NEW YORK -- Popular actor Richard Gere went undercover as a homeless man in New York City, and he wrote about his experience on Facebook.
His post has gone viral with more than 1 million likes and a half-million shares in just four days.
Gere shared a photo of himself in disguise on Facebook. In the caption Gere wrote:
Gere, the 1999 People magazine "Sexiest Man Alive," has spent a lot of time learning what it's like to be homeless for his latest film "Time Out Of Mind."
The film had a limited release in September.