Richard Gere and Son Homer Make Rare Appearance Together at Cannes

Richard Gere stepped out for the 77th annual Cannes Movie Competition along with his spouse Alejandra Silva and his eldest son, Homer.

Homer James Jigme Gere, 24, joined his father on the pink carpet for the premiere of his father’s new movie Oh, Canada, on Friday, Might 17. Whereas Gere and Homer regarded dashing in matching black tuxedos, Silva shocked in a black floor-length robe embroidered with pink flowers. The trio was photographed collectively later that night time on the Oh, Canada afterparty, which was hosted by Veuve Clicquot.

(Directed by Paul Schrader and starring Gere, Oh, Canada relies on Russell Banks’ 2021 novel Foregone, which follows a dying author who has fled to Canada to keep away from the draft for the Vietnam Struggle.)

Gere shares Homer along with his second ex-wife Carey Lowell, from whom he cut up in 2013. The actor additionally shares two youthful sons — Alexander, 4, and a second little one whose title hasn’t been introduced, born in 2020 — with Silva, 41. Us Weekly confirmed that the couple had married in a secret ceremony in 2018 after three years of relationship.

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“I’ve discovered the quiet and comfortable life that I’ve all the time sought,” Gere instructed HOLA! Journal in April 2018 following his marriage ceremony to Silva. The Spain native equally instructed the journal on the time, “I used to be slightly misplaced, with out mild, and realizing him gave that means to my life. It was feeling that somebody was reaching out and displaying me my true path.”

Even earlier than marrying Silva, Gere spoke about prioritizing his household over his work. In a March 2015 interview with the Hindustan Instances, Gere opened up about his option to all the time put household first, which generally meant turning down jobs.

“My movie choices are principally mine, however I’m very cautious about not being away from my son, Homer James Jigme Gere, for very lengthy,” he instructed the outlet on the time. “So, if I’ve to be away for lengthy, I speak to him about it, and if there’s a downside, I don’t take up the challenge. And I’ve performed that. Your loved ones is extra necessary than something.”

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As for Homer, the 24-year-old largely stays out of the highlight. In an April 2024 interview with Self-importance Honest Spain, which was initially written in Spanish, the Fairly Lady star admitted that Homer doesn’t absolutely “perceive” his dad’s degree of fame.

“He doesn’t perceive it,” Gere stated. “And additionally it is very troublesome 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 troublesome for him to get into the story.” He added, “Because it occurs, he simply began appearing too. He has instantly develop into and appears to get pleasure from it. He’s been writing and directing little motion pictures, so we’ve got this new factor in frequent.”