'Pretty Woman' Cast: What Happened To Them?
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'Pretty Woman'
In 1990, Pretty Woman, directed by Garry Marshall was released and helped make Julia Roberts and Richard Gere the Hollywood legends they are now. The romantic comedy is one of the most popular movies of the 1990's.
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Richard Gere and Julia Roberts
The movie actually made over $400 million at the box office - not bad for a production that only cost about $16 million...
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Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts received an Oscar nomination for her role as the prostitute "Vivien Ward", who falls in love with Richard Gere. Good for her, but she actually wasn't the first choice for the part: Jennifer Connelly, Molly Ringwald and Daryl Hannah were all supposed to play "Vivien", but turned it down.
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Julia Roberts and Richard Gere
When "Edward Lewis" takes his beloved "Vivien" to the opera house, they go to see a staging of "La Traviata". Ironically, the opera written by Giuseppe Verdi is about a courtesan who falls for a rich man from a popular and wealthy family.
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Julia Roberts
In 1964, Roy Orbison recorded the original version of the song "Pretty Woman". The musician unfortunately never saw the movie, he passed away in 1988.
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Julia Roberts
The actress from Georgia, who actually wanted to be a veterinarian as a child, won the Academy Award in 2001 for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role in the drama Erin Brockovich. With a basic fee of about $20 million Dollars per film, she is one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood. Roberts has been married to her husband Daniel Moder since 2002, the couple have three children.
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Richard Gere and Alejandra Gere
Richard Gere was already a well-known actor when he was cast in Pretty Woman. After his role as "Edward Lewis", he appeared in numerous other films like Sommersby, Chicago and Shall We Dance? to name just a few. He is a practicing Tibetan Buddhist of the Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism and an active supporter of the Dalai Lama.
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Laura San Giacomo
Laura San Giacomo played the saucy prostitute "Kit De Luca" in 'Pretty Woman'...
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Laura San Giacomo
The actress, who is only 5'2, has since appeared in many films and TV series. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her role as "Maya Gallo" in the popular sitcom Just Shoot Me! in 1999 and also starred as "Rhetta Rodriguez" in the TV show Saving Grace.
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Hector Elizondo
Hector Elizondo played the hotel manager "Bernard Thompson" in Pretty Woman. By now, the popular actor has starred in over 80 films and in many TV shows.