Eric Anthony Roberts was born on April 18,1956 and is an American actor.
61 Facts About Eric Roberts
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Eric Roberts's career began with a leading role in King of the Gypsies for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination.
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Eric Roberts was nominated again at the Golden Globes for his role in Bob Fosse's Star 80.
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Eric Roberts is the older brother of actress Julia Roberts.
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Eric Anthony Roberts was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, on April 18,1956, to Betty Lou Bredemus and Walter Grady Roberts, one-time actors and playwrights, who met while touring with a production of George Washington Slept Here for the armed forces.
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Eric Roberts' mother became a church secretary and real estate agent, and his father was a vacuum cleaner salesman.
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In 1971, Eric Roberts' parents filed for divorce, which was finalized in early 1972.
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Eric Roberts stayed with his father, who died of cancer in March 1977, in Atlanta.
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Eric Roberts is of English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, German, and Swedish descent.
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Eric Roberts got his start on the now-defunct NBC daytime soap opera Another World originating the role of Ted Bancroft from February 14 to June 17,1977.
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Eric Roberts received Golden Globe Award nominations for his early starring roles in King of the Gypsies and Star 80.
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Eric Roberts was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1985 for his role as the escaped convict Buck in the film Runaway Train; the award went to Don Ameche for Cocoon.
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Eric Roberts' other starring roles included Paul's Case, Raggedy Man, The Pope of Greenwich Village, The Coca-Cola Kid, Nobody's Fool, Best of the Best, By the Sword, Final Analysis, Best of the Best 2, The Specialist, The Immortals, La Cucaracha, and Purgatory.
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Eric Roberts co-starred in the 1996 television miniseries version of In Cold Blood, in the role of Perry Smith; he was nominated as Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television.
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Eric Roberts starred in C-16 for its entire 1997 to 1998 run.
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Eric Roberts starred opposite John Ritter in the movie Tripfall in 1998.
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Eric Roberts played the Archangel Michael in The Prophecy II.
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Eric Roberts co-starred on the ABC situation comedy Less than Perfect.
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Eric Roberts appeared in an episode of CSI: Miami as Ken Kramer, a murderer on death row convicted of killing a young couple.
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Eric Roberts voiced the Superman villain Mongul in the animated series Justice League, and reprised his role in Justice League Unlimited in the episode "For the Man Who Has Everything".
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Eric Roberts performed the voice of Dark Danny in Nickelodeon's Danny Phantom.
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Eric Roberts appeared in the first season of Heroes as Thompson, an associate of Mr Bennet.
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Eric Roberts then reprised the role in the third-season episode "Villains" and in the fourth-season "The Wall".
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In 2000, Eric Roberts played a serial killer in The Flying Dutchman.
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In 2003, Eric Roberts appeared in The Killers' music video for their song "Mr Brightside", later reprising the role in the music video for their 2012 single "Miss Atomic Bomb".
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Eric Roberts had a major role in the British-German-American martial arts action film DOA: Dead or Alive, based on the famous videogame of the same name, which grossed $7.5 million on a budget of $30 million.
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In early January 2007, Eric Roberts starred in the two-part miniseries Pandemic as the mayor of Los Angeles.
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Eric Roberts appeared as a panelist on the television game show Hollywood Squares.
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Eric Roberts portrayed Seth Blanchard on the second season of the Starz series Crash, from 2009.
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In 2009, Eric Roberts appeared as himself in "Tree Trippers", a season five episode of Entourage.
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Eric Roberts is portrayed as a mushroom and drug fanatic as he gives the boys mushrooms and joins them in Joshua Tree National Park to trip as they contemplate Vince's next movie decision.
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Eric Roberts appeared in the independent movie Rock Slyde, starring Patrick Warburton, Andy Dick, Rena Sofer, and Elaine Hendrix.
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Eric Roberts had the main role in the action movie The Butcher.
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Eric Roberts was acted in the psychological thriller film Royal Kill.
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Eric Roberts starred in the 2012 mystery thriller Deadline, playing the role of politically incorrect reporter Ronnie Bullock.
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Eric Roberts appeared in the horror film Snow White: A Deadly Summer, directed by David DeCoteau.
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Eric Roberts is featured as Uncle Shadrack, head of a Romani family, in 2012's The Finder on FOX.
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Eric Roberts had a recurring role in the TV series The Finder as a gypsy who had the title of king among a gypsy community in southern Florida.
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Eric Roberts had in the drama film Before I Sleep, which received good critics and premiered in competition at the Heartland Film Festival on October 19,2013.
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Between 2014 and 2015 Eric Roberts played the recurring character Charles Forstman in the TV legal drama Suits.
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Eric Roberts is a Ficore member of SAG-AFTRA and works on union as well as non-union projects.
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Eric Roberts had a role in the drama film Papa, alongside Robert Scott Wilson, Paul Sorvino, Daryl Hannah, Mischa Barton, Frankie Avalon, Ann-Margret, and Michael Madsen which received favorables reviews.
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Eric Roberts had a major role in the action movie The Reliant, alongside Kevin Sorbo.
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Eric Roberts appears on the sci-fi movie The Immortal Wars: Resurgence.
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Eric Roberts played a supporting role in the family movie A Karate Christmas Miracle.
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Also in 2019,23 years after initially playing the role, Eric Roberts reprised his version of the Master, working with Big Finish Productions.
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Eric Roberts made his debut in series 5 of the spinoff series, The Diary of River Song.
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Eric Roberts has reprised the role of the Master in Doctor Who audio dramas produced by Big Finish Productions.
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In January 2021, Eric Roberts reprised the role of the Master in Masterful, a special audio drama release celebrating the 50th anniversary of the debut of that character.
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Eric Roberts was involved in the drama movie After Masks, the horror film 616 Wilford Lane and the comedy Mr Birthday.
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Eric Roberts holds a black belt in Taekwondo and has demonstrated his skills as a fighter in the Best of the Best franchise.
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In 1981, some months after Eric Roberts began living with Dennis, he was in a debilitating car accident near their home.
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Eric Roberts let go of the steering wheel, and the car ended up hitting a tree.
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Eric Roberts has a daughter, Emma, from a live-in relationship with Kelly Cunningham; Emma was born on February 10,1991.
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Eric Roberts eventually became an actress as well, making her major-film debut at age 10 in the 2001 drama Blow.
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Eric Roberts's stepson, Keaton Simons, is a singer-songwriter, and his stepdaughter, Morgan Simons, is a chef.
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Eric Roberts became a grandfather for the first time in December of 2020 when Emma gave birth to her first child, a son named Rhodes, with actor Garrett Hedlund.
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On January 12,2001, Eric Roberts visited The Howard Stern Radio Show with Garrett, during a segment called "The Gossip Game" with Mike Walker of the National Enquirer.
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Eric Roberts confirmed that he and his sister, Julia, had been estranged for several years.
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In 1987, Eric Roberts was arrested for possession of cocaine and marijuana, and resisting arrest after he tried to assault a New York police officer.
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In February 1995, Eric Roberts was arrested for shoving his wife into a wall.