Richard Gere just might be his son Homer Gere’s number one fan.
During a recent interview with People, the Pretty Woman star, 76, opened up about his 26-year-old son following in his acting footsteps.
“I’m proud of him on two levels,” he said. “One, he’s really good. He really kind of preternaturally knows what he’s doing. But he’s also handling it really well. 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.”
Homer recently caught people’s attention with his breakout role as Dylan Reid on two episodes of Sam Levinson’sEuphoria, notably his sex scene with Sydney Sweeney, who played Cassie Howard, in season three.
“I still need to see his second episode ofEuphoria,” Richard admitted, “but he has this big thing coming up with Ryan Murphy, and he just finished shooting a film with Oliver Stone.” He quipped afterward, “So I can retire now. I’m passing the torch.”
Homer will next star alongside Kaia Gerber, Igby Rigney, Graham Campbell and Hayes Warner on The Shards, based on a book by Bret Easton Ellis. The series was co-created by Ellis and Ryan Murphy. As for Richard, who became a Hollywood heartthrob in the 1980s following his role in American Gigolo, he returns to screens in The Agency season two on June 21.
“I don’t think he’s got to make a life choice to commit to this if he’s doing this now,” the Maybe I Do actor added of his son’s acting career. “He’s good at it and he’s having fun, but he can become a rock climber if he wants to do that.”
Richard shares Homer with hisex-wife Carey Lowell. He also has two younger children with his wife, Alejandra Silva.