RICHARD GERE – $100M
Actor and producer Richard Gere was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1949. Richard Gere began his career in the 1970s. In his early days, Richard became an emerging talent on Broadway. Due to his high-profile and short-term marriage to supermodel Cindy Crawford between 1991 and 1995, his spiritual belief in Buddhism and his love for religion also made headlines. Over the past four decades, Richard Gere often surprising audiences with new craftsmanship and charm.
Award-winning films credited to him are Pretty Woman, Primal Fear, Runaway Bride, and the musical Chicago where he won a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award as one of the casts. Apart from his successful career, he is also an activist who established the Gere Foundation “to help sponsor human rights in Tibet and support the Dalai Lama.” He also supported charities to help AIDS victims in India. With a 100-million-dollar net worth, Gere is indeed setting a good example of giving back to the needy.