Celebrities Who You Never Knew Are BuddhistsBy Pat The Movie Critic / September 29, 2017 Richard Gere IMAGE BY: abc news Gere converted to Buddhism in his 20s, and even traveled to Tibet to meet the Dalai Lama in 1976. His devout faith and criticism of the Chinese occupation of Tibet got him banned for life from China. Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20