Stars of "Pretty Woman": 25 years later

In March 1990, Garry Marshall's film Pretty Woman was released in the US, in which young, fresh and luxurious Richard Gere and Julia Roberts played the most unobvious love story since My Fair Lady. Since then, it's scary to admit, 25 years have passed. Many of us have already grown up and grown old, and the main stars of "Pretty Woman" are still in demand and popular. However, not every actor from the film was lucky with a career. We looked in retrospect as to how the last quarter century has affected not only Gere and Roberts, but also Jason Alexander, Hector Elizondo, and Laura San Giacomo.

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Julia Roberts

1. THEN: In 1990, Julia Roberts was already an Oscar nominee for her role in Steel Magnolias. Pretty Woman earned her a Golden Globe and a second consecutive Academy Award nomination, this time for her lead role. After this film, Roberts instantly fell into the number of Hollywood stars of the highest echelon. (Still from the film "Pretty Woman")

2. NOW: Since her fame as a prostitute who fell in love with her client, Roberts has been considered one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood. For 25 years, she managed to play the main roles in the films "In Bed with the Enemy", "The Case of the Pelicans", "Best Friend's Wedding", "Stepmother" and "Erin Brockovich" - the latter brought her the coveted "Oscar" in 2001. After receiving the award, Roberts continued to work tirelessly and appeared in such films as Ocean's Eleven, Mona Lisa Smile, Intimacy, Eat, Pray, Love. For her supporting role in August 2013, the actress was again nominated for an Academy Award. (Still from the film "August")

Richard Gere

3. THEN: Before Pretty Woman, Richard Gere starred in An Officer and a Gentleman, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination in 1983. And also in the 70s and 80s he appeared in notable roles in the films "Days of Harvest", "American Gigolo", "Cotton Club" and a remake of Godard's "Breathless". Simply put, Gere has already approached "Pretty Woman" in the status of a star. (Still from the film "Pretty Woman")

4. NOW: After playing Edward Lewis alongside Julia Roberts (a role that also earned him a Golden Globe nomination), Gere later teamed up with the screen actress again in 1999's Runaway Bride. He earned his Globe for his role in the musical Chicago and received another nomination for Vicious Passion in 2013. You can see him in theaters right now in the sequel to Hotel Marigold. (Still from the film "Hotel Marigold. Check-in continues")

Jason Alexander

5. THEN: Jason Alexander appeared in Pretty Woman as Philip Stucky, a friend and advisor to Richard Gere's character. It happened right after the Seinfeld series was launched, where the actor became famous in the role of George Costanza. (Still from the film "Pretty Woman")

6. NOW: After Pretty Woman, Alexander went on to play Seinfeld, during which the actor managed to earn four Golden Globe nominations and seven Emmy awards in nine seasons. Since the early 90s, he has appeared in a great variety of less popular television series and films, and also voiced more than one cartoon, including The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Duckman and The Legend of Tarzan. In addition, Alexander continues a successful career in the stand-up comedy genre. In May, he will appear on our screens in the action movie with Jason Statham "Crazy Card". (Still from the movie "Crazy Card")

Hector Elizondo

7. THEN: Hector Elizondo, 20 years before Pretty Woman, began working in film and television: he played in the series Popi, Colombo, Tales from the Crypt and the films American Gigolo and The Flamingo Kid ". For his role as Barney Thompson in Garry Marshall's film, he received a Golden Globe nomination. (Still from the film "Pretty Woman")

8. NOW: Since Pretty Woman, Elizondo has earned six Emmy nominations, one of which proved successful, and has appeared in a number of television and film projects including Chicago's Hope, Plantation, Detective Detective, and How to Become princess." Since 2011, he has been playing a role in the series The Last Real Man. (A shot from the series "The Last Real Man")

Laura San Giacomo

9. THEN: Laura San Giacomo had a string of small TV roles to her credit when she was approached to play the comic prostitute Keith De Luca, a colleague and friend of Roberts' character, in Pretty Woman. In 1990, she earned herself a Golden Globe nomination for her supporting role in Steven Soderbergh's film Sex, Lies and Videos. (Still from the film "Pretty Woman")

10 NOW: Since Pretty Woman, San Giacomo has received another Golden Globe nomination for her role on Fashion Magazine in 1999. She has also appeared on the small screen in a number of series, including Gargoyles, The Operative, The Mentalist, and Save Grace. (Shot from the TV series "The Mentalist")