‘80s Acting Heartthrob Reacts to Son's Euphoria Breakout Role

Richard Gere got emotional talking about his 26-year-old actor son Homer. He told People how good he thinks his son is. Homer, whom the 76-year-old Pretty Woman star shares with his second wife, Carey Lowell, recently starred in two episodes of Euphoria. Homer played Dylan Reid in the HBO show and shared a racy scene with Sydney Sweeney.

"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," Richard told the outlet.

Although Richard admits he has yet to see those scenes with Sweeney. "I still need to see his second episode of Euphoria, but he has this big thing coming up with Ryan Murphy, and he just finished shooting a film with Oliver Stone," Gere said.

Homer is next set to star with Kaia Gerber in the Ryan Murphy-produced series The Shards, based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis. Kaia is the daughter of Richard's ex, Cindy Crawford.

"So I can retire now. I'm passing the torch," Richard joked.

When asked whether Homer is committing to staying in the industry, Richard wasn't sure because "he's got to make a life choice to commit to this if he's doing this now." He added: "He's good at it and he's having fun, but he can become a rock climber if he wants to do that."

The Primal Fear star admitted he never had his sights set on Hollywood, in fact, he was also a musician. "I was a studio musician and had a lot of other things going on. But acting was the one that kind of brought it all together - my interest in psychology, philosophy, music, art."

Homer did tell Peoplein a separate interview that his dad is someone who "gives great advice" and that he calls every day as a "sounding board."

"It's not necessarily related to like the craft, but more like how do you carry yourself, how do you make this work in a positive way," Homer explained.

You can see Richard Gere in season two of The Agency, which returns to Paramount+ on June 21.

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This story was originally published June 8, 2026 at 5:40 PM.