This is a biography of the actor, Richard Gere, who found Hollywood stardom in the 1980s with films such as American Gigolo, Yanks, An Officer and a Gentleman and Breathless. The book traces Gere's life and career from his staunchly Methodist middle-class upbringing to his present role as a Buddhist and a champion of good causes. It examines how he has been determined to remain an individual, almost dismissive of his career, and living down his celebrity image. The book looks at his college success, his musical talents and failings, his West end hits in Grease, his more recent films, including Pretty Woman, Sommersby and First Knight, and his marriage to supermodel, Cindy Crawford.