvest, which helped to start out the meals rescue motion greater than 40 years in the past, will redirect practically 83 million kilos of high-quality, nutritious meals without cost to a whole lot of soup kitchens and meals pantries throughout New York Metropolis.”

It is an occasion that Gere at all times cherishes being in attendance for. As he tells PEOPLE, “I can not keep in mind what number of years I have been coming to this, however I feel it is probably the most essential teams of individuals within the New York space.”

“The hundreds of thousands of people who find themselves fed by this group is astonishing, and I’ve seen it develop over time,” he continues. “The motivation is impeccable. The flexibility to ship meals to individuals is impeccable, so I am very proud to be right here.”