Emil Foley in An Officer and a Gentleman earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1982 (pictured). Louis Gossett Jr became an overnight star when his role as Sgt. Since then the New York native has been continuously working and boasts an acting resume that spans over five decades in TV, film and stage. Emil Foley in An Officer and a Gentleman earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1982. Louis Gossett Jr pictured in An Officer and a Gentleman in 1982 and right, in February 2020. The 65-year-old actress now lives with her husband, actor Arliss Howard, and their two sons on their working farm in Sullivan County, New York.
QUIZ: Can you guess the '80s film from the quote? Only film buffs will get more than 6/10 Since then Debra has worked as a teaching fellow at Harvard, has starred in Netflix's 2016 hit The Ranch and has worked as an executive producer on documentary films. In 1995, aged 40, Debra decided to take a break from acting and after Rosanna Arquette released a critically acclaimed documentary called Searching for Debra Winger in 2002, she returned to acting, playing Anne Hathaway's mother in Rachel's Getting Married.ĭebra Winger pictured with her actor husband Arliss Howard in 2004. Previously to playing Paula in An Officer and a Gentleman, Debra Winger was nominated for both a BAFTA and a Golden Globe for her role in Urban Cowboy with John Travolta in 1980 - not bad her for second ever film role! See more: When Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta reunited after 24 years to sing ‘You’re The One That I Want’įollowing on from the success of An Officer and a Gentleman when she was just 27-years-old, Debra starred in Terms of Endearment (1983) and Shadowlands (1993) - both performances earning her Oscar nominations for Best Actress. So, this has been a very emotional experience."ĭebra Winger in 1982 and right, pictured at the Annual Kennedy Center Honors in 2019. A lot of that stuff I don’t think is ever shown. Like stuff in the beginning in the Philippines and the beginning with my father. I think there’s stuff in here that isn’t usually seen. "But I haven’t watched the whole movie since we made it. See more: The 30 greatest romcom movies ever, ranked in order of guilty pleasure romantic bliss Speaking at a film festival in 2012, Richard said: "Every once and awhile, I could be jet lagged somewhere all over the world and An Officer and a Gentleman is playing on MTV in the middle of the night and I’ll watch a scene or two. However An Officer and a Gentleman holds a place in Gere's heart. Richard Gere married Cindy Crawford in 1991, nine years after An Officer and a Gentleman made him a household name.
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Unbeknownst to the 30-year old actor at the time was that he would go on to become one of the most famous leading men of his generation and star in some of the most successful movies of all time.Īfter An Officer and a Gentleman, Gere went on to star in a series of hits including The Cotton Club (1984), Pretty Woman (1990) Runaway Bride (1999), I'm Not There (2007) and won a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Billy Flynn in Chicago (2002) and was married to supermodel Cindy Crawford for four years before they divorced in 1995.
Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman in 1982 and (right) in January 2020.Īfter filming was wrapped in Washington in 1981, Richard Gere was already becoming a big star in the US box office thanks to his 1980 hit American Gigolo. Where are the cast of An Officer and a Gentleman now? But just where are the cast now and what happened after Zack graduated to the Navy? Let's find out.