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Image info
| Artist | Florida Supercon |
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| Credit | https://www.flickr.com/photos/floridasupercon/18720757054/ |
| License | cc-by-2.0 |
| Desc | Eric Roberts at the 2015 Florida SuperCon |
| Usage | Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 |
American actor
Eric Roberts is ...
Alive
| Born | 18 April 1956 in Biloxi |
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| Age | 67 years, 2 months |
| Sex or gender | male |
|---|---|
| Country of citizenship | United States of America |
| Mother | Betty Lou Bredemus |
| Sibling | Lisa Roberts Gillan and Julia Roberts |
| Spouse | Eliza Roberts |
| Child | Emma Roberts and Keaton Simons |
| Occupation | actor, film actor, television actor, voice actor, film producer and stage actor |
| Nominated for | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| Awards | Theatre World Award |
| Twitter username | EricRoberts |
| Educated at | American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Henry W. Grady High School and American Repertory Company |
| Medical condition | stuttering |
About Eric Roberts
Eric Roberts: The Resilient Actor
Eric Roberts has been a fixture in Hollywood for over four decades, with a career that spans film, television, and stage. Born in Biloxi, Mississippi, on April 18, 1956, Roberts grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, where he discovered his love for acting at a young age. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and made his film debut in 1978 in the movie "King of the Gypsies."
Roberts quickly gained recognition for his talent, earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1985 film "Runaway Train." He continued to work steadily throughout the 1980s and 1990s, appearing in films such as "Star 80," "The Pope of Greenwich Village," and "The Specialist."
Despite his success, Roberts struggled with personal demons, including drug addiction and legal troubles. He spent time in rehab and was arrested multiple times, but he never let his struggles derail his career. He continued to work in film and television, earning critical acclaim for his performances in the TV series "Less Than Perfect" and the film "The Dark Knight."
In recent years, Roberts has become a beloved character actor, appearing in a variety of films and TV shows. He has also become a mentor to young actors, sharing his wisdom and experience with the next generation of performers.
Through it all, Roberts has remained resilient, never giving up on his dreams or his passion for acting. He has proven that with hard work and determination, anything is possible.
References:
- "Eric Roberts." IMDb, IMDb.com, www.imdb.com/name/nm0000616/.
- "Eric Roberts." Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 23 Apr. 2021, www.biography.com/actor/eric-roberts.
Films - which cast members have died?
Eric Roberts has been a part of these films.
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Babylon
2022 film directed by Damien Chazelle
The Dark Knight
2008 American superhero film
Inherent Vice
2014 American crime comedy-drama film
The Expendables
2010 first film of The Expendables series
The Cable Guy
1996 film by Ben Stiller
Lovelace
pornography film by Millennium Films
The Human Centipede 3
2015 body horror film
Runaway Train
1985 film by Andrei Konchalovsky
DOA: Dead or Alive
2006 film by Corey Yuen
Watch on the Rhine
1943 film
Cecil B. Demented
2000 American black comedy film
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006 film by Dito Montiel
Star 80
1983 film by Bob Fosse
The Specialist
1994 film by Luis Llosa
Spun
2002 crime film
A Trip to Jamaica
2016 film by Robert Peters
Best of the Best
1989 American Martial Arts film
Assault on Wall Street
2013 film by Uwe Boll
National Security
2003 film by Dennis Dugan
Final Analysis
1992 film by Phil Joanou
Deadline
2012 American mystery drama film
By the Sword
1991 film by Jeremy Kagan
Best of the Best 2
film
The Pope of Greenwich Village
1984 film by Michael Cimino, Stuart Rosenberg
The Last Shot
2004 comedy film
The Nature of the Beast
1995 American direct-to-video mystery horror film
It's My Party
1996 film by Randal Kleiser
Phat Girlz
2006 film by Nnegest Likké
Before I Sleep
Heaven's Prisoners
1996 film by Phil Joanou
Hunt to Kill
2010 film by Keoni Waxman
Head Full of Honey
film directed by Til Schweiger
Rude Awakening
1989 film by Aaron Russo, David Greenwalt
The Prophecy II
film
Con Games
2001 American direct to video action drama film
Miss Cast Away and the Island Girls
2004 film by Bryan Michael Stoller
King of the Gypsies
1978 film by Frank Pierson
Ayla: The Daughter of War
2017 Turkish movie by Can Ulkay
The Coca-Cola Kid
1985 film by Dušan Makavejev
Compadres
2016 film by Enrique Begne
Wrong Cops
2013 film by Mr. Oizo
The Ambulance
1990 film by Larry Cohen
Sol Goode
2001 film by Danny Comden
The Chaos Experiment
2009 film by Philippe Martinez
L.A. Slasher
2015 film by Martin Owen
One Way
2006 film by Reto Salimbeni
Royal Kill
2009 film by Babar Ahmad
In the Blink of an Eye
Six: The Mark Unleashed
2004 film by Kevin Downes
Silver Case
2011 film by Christian Filippella
The Condemned 2
2015 film by Roel Reiné
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987 film by Bill Couturié
Wolves of Wall Street
2002 film by David DeCoteau
Six Gun Savior
2014 film directed by Kirk Murray
Wildflowers
1999 drama film directed by Melissa Painter
Endangered Species
2003 science fiction horror film
The Institute
2017 film by James Franco
The Opposite Sex
Monster Island
2019 film by Mark Atkins
La Cucaracha
1998 film by Jack Perez
Bed & Breakfast
2010 film by Márcio Garcia
Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride
1990 film by Stuart Margolin
Blood Red
1989 American Western drama film directed by Peter Masterson
Power 98
Hard Luck Love Song
film
Maximum Impact
2016 film by Andrzej Bartkowiak
Most Wanted
1997 film by David Glen Hogan
Mercy Streets
2000 film by Jon Gunn
Confessions of an Action Star
2005 film by Brad Martin
The Wrong Roommate
2016 film by David DeCoteau
Snow White: A Deadly Summer
2012 film by David DeCoteau
Dante's Inferno Animated
Lip Service
American Strays
The Hot Flashes
2013 film by Susan Seidelman
Raggedy Man
1981 film by Jack Fisk
The Civilization of Maxwell Bright
2005 film
Making Sandwiches
1998 short film
Public Enemies
1996 film by Mark L. Lester
Amityville Death House
2015 film by Polonia brothers
Dark Honeymoon
film
Nobody's Fool
1986 film by Evelyn Purcell
Rock Slyde
The Alternate
2000 film by Sam Firstenberg
Black Gold
2011 drama film
Enemies Among Us
The Immortals
1995 film
A Fatal Obsession
The Mark
2012 Christian film about the Rapture, starring Craig Sheffer, Gary Daniels, Eric Cooper and Sonia Couling
My Date with Drew
2004 documentary film
Freefall
1994 action film
The Butcher
2009 film by Jesse V. Johnson
Hollywood Dreams
2006 film by Henry Jaglom
Restraining Order
1999 film by Lee H. Katzin
Unbridled
2017 film
The Grave
1996 film by Jonas Pate
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