Richard Gere has given his son Homer Gere his most emphatic endorsement yet — and suggested the torch may already be passing to the next generation.
In a recent interview with People, the 76-year-old Pretty Woman star spoke openly about his 26-year-old son’s emerging career, following Homer’s breakout appearance in the third season of HBO’s Euphoria. Richard said he was proud on two counts: his son’s natural ability, and how he carries himself through a notoriously demanding industry. “He’s a good kid. He’s a really good young man who kind of gets it, and this is not an easy job. Not everyone can function within it. So I think he can stay,” he said.
Homer played Dylan Reid in two episodes of Sam Levinson’s series, with his scenes opposite Sydney Sweeney’s Cassie Howard drawing particular attention. Richard admitted he still hadn’t watched his son’s second episode but made clear the career trajectory ahead was impossible to ignore. “He has this big thing coming up with Ryan Murphy, and he just finished shooting a film with Oliver Stone,” he said, adding with a laugh: “So I can retire now. I’m passing the torch.”
The Ryan Murphy project is The Shards, an FX drama series based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Bret Easton Ellis, set in Los Angeles in 1981. Homer plays Robert Mallory, described in the source material as a charismatic but unsettling new student whose arrival at an elite prep school coincides with the activities of a serial killer. He stars alongside Igby Rigney, Graham Campbell, and Kaia Gerber. The casting carries a notable footnote: Richard Gere famously dated Kaia’s mother, Cindy Crawford, in the 1990s.
At the Euphoria season three premiere, Homer described the advice he receives from his father as less about craft and more about conduct. “It’s not necessarily related to the craft, but more like how do you carry yourself, how do you make this work in a positive way,” he said. “Having that kind of sounding board constantly is amazing.”
Richard, meanwhile, is far from done himself. He returns to screens on June 21 in the second season of The Agency. His comments about stepping back were tongue-in-cheek — though his confidence in Homer was plainly genuine. “He’s good at it and he’s having fun, but he can become a rock climber if he wants to do that,” Richard said of his son’s future.
