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Connecting Richard Gere and Ellie Goulding
Richard Gere
American actor (b. 1949)
He has starred in many films, including ''An Officer and a Gentleman'' (1982), '' The Cotton Club'' (1984), ''Pretty Woman'' (1990), ''Sommersby'' (1993), ''Primal Fear'' (1996), ''Runaway Bride'' (1999), '' I'm Not There'' (2007), '' Arbitrage'' (2012) and '' Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer'' (2016).
His career rebounded with the releases of ''Internal Affairs'' (1990) and '' Pretty Woman'' (1990), the latter of which earned him his second Golden Globe Award nomination.
The 1990s saw Gere star in successful films including ''Sommersby'' (1993) (opposite Jodie Foster), '' Primal Fear'' (1996) and '' Runaway Bride'' (1999) (which reunited him with his ''Pretty Woman'' co-star Julia Roberts).
Pretty Woman
The musical has music and lyrics by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance; the late Garry Marshall and J.F. Lawton wrote the book; and Jerry Mitchell is the director and choreographer.
Bryan Adams
Canadian musician
On September 7, 2015, it was announced that Adams would be performing at the 2015 AFL Grand Final, along with English singer Ellie Goulding and American musician Chris Isaak.
Richard Gere
American actor (b. 1949)
Gere went on to co-star with Jesse Eisenberg and Terrence Howard in '' The Hunting Party'' (2007), a thriller in which he played a journalist in Bosnia. He next appeared with Christian Bale, Heath Ledger and Cate Blanchett in Todd Haynes' semi-biographical film about Bob Dylan, '' I'm Not There'' (2007); Gere was one of six actors to portray a variation of Dylan.
Cate Blanchett
In 2018, Blanchett starred in ''Ocean's 8'', the all-female spin-off of the ''Ocean's Eleven'' franchise, directed by Gary Ross, opposite Sandra Bullock, Anne Hathaway, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, Helena Bonham Carter, Rihanna and Awkwafina.
Rihanna
Rihanna's work has directly influenced numerous artists such as Lorde, Sam Smith, Little Mix, Rita Ora, Billie Eilish, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Ellie Goulding, Kim Petras, Jennie from Blackpink, Marilyn Manson, Jessie J, SZA, Fifth Harmony, Camila Cabello, Demi Lovato, Alexandra Stan, Grimes, Sleater-Kinney, Tegan and Sara, Cover Drive, Cher Lloyd, and Bad Gyal.
Richard Gere
American actor (b. 1949)
Gere went on to co-star with Jesse Eisenberg and Terrence Howard in '' The Hunting Party'' (2007), a thriller in which he played a journalist in Bosnia. He next appeared with Christian Bale, Heath Ledger and Cate Blanchett in Todd Haynes' semi-biographical film about Bob Dylan, '' I'm Not There'' (2007); Gere was one of six actors to portray a variation of Dylan.
Bob Dylan
The tour featured about one hundred performers and supporters from the Greenwich Village folk scene, including T-Bone Burnett, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Joni Mitchell, David Mansfield, Roger McGuinn, Mick Ronson, Joan Baez and Scarlet Rivera, whom Dylan discovered walking down the street, her violin case on her back.
In November 1976, Dylan appeared at the Band's "farewell" concert, with Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Muddy Waters, Van Morrison and Neil Young.
Joni Mitchell
Mitchell's work has had an influence on many other artists, including Taylor Swift, Björk, Prince, Ellie Goulding, Harry Styles, Corinne Bailey Rae, Gabrielle Aplin, Mikael Åkerfeldt from Opeth, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, Marillion members Steve Hogarth and Steve Rothery, their former vocalist and lyricist Fish, Paul Carrack, Haim and Lorde.
Diane Lane
In 2015, Lane appeared in the drama '' Every Secret Thing'' (alongside Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Banks), had a voice role in the Pixar animated feature '' Inside Out'', and co-starred in the biopic ''Trumbo'' (opposite Bryan Cranston and Helen Mirren), which received a Screen Actors Guild nomination for Best Ensemble Cast.
Helen Mirren
English actor
Subtitled "Britain's leading ladies", the campaign featured Mirren alongside British women from various fields, including pop singer Ellie Goulding, double Olympic gold medal-winning boxer Nicola Adams, and writer Monica Ali.
