Richard Gere
The 1970s film Looking for Mr. Goodbar marked the beginning of Richard Tiffany Gere’s acting career, with the actor playing a supporting role in the film. Around the same time, he was cast as a character in the television series Days of Heaven. When he featured in the film American Gigolo, he became instantly famous. This was the beginning of his rise to prominence as not only a leading man, but also as a sex icon.
Mark Hamill
The man who was cast to play none other than Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise is, in fact, this very person. Aside from the science fiction series, he has also appeared in films such as The Big Red One and Corvette Summer. In the 1980s, he also worked on a handful of theater productions, which you can see here. In the past, Mark Richard Hamill has also worked as a writer and a voice actor for several projects.