Eric Roberts

Eric Anthony Roberts is an American film and television actor, winner of one Oscar and three Golden Globe nominations, and the older brother of Hollywood star Julia Roberts. Eric was born on April 18, 1956 in Biloxi, Mississippi. Later, when the family lived in Atlanta, two more children were born - sisters Lisa and Julia. Father Walter Roberts worked as a stage director and director of a theater studio, mother Betty Lou was engaged in acting.

As a child, Eric suffered from stuttering, but while reading poetry, this ailment in the boy disappeared. The father decided to help his son and began to give the child small roles in his own productions. At the age of 5, Eric first appeared on camera in the television play "Little Pioneers", directed by his father. The boy made the final decision about his acting career at the age of 11 after watching the film "Goodbye, Mr. Chips."

In 1970, the Roberts family broke up, the mother went to another man. Eric was on the side of his father and was very worried about the divorce of his parents. Having contacted a company of older guys, the young man began to abuse alcohol and drugs. At the same time, Eric had already played in his father's troupe, demonstrating outstanding acting skills. In 1972, Walter decided to send his son to the best theatrical educational institution - London's Royal Academy of Drama, away from unsuccessful friends.

Studying changed the young man, Eric left addictions and took up a career. After graduating from school in England, Eric entered the American Theater Academy and began performing on Broadway, making his debut in Burn It. The actor was successful: Roberts played more than 100 roles on the stage.

Eric Roberts's creative career in cinema began in 1976, when the actor first appeared in the supporting cast of the NBC series "Another World", which had been broadcast for 12 years. In 1977, Walter Roberts died of cancer, which was a big shock for Eric. In the life of the actor, alcohol began to appear again.

In 1978, Roberts made his full-length debut in Frank Pearson's drama King of the Gypsies. In the movie, Eric, in a duet with Brooke Shields, played the main characters - Dave and Titu. A year later, the artist received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award. In 1981, the actor starred in the title role in the film The Tramp.

In the same year, Eric was in a car accident and was seriously injured, injured his face. For several days the actor is on the verge of death, but managed to get out of this state. Within six months after a series of operations, the young man began to move fully. Plastic surgeons managed to completely restore the face: there are practically no scars left, which can be seen in the photo after the accident.

Eric Roberts soon reappeared as the villain in the 1983 drama Zvezda 80, about the fate of Playboy magazine model Dorothy Stratten. For the lead role of Paul Schneider, Eric received a second Golden Globe nomination. A year later, the actor starred in the comedy "Papa Greenwich Village" together with Mickey Rourke.

In 1985, Roberts's filmography was replenished with two films at once: the Australian comedy "The Cocktail Party" and the adventure drama "Runaway Train" by Andrei Konchalovsky. For the role of fugitive prisoner Buck, Eric Roberts received two nominations at once - for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor.

In the late 80s, Eric Roberts appears exclusively in the leading roles of Hollywood films: the detective "Slow Fire", the comedy "Sudden Awakening", the western "Red as Blood", the action movie "Best of the Best", in Larry Cohen's horror "Ambulance" ... In the 90s, Eric Roberts was assigned the role of a negative hero. He plays criminals, thieves, psychopaths, which negatively affects the actor's own psyche.

During these years, with the participation of Roberts, the films "Love, Treason and Theft", "Thrills", "The Nature of the Beast", "Free Fall" appeared. Hard work leads Roberts to a breakdown, after which the actor was forced to undergo a rehabilitation course in a drug treatment clinic.

In the late 90s, Eric began to cooperate with television channels and took on roles in the series "Saving Light", "Dark Angel", "Doctor Who", "Frazier", "The Drew Carey Show", "Prison Oz", "Godfather Lansky" , "Purgatory". In 1996, Eric Roberts played the drug dealer Bubba Rock in the thriller Prisoners of Heaven, starring Alec Baldwin.

In 1997, Andrei Konchalovsky's two-part adventure film Odyssey was released on television, in which Roberts got the role of Eurymachus, one of Penelope's suitors. In the same year, Eric was reincarnated in the positive hero of the crime series "C-16: FBI" - special agent John Olansky.

Eric Roberts has been repeatedly invited by the Russian director Rodion Nahapetov for filming in the films "Russians in the City of Angels", "Border Blues", "Infection". About 10 films are released annually with the participation of Eric Roberts. The actor works in different genres: comedies, thrillers, crime films, dramas and westerns. The most famous films, where Eric played in the second half of the 2000s, were "Fatal Error", "Pandemic", "Pinkville", "The Expendables". In 2015, Eric Roberts reincarnated as Dave Parker, the hero of Vitaly Vasilkov's drama The Cain Code.

The artist's personal life did not develop for a long time. In the late 70s, Eric Roberts began dating Sandy Dennis, who at that time was almost twice the age of the actor. Then Roberts switched to actress Helen Barkin. In the mid-80s, Eric met Kelly Cunningham, who in 1991 gave him a daughter, Emma Roberts.

But by this time, Eric's feelings for Kelly had already cooled. In 1992, Roberts proposed to Eliza Guerrett. In 1996, Roberts' wife herds the artist manager. The girl also starred with her husband in several films.

Erik Roberts is currently working in the joint US-Russian project “Maximum Impact” directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak, where he plays with Evgeny Stychkin, Maxim Vitorgan, Alexander Nevsky and Mark Dacascos.

"Another World" - 1977 "The Gypsy Baron" - 1978 "Tramp" - 1981 "Star-80" - 1983 "Cocoa Man" - 1985 "Runaway Train" - 1985 "Ambulance" - 1990 "The Nature of the Beast" - 1995 "Prison Oz "- 1997" Purgatory "- 1999" Aerobatics "- 2002" Aurora "- 2006" Pandemic "- 2007" Collision "- 2009" Cain's Code "- 2015

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Eric Roberts Net Worth 2021

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Eric Roberts Net Worth 2020

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Eric Roberts Net Worth 2019

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Eric Roberts Net Worth 2018

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Eric Roberts Net Worth 2017

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Eric Roberts Net Worth 2016

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Eric Roberts Net Worth 2015

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