David James Gere was born and raised in the small town of Cromwell, Connecticut. His mother and sister were killed in an accident when he was a young boy. His father, James, an educator, later married Veronica Gere who raised David. After graduating from Cromwell High School, he enrolled at Providence College in Rhode Island on academic and track scholarships. While there, he signed to a modelingcontract with Next Model Management NYC in 1996. The following year he received a BA in Political Science with a minor in Film Studies and was featured in a European print campaign for GUESSJeans (1997). Despite his early success as a model, David was inspired by acting and filmmaking and began working both sides of the camera. appearing in short films, documentaries, commercials, and music videos on MTV2 .[1][2]
In business, David got involved with commercial real estate and development in Connecticut. He created small business ventures before returning to the entertainment industry as a film producer and actor. His directorial debut came in 2021. Gere owns bars, nightclubs, restaurants that have been used for filming locations, celebrity appearances and charitable events.[3][4] Gere was awarded “Top 40 Under 40” by CT Magazine in January 2014, a list of young entrepreneurs and successful business persons.[5][6]
Gere is known for casting professional wrestlers in his films.[7][8][9] This relationship led to legendary professional wrestler Tommy Dreamer suggesting Gere get involved with sports entertainment; at Tommy Dreamer's House of Hardcore 3, Gere debuted as his pro wrestling heel manager persona of DG HAVEN. He is currently active in both the House of Hardcore and the Revival Pro Wrestling promotions.[10]
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Gere is best known for his role as Frank Meltzer on the CW Network’s hit show Gossip Girl. Gere has also appeared in television shows and movies, including Ugly Betty, Rocky Balboa, Remains, The Dark Knight Rises, Infected, Self Storage, Army of the Damned, and A Bet's A Bet.[11][1] In 2014, Gere co-starred in the thriller, Buddy Hutchins with Jamie Kennedy, Sally Kirkland, and Sara Malakul Lane.[12][13] The story of the film was highlighted in an Entertainment Tonight piece that aired on February 22, 2014, as the film was produced by the youngest movie producer in history, Richard Switzer, who is Gere's producing partner at Switzer Entertainment Group, LLC.[14] In the summer of 2014, Gere was cast as Tyler Lavey in the teen sex caper, School's Out. The character was loosely based on Gere's real life, as he portrayed a nightclub owner who mentors two high school misfits.[15] Gere is a producing partner at the Woodhaven Production company and has produced various feature films including Sensory Perception, Self Storage, Chilling Visions: The 5 Senses of Fear, Army of the Damned, A Bet's a Bet, The Devil's Dozen, and Almost Mercy.[16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Gere formed a relationship with the infamous former mobster, Henry Hill after Hill appeared twice at The Shadow Room.[23][24] Gere became close to Hill, and they were developing a project together in which Gere was to portray Hill. Hill was famously portrayed by Ray Liotta in the award-winning box office hit, Goodfellas, which was directed by Martin Scorsese. Hill died unexpectedly just days after a meeting with Gere. The future of the film is unknown at this time, but Gere has indicated that he has been in contact with Hill's girlfriend, Lisa Caserta, to revive the project.[25][26]
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and when to remove this template message David Gere born February 15 1975 is an American film producer actor artist and business entrepreneur David GereBornDavid James Gere 1975 02 15 February 15 1975 age 49 Cromwell ConnecticutNationalityAmericanOccupationsFilm produceractorartistbusiness entrepreneurParentJames Gere father Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksBiography editDavid James Gere was born and raised in the small town of Cromwell Connecticut His mother and sister were killed in an accident when he was a young boy His father James an educator later married Veronica Gere who raised David After graduating from Cromwell High School he enrolled at Providence College in Rhode Island on academic and track scholarships While there he signed to a modeling contract with Next Model Management NYC in 1996 The following year he received a BA in Political Science with a minor in Film Studies and was featured in a European print campaign for GUESS Jeans 1997 Despite his early success as a model David was inspired by acting and filmmaking and began working both sides of the camera appearing in short films documentaries commercials and music videos on MTV2 1 2 In business David got involved with commercial real estate and development in Connecticut He created small business ventures before returning to the entertainment industry as a film producer and actor His directorial debut came in 2021 Gere owns bars nightclubs restaurants that have been used for filming locations celebrity appearances and charitable events 3 4 Gere was awarded Top 40 Under 40 by CT Magazine in January 2014 a list of young entrepreneurs and successful business persons 5 6 Gere is known for casting professional wrestlers in his films 7 8 9 This relationship led to legendary professional wrestler Tommy Dreamer suggesting Gere get involved with sports entertainment at Tommy Dreamer s House of Hardcore 3 Gere debuted as his pro wrestling heel manager persona of DG HAVEN He is currently active in both the House of Hardcore and the Revival Pro Wrestling promotions 10 Career editGere is best known for his role as Frank Meltzer on the CW Network s hit show Gossip Girl Gere has also appeared in television shows and movies including Ugly Betty Rocky Balboa Remains The Dark Knight Rises Infected Self Storage Army of the Damned and A Bet s A Bet 11 1 In 2014 Gere co starred in the thriller Buddy Hutchins with Jamie Kennedy Sally Kirkland and Sara Malakul Lane 12 13 The story of the film was highlighted in an Entertainment Tonight piece that aired on February 22 2014 as the film was produced by the youngest movie producer in history Richard Switzer who is Gere s producing partner at Switzer Entertainment Group LLC 14 In the summer of 2014 Gere was cast as Tyler Lavey in the teen sex caper School s Out The character was loosely based on Gere s real life as he portrayed a nightclub owner who mentors two high school misfits 15 Gere is a producing partner at the Woodhaven Production company and has produced various feature films including Sensory Perception Self Storage Chilling Visions The 5 Senses of Fear Army of the Damned A Bet s a Bet The Devil s Dozen and Almost Mercy 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Gere formed a relationship with the infamous former mobster Henry Hill after Hill appeared twice at The Shadow Room 23 24 Gere became close to Hill and they were developing a project together in which Gere was to portray Hill Hill was famously portrayed by Ray Liotta in the award winning box office hit Goodfellas which was directed by Martin Scorsese Hill died unexpectedly just days after a meeting with Gere The future of the film is unknown at this time but Gere has indicated that he has been in contact with Hill s girlfriend Lisa Caserta to revive the project 25 26 References edit a b David Gere IMDb Wood Jennifer Shafer Weekend Special to December 31 2008 Acting with the stars The Middletown Press Film crew to shoot movie scenes at the Shadow Room in Middletown Sunday The Middletown Press January 14 2011 Gere Mears Short Hernandez HGTV All CT News Java Archived from the original on March 2 2014 Retrieved February 26 2014 For Filmmaker Connecticut River Valley s Stars are Brighter Than Tinseltown s Middletown CT Patch January 28 2014 Connecticut Magazine thecutmag com ww5 thecutmag com DMC Reignites Acting Career In Hard Luck Gangster Flick January 12 2011 DMC to Star in Film Alongside Diamond Dallas Page the Source Archived from the original on August 22 2014 Retrieved August 20 2014 Movie Producer turned Wrestling Manager DG Haven has arrived Totally Driven Entertainment Archived from the original on August 19 2014 Retrieved August 15 2014 Courant Hartford July 23 2012 Connecticut Actor David Gere Has Cameo In Dark Knight Rises courant com First Details on Buddy Hutchins Starring Jamie Kennedy Exclusive Behind the Scenes Still Dread Central www dreadcentral com Archived from the original on March 1 2014 Buddy Hutchins Filming Now New Thriller from Youngest Producer in History February 4 2014 SWITZER ENTERTAINMENT GROUP Home Welcome to SEG Archived from the original on March 5 2014 Retrieved April 8 2014 Interview Richard Switzer School s Out July 10 2014 Producer Chad A Verdi Attaches Eric Roberts to Upcoming Film Self Storage Dread Central Archived from the original on March 2 2014 Retrieved February 26 2014 Filmmaker Chad A Verdi Taps Tom DeNucci to Direct Army of the Damned Filming Begins in April Dread Central www dreadcentral com Archived from the original on March 2 2014 Investorideas com Breaking Movie News RI Filmmakers Chad A Verdi and Gino Pereira tap A list actress Mena Suvari American Beauty American Pie for their next feature film A Bet s A Bet www investorideas com Brass City movie wraps Republican American Archived from the original on November 16 2013 Retrieved February 26 2014 DUNNE SUSAN October 30 2013 Corbin Bernsen John Savage Among Stars Filming Sensory Perception In CT courant com http media middletownpress com 2013 01 02 2012 middletown press year in photos 34 http www dreadcentral com news 74294 woodhaven announces new project almost mercy bill moseley and kane hodder star axzz2v4IJicki dead link Michalewicz Claire August 20 2011 Former mobster Henry Hill visits The Shadow Room for event video The Middletown Press Saga of Henry Hill A gangster s old habits die hard Berlin Citizen Archived from the original on March 2 2014 Retrieved February 26 2014 DUNNE SUSAN June 18 2012 Former Gangster Henry Hill Inspired Movie Shoot In Middletown courant com Locals Recall Goodfellas Henry Hill s Visit to City s Old Mob Hangout Middletown CT Patch June 18 2012 External links editDavid Gere at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Gere amp oldid 1199273762, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
