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Fans Were Shocked When They Found Out That The Homeless Man In These Pictures Was Actually Richard Gere
The public is seeing more old photos of Richard Gere in a hobo outfit. Many people are taken aback years later when they realize who the star was who supported the nice deed of a stranger.
Hollywood legend Richard Gere, 74, has portrayed a number of characters that demonstrate the breadth of the actor’s abilities. 2014 saw him transition into homelessness in one of these roles. Many people were unaware at the time that it was for a movie, much less that it was starring Gere. The ancient media depicting him in persona still surprises our Dailypositiveinfo readers years later.
While strolling around New York City’s streets, Gere was utterly unidentifiable to the general population. “No one looked at me for more than forty minutes. I was in one of New York’s busiest areas.” Richard Gere once said, “I wouldn’t have lasted 30 seconds if I had been there.”
The “Runaway Bride” actress can be seen wearing an olive-colored pair of slacks, a long-sleeved blouse, a beige scarf, and a charcoal beanie in a number of photos.
In certain photos, Gere was also seen sitting close to actor Ben Vereen, who portrayed a different homeless man in the film. Gere also had on a slightly soiled raincoat.
Further media depicts the actor carrying plastic bags while strolling around. During the movie’s filming, a few bystanders observed Gere walking past them in these pictures.
At the time, most people were unaware that Gere was portraying George, a dad who wished to mend his damaged connection with his daughter Maggie, portrayed by actress Jena Malone.
While seeking refuge at a shelter for homeless men called “Bellevue Hospital,” George strikes up a friendship with a fellow client at the facility who helps him try to repair the relationship with his daughter. The movie in which Gere played this character is called “Time Out of Mind.”
Even years after his name was made public, Dailypositiveinfo readers who have watched our most recent throwback post of the famous moment are still in disbelief that the homeless man was really Gere. One reader said, “I wouldn’t have recognized him.”
Another expressed, “Wow! I remember him in [‘Pretty Woman’], an old movie.” In addition to their surprise, many commented on the fact that, with his role as George, Gere spotlighted the seriousness of homelessness issues in society.
“WOW. [Not] surprised though. That’s New York City for you. [It’s] sad though…. Very sad!!!!” exclaimed a reader on Facebook. Echoing a similar sentiment, another added, “OMG..if [it’s] true 😔 [it’s] so sad 😢 but I don’t know what they [are] doing in Hollywood to [these] people 😠.”
Praising Gere’s actions, someone else chimed in with, “Amazing. I’m glad he did this, taking a good look at OUR SOCIETY.”
When the film was still being made and people still thought of Gere as just another homeless man living on the streets, a kind-hearted French mother noticed him and handed him food.
Karine Gombeau, traveling from Paris to New York with her family, saw Gere going through a trash can close to Grand Central Terminal, not realizing that he was an actor playing a homeless man for the movie.
Heartbroken by what she saw, Gombeau decided to give Gere some leftover slices of a big pizza that she, her husband, and their son had ordered at an Italian eatery. Approaching the “Unfaithful” talent with the pizza, Gere asked, “What’s in the bag?”
Gombeau recalled how she had tried to respond in English but ended up answering in a mix of English and her native language, French. “I said, ‘Je suis désolée [I am sorry], but the pizza is cold,” revealed the French tourist. “He said, ‘Thank you so much. God bless you,'” Gombeau divulged further.
When Gombeau received a story copy of her good deed from The Post two days later, she realized that Gere was merely playing the homeless persona. She insisted that a member of the Salisbury Hotel staff, where she was staying at the time, had given her the item.
Much to her surprise, Gombeau found a photo of herself with Richard Gere inside the article. “It was magical… It’s crazy, this story. It’s unimaginable that something like this could happen,” she previously marveled.
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