Eric Roberts Bio, Wife, Son, Girlfriend, Accident, Movies, Net worth

Eric Roberts Biography

Eric Anthony Roberts popularly known as Eric Roberts is an award winning American actor known for films such as King of the Gypsies, Wolves of Wall Street, Run Away Train , Deadline and Sicilian Vampire. He has earned both a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in RunAway Train  as well as several other awards. He is an avid supporter of animal rights and leads a vegan lifestyle.

Eric Roberts Age

He was born on April 18, 1956 in Biloxi, Mississipi, United States. He is 62 years old as of 2018.

Eric Roberts Height

He is 1.78m tall.

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His father was Walter Grady Robert and his mother was Bety Lou Bredemus. They co-founded the Atlanta Actors and Writers Workshop and also ran a children acting school situated in Decatur, Georgia. He has two sisters Julia Roberts and Lisa Roberts Gilan, both of them grew up to be successful actresses.

Robert and his sisters were exposed to the theatre scene early as they grew up surrounded by actors. This had a great effect on them and made them as good as they are. As a child, he used to stutter though when he memorized speeches, he spoke well and delivered them well.

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Julia Roberts in his younger sister who is an actress.

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He got married to Eliza Garret Roberts in August 16, 1992. He was initially involved  in a relationship with American model Sheila Kennedy. He then dated Sandy Dennis from 1980 to 1985 and he was in a relationship later with Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, an American actress. As from 1988 to 1991, he dated Kelly Cunningham whom he got a daughter called Emma Roberts.

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Kelly Cunningham is his ex-girlfriend whom he dated as from 1988 to 1991. He has a daughter, Emma Roberts with her.

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As of January 2019, he has been blessed with three children, a son Keaton Simons and a daughter Morgan Simons with his wife Eliza Garret Roberts and a daughter called Emma Roberts with Kelly Cunningham whom he dated from 1988 to 1991.

Is Eric Roberts Gay

He is not gay. He is straight and he is married to Eliza Garret.

Eric Roberts Career

In 1976, he started appearing in the soap opera Another World. It earned him popularity for it was a success but he did not not enjoy that job. He later was discovered by agent Bill Treusch who helped him land on his first film role in the movie, King Of The Gypsies, a movie that was directed by Frank Pierson. This movie was a great hit and it earned him his first award nomination.

He appeared in a lead role in Raggedy Man a 1981 American drama and soon after, he was involved in a road accident that left him with a bruised brain, broken bones and injuries on his face that changed his looks in some way. The change in his look led to a change in the kind of roles that he played. He began playing villains roles with one of his known performance, Star 80, the 1983 film. This film earned him the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor.

He then later appeared in other films like The Coca-Cola Kid (1985), Nobody’s Fool (1986), Best of the Best (1989), The Immortals (1995), La Cucaracha (1998) and Purgatory (1999). Besides the film industry, he has appeared in several TV programs such as The Drew Show, The Hunger, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Less than Perfect and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. He appeared in The Expendables, a 2010 American movie directed by Sylvester Stallone.

He earned a lead role in the film Deadline, a 2012 American mystery drama film. His supporting role in the American legal drama series Suits has been one of his most recent significant work in TV. This show premiered in 2011, Robert appearing as Charles Forstman in season 4 and 5 in 2015 – 2015.

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Eric Roberts Net Worth

He has an estimated net worth of $8 million.

Eric Roberts Accident

He was involved in a road accident that left him with a bruised brain, broken bones,  roughed up his face and resulted in some neurological damage. The accident left him in a coma for 3 days and it took him several months of therapy to recover..The change in his look led to a change in the kind of roles that he played. He began playing villains roles with one of his known performance, Star 80, the 1983 film.

Eric Roberts Suits

Suits is an American drama television series that was created and written by Aaron Korsh. The series premiered on June 23, 2011. He plays his role as Charles Forstman in season 4 and 5 in 2015 – 2015.

Eric Roberts Batman | Eric Roberts Dark Knight

The dark knight is a 2008 American superhero film co-written, co-produced and directed by Christopher Nolan. It is based on the DC Comics character Batman.  He plays  Sal Maroni, an Italian mafia boss who takes over Carmine Falcone’s mob

Eric Roberts Expendables

The Expendables is a 2010 American action film written by David Callaham and Sylvester Stallone and directed Sylvester Stallone. He plays as James Munroe in this film.

Eric Roberts Runaway Train

Runaway Train is a 1985 American independent thriller film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. He plays as Buck McGeehy in this film. He earned both a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in this film.

Eric Roberts South Park

South Park is American adult animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for the Comedy Central television network. He appears In Season 2 as an actor in an America’s Most Wanted reenactment, playing the part of Kevin.

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Eric Roberts Star 80

Star 80 is an American film based on Playboy model Dorothy Stratten who was murdered by her husband Paul Snider in 1980. He plays as Paul Snider in this film.

Eric Roberts The Master

The Master is a recurring character in the British science fiction TV series called Doctor Who. This character has been played severally by different actors since its introduction in 1971. Eric took on this role in 1996.

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