The Life of Legendary Hollywood Actor Richard Gere

Around 1978, Gere began a relationship with Brazilian painter Sylvia Martins. The romance became one of his longer-running personal connections during the years when his movie career was gaining serious momentum and his public image was becoming more magnetic.

Martins was part of a chapter that mixed art, travel, spirituality, and rising fame. Gere was no longer only a stage-trained actor trying to break through; he was becoming a man whose private relationships attracted attention too, and the list of rumored romances kept growing.