In his new film The Hoax, Richard Gere does a lot of fast-talking. As Clifford Irving, one of the most notorious scam artists the last century ever produced, Gere - wearing a bit of putty on his nose - shmoozes, cajoles, insinuates and babbles. As fast as the actor's feet moved in Chicago, his mouth moves in this movie. And when Gere-as-Irving isn't talking, you can still see him thinking about what lie he'll concoct next. 

Who is this guy, and what has he done with the real Richard Gere?