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• Lila Garrett (mother-in-law)

{edih}| website = {{Official URL}}}}Eric Anthony Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor.WEB, Eric Roberts,weblink GoldenGlobes.com, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, 12 February 2018, WEB, THE 58TH ACADEMY AWARDS – 1986,weblink Oscars.org, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, 12 February 2018, In a career spanning over 50 years, Roberts has amassed more than 700 credits and appeared in blockbusters, independent films, television series, animation, short films, and student films.MAGAZINE, Juneau, Jen, November 3, 2022, Eric Roberts Admits He's 'Lost Count' of His Projects After Appearing in Over 700 Films and TV Shows,weblink February 29, 2024, People (magazine), People, MAGAZINE, Ritman, Alex, November 3, 2022, Eric Roberts on His 700 (and Counting) Screen Credits: "I'm One of The Luckiest Guys in Hollywood",weblink February 29, 2024, The Hollywood Reporter, MAGAZINE, Eric Roberts the hardest working man in Hollywood,weblink Vanity Fair, 31 January 2018, Hollywood, en, 18 April 2019, Kashner, Sam, Roberts' career began with a leading role in King of the Gypsies (1978) for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination. He was nominated again at the Golden Globes for his acclaimed role as Paul Snider in Bob Fosse's Star 80 (1983). Roberts' performance in Runaway Train (1985), as prison escapee Buck McGeehy, earned him a third Golden Globe nod and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Notable films Roberts has appeared in include Raggedy Man (1981), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), By the Sword (1991), Final Analysis (1992), The Specialist (1994), The Cable Guy (1996), Cecil B. Demented (2000), National Security (2003), A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006), The Dark Knight (2008), The Expendables (2010), Lovelace (2013), Inherent Vice (2014), The Human Centipede 3 (2015), and Babylon (2022). A black belt in taekwondo, Roberts also demonstrated his martial arts skills in the films Best of the Best (1989) and its sequel Best of the Best II (1993).His varied television work includes being the only non-UK actor to play the Master in the 1996 Doctor Who television film, a main role on the sitcom Less than Perfect (2002–2005), as well as recurring roles on the NBC drama Heroes (2007–2010), the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless (2010–2011), the legal drama Suits (2014–2019), and the HBO series The Righteous Gemstones (2022).

Early life

Eric Anthony Roberts was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, on April 18, 1956,BOOK, Monaco, James, The Encyclopedia of Film, 1991, Perigree Books, 978-0-399-51604-7, 458, 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.WEB, Julia Roberts Biography â€” Yahoo! Movies,weblink March 25, 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20051203073012weblink">weblink 2005-12-03, In 1963, they co-founded the Atlanta Actors and Writers Workshop in Atlanta off Juniper Street in Midtown. They ran a children's acting school in Decatur, Georgia. Roberts' mother became a church secretary and real estate agent, and his father was a vacuum cleaner salesman.WEB,weblink Famous Family Tree: Julia Roberts, 2017-05-16, bot: unknown,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060507061457weblink">weblink May 7, 2006, Roberts' younger siblings, Julia Roberts (from whom he was estranged until 2004) and Lisa Roberts Gillan, are also actors.In 1971, Roberts' parents filed for divorce, which was finalized in early 1972.BOOK, Julia: Her Life, Spada, James, St Martin's Press, 2007, 978-1429980975, He stayed with his father, who died of cancer in March 1977,WEB,weblink Julia Roberts Profile - Info 2 India, 2014-02-10,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090704060240weblink">weblink 2009-07-04, dead, in Atlanta. After the divorce, his sisters moved with their mother to Smyrna, a suburb of Atlanta. In 1972, their mother married Michael Motes. In 1976, they had a daughter, Nancy Motes, who died February 9, 2014, at age 37, of an apparent drug overdose.NEWS,weblink Julia Roberts' half-sister Nancy Motes found dead from reported suicide: Family says cause was 'apparent drug overdose', Nancy, Dillon, Cristina Everett, Daily News (New York), Daily News, New York City, 2014-02-10, Michael Motes was abusive and often unemployed. In 1983, she divorced Motes, citing "cruelty"; she later said that marrying him was the biggest mistake of her life.NEWS, Bucktin, Christopher,weblink Picture exclusive: Julia Roberts smiles through the terror of abusive stepfather she 'feared and despised', Daily Mirror, 2013-11-17, 2014-01-02,

Career

Roberts got his start on the NBC daytime soap opera Another World originating the role of Ted Bancroft from February 14 to June 17, 1977. He made his acting debut earlier in 1974 in the soap opera How to Survive a Marriage.Roberts received Golden Globe Award nominations for his early starring roles in King of the Gypsies (1978) and Star 80 (1983). He 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. In 1987, he won the Theatre World Award for his Broadway debut performance in Burn This.Roberts' other starring roles included Paul's Case (1980), Raggedy Man (1981), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), The Coca-Cola Kid (1985), Nobody's Fool (1986), Best of the Best (1989), By the Sword (1991), Final Analysis (1992), Best of the Best 2 (1993), The Specialist (1994), The Immortals (1995), La Cucaracha (1998), and Purgatory (1999).In 1996, he appeared in the Doctor Who television film in the role of the Master. When SFX listed previous Masters in Doctor Who, the magazine said of Roberts: "Out-acted by a CGI snake in the same production." The onscreen wife of Roberts' human character, who is killed by her newly possessed husband taken over by the Master, is played by his real-life wife. He also co-starred in the 1996 television miniseries version of In Cold Blood, in the role of Perry Smith; he was nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film.{{Citation needed |date=February 2021}} He starred in (C-16: FBI|C-16) for its entire 1997 to 1998 run.Terrace, Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007 (Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2008), p.331. He starred opposite John Ritter in the movie Tripfall in 1998. He played the Archangel Michael in The Prophecy II (1997).Roberts co-starred on the ABC situation comedy Less than Perfect. He appeared in an episode of as Ken Kramer, a murderer on death row convicted of killing a young couple. Another notable TV appearance was the episode "Victims" of (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) where he played Sam Winfield, a former cop turned vigilante. In the same year, he was also guest-starred on The L Word as Gabriel McCutcheon, the father of Shane McCutcheon.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".WEB,weblink Episode 81: Justice League "War World" & Justice League Unlimited "For The Man Who Has Everything" (/w Pat Shand), August 21, 2018, Eric Roberts is the Man, WEB,weblink Mongul, Behind The Voice Actors, He performed the voice of Dark Danny in Nickelodeon's Danny Phantom.WEB,weblink Eric Roberts Danny Phantom voice on www.voicechasers.com, 2020-01-05, 2016-08-27,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160827200434weblink">weblink dead, He appeared in the first season of Heroes as Thompson, an associate of Mr. Bennet.NEWS, Andreeva, Nellie, →Dale, Cohen, Roberts get casting calls, The Hollywood Reporter, January 23, 2007,weblink January 1, 2022,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070930220537weblink">weblink September 30, 2007, He then reprised the role in the third-season episode "Villains" and in the fourth-season "The Wall".WEB,weblink Villains, Josh, Modell, The A.V. Club, November 10, 2008, January 1, 2022,

2000–2008

In 2000, Roberts played a serial killer in The Flying Dutchman.The Flying Dutchman {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718152457weblink |date=2021-07-18 }}, hannibalpictures.com, accessed 18 July 2021 In 2002, he portrayed an FBI detective in Ja Rule's music video for his song "Down Ass Bitch", as well as its sequel "Down 4 U".WEB,weblink Down 4 U chart history at Billboard.com, Billboard.com, 2010-12-08, In 2003, Roberts also 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".Bernard, Audrey. "Invigorating Diddy Hosts Amazing 2005 MTV Video Music Awards." Proquest. N.p., September 2005. Web. September 27, 2016.In 2005, he appeared in the music videos for Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" and "It's Like That".WEB, Everard, Nick, Actor Eric Roberts opens up about famous co-stars and family,weblink 7NEWS, January 1, 2022, November 3, 2019, In 2006, he starred in the drama movie A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints.WEB, ChanningTatumUnwrapped.com, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints DVD Release,weblink January 18, 2007, The movie was a success and earned $2,035,468 at the box-office and holds a 75% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.WEB,weblink A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, Box Office Mojo, he appeared in the video for Akon's "Smack That", featuring Eminem.WEB,weblink MTV VMA Race Is On: Justin Timberlake, Beyonce Lead Nominations, MTV News. MTV Networks, James, Montgomery, August 7, 2007, July 19, 2014, The same year, he had a role in the romantic comedy film Phat Girlz, starring Mo'Nique, which receive good reviews and generate $7,401,890 in theaters worldwide.WEB,weblink Phat Girlz (2006) – Box Office Mojo, Boxofficemojo.com, 6 October 2017, He had a major role in the British-German-American martial arts action film , based on the famous videogame of the same name, which grossed $7.5 million on a budget of $30 million.WEB, DOA: Dead or Alive (2007) – Financial Information,weblink The Numbers (website), The Numbers, In early January 2007, Roberts starred in the two-part miniseries Pandemic as the mayor of Los Angeles.WEB,weblink Writers Bryce And Jackie Zabel Win Coveted 2008 Writers Guild Award For Long Form Original Screenplay, 'Pandemic', 2008-02-18, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081009155732weblink">weblink 2008-10-09, In 2007, he appeared in the video for Godhead's "Hey You". He appeared as a panelist on the television game show Hollywood Squares.On July 18, 2008, he appeared in The Dark Knight as Sal Maroni, a Gotham City Mafia boss who hires The Joker to kill Batman and a renegade mob accountant.NEWS,weblink Heroic Save, NYPost.com, January 1, 2022, Michael, Kane, 2007-05-14,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070929155454weblink">weblink 2007-09-29,

2009–2011

In February 2009, Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke, who starred with Roberts in The Pope of Greenwich Village, said he hoped that Roberts would soon be offered a role which would resurrect his career in the way that The Wrestler rejuvenated Rourke's.Neil Smith. Rourke steals Spirit Awards show. BBC News 22 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-22. He portrayed Seth Blanchard on the second season of the Starz series Crash, from 2009. In 2009, Roberts appeared as himself in "Tree Trippers", a season five episode of Entourage. He 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.The same year, he appeared in the independent movie The Chaos Experiment, starring Val Kilmer which had a limited theatrical release, playing to small audiences on two screens for one week in Grand Rapids, and for one week in nearby Lansing.WEB, Serba, John, Turnout meager for 'The Chaos Experiment,' a Hollywood film shot in Grand Rapids,weblink The Grand Rapids Press, January 1, 2022, May 12, 2009, He also appeared in the independent movie Rock Slyde, starring Patrick Warburton, Andy Dick, Rena Sofer, and Elaine Hendrix.NEWS, AFI Dallas sneak preview and audio interview: Chris Dowling for Rock Slyde, Pegasus News,weblink March 28, 2009, December 9, 2010, February 13, 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100213145931weblink">weblink dead, NEWS, Indie, global and feel-good fests, Los Angeles Times,weblink August 6, 2009, January 1, 2022, He had the main role in the action movie The Butcher.WEB, Nick, Hartel, August 2, 2009,weblink The Butcher, DVD Talk, He was acted in the psychological thriller film Royal Kill.WEB,weblink Ninja's Creed, Amazon, 20 July 2010, 2011-08-16, He also appeared in the Canadian-American thriller Bloodwork.WEB, Nov 10, 2009, Bill, Bradley,weblink Producer returns to roots while shooting film, Sudbury.com, Laurentian Publishing, January 1, 2022,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160304112645weblink">weblink March 4, 2016, dead, WEB, Nov 18, 2009, Staff,weblink Independent films more fun: actor, Sudbury.com, Laurentian Publishing, January 1, 2022,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160304190332weblink">weblink March 4, 2016, dead, It was announced in June 2010 that he would be joining the cast of the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless starting July 12.WEB,weblink Eric Roberts Joining the Cast of The Young and the Restless, TVGuide.com, Kate, Stanhope, June 17, 2010, January 1, 2022, The following month saw the release of the action film The Expendables in which Roberts plays a lead villain. It was directed by and starred Sylvester Stallone, with Jason Statham, Jet Li, Steve Austin, Gary Daniels, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, David Zayas, and Mickey Rourke. The film is about a group of elite mercenaries called The Expendables (Stallone, Statham, Li, Lundgren, Couture, and Crews) who are on a mission to overthrow dictator General Garza (Zayas) in Vilena, an island in the Gulf of Mexico. It is revealed that an ex-CIA officer James Munroe (Roberts) is keeping Garza in power as a figurehead for his own profiteering operations. With his two deadly bodyguards Dan Paine (Austin) and The Brit (Daniels), they become a major obstacle in the way of The Expendables.AV MEDIA,weblink The Expendables, 2010, DVD, en, es, Lionsgate, Millenium, and Nu Image, 0 31398 12842 7, Later that year, he appeared with Steve Austin and Gary Daniels, his co-stars from The Expendables, in the 2010 action film Hunt to Kill. In October 2010, he played the major role in the American family movie First Dog, which received positive reviews.WEB,weblink First Dog (2010), www.rottentomatoes.com, December 2010 saw the premiere of the fourth season of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, which documented Roberts' struggle with dependency on medical marijuana.WEB, Hall, Katy, Eric Roberts' Celebrity Rehab Addiction: Medical Marijuana,weblink HuffPost, January 1, 2022, en, September 25, 2010, His wife Eliza and his stepson Keaton Simons appeared in episode 6 to discuss the effects of his addiction on their lives.Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew: Episode 4.6, VH1 (premiered December 22, 2010).In 2011, he guest-starred in USA Network's Burn Notice season 5 finale ("Fail Safe") as an "off the books" spy recruiter. In the same year, he acted in the drama and family film Shannon's Rainbow, based on Mowod's own experiences seeing his brother rehabilitate an injured horse and win a championship horse race.Larry Richert Plays Key Role In Making Major Movie {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202133307weblink |date=2008-12-02 }}, by John Shumway, KDKA accessed 12-29-2008NEWS,weblink Barbara Vancheri, Hospital, racetrack double as movie set, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2008-06-24, January 1, 2022, WEB,weblink Pittsburgh film production boom continues, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Michael, Machosky, June 24, 2008,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081214045106weblink">weblink 2008-12-14, weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090213212746weblink">USTA Newsroom, by Evan Pattak (June 27, 2008), "The Meadows is key locale for movie", accessed 12-29-2008 Later that year he acted in the horror comedy anthology film Chillerama, consisting of four stories, with each segment being an homage to a different genre and style.WEB,weblink Exclusive Set Visit: Chillerama – Tim Sullivan's I Was a Teenage Werebear Segment, Decker, Sean, Dread Central, November 18, 2010, January 1, 2022,weblink November 6, 2012, live, The movie was acclaimed by critics and has gained a cult following.WEB,weblink Film4 FrightFest 2010: Chillerama Preview – Adam Green's The Diary of Anne Frankenstein, Skinner, Craig, HeyUGuys!, September 1, 2010, January 22, 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110915032753weblink">weblink September 15, 2011, live, WEB,weblink Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Horrors But Were Afraid to Ask, Darker magazine, 1 April 2012,

2012–2015

Roberts starred in the 2012 mystery thriller Deadline, playing the role of politically incorrect reporter Ronnie Bullock.WEB,weblink Film House, www.filmhouse.com, He appeared in the horror film (Snow White: A Deadly Summer), directed by David DeCoteau.WEB,weblink Q&A: Maureen McCormick Discusses 'Snow White: A Deadly Summer' And Catches Up With Us, Cyn Donnelly, March 26, 2012, Star Pulse, April 8, 2012, April 28, 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160428092658weblink">weblink dead, He is featured as Uncle Shadrack, head of a Romani family, in 2012's The Finder on FOX. He 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. The same year, he was starred in the catastrophe movie The Mark.WEB, The Mark DVD,weblink Vision Video, January 1, 2021, He also appeared in the Christmas comedy film Christmas in Compton, starring Keith David and Omar Gooding, which received positives reviews.WEB,weblink Christmas in Compton, John, Anderson, 8 November 2012, On February 18, 2013, he was featured in independent children's film A Talking Cat!?!, directed by David DeCoteau.WEB, NERDIST PODCAST: A TALKING CAT?!,weblink Nerdist, 16 June 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130409111007weblink">weblink 9 April 2013, dead, dmy-all, In 2013, he had a small role in the film Lovelace, a biopic film about adult film actress Linda Lovelace. The film had its world premiere on January 22, 2013, at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and opened in a U.S. limited release on August 9, 2013.NEWS,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130503150845weblink">weblink dead, May 3, 2013, 'Lovelace': Aug. 9, Los Angeles Times, July 11, 2013, The same year, he was starred in the movie Pop Star, including the actors Christian Serratos, Robert Adamson, Ross Thomas and Rachele Brooke Smith.WEB,weblink Pop Star, prweb.com, January 27, 2017, He had also in the drama film Before I Sleep, which received good critics and premiered in competition at the Heartland Film Festival on October 19, 2013.WEB,weblink HLF: Before I Sleep, 30 July 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140923063221weblink">weblink 23 September 2014, live, WEB , On November 1, 2013, he had a major role in the thriller drama film Assumed Killer, starring and produced by Casper Van Dien.{{citation needed|date=January 2021}} The movie received good review and had the film two stars out of five.MAGAZINE, Freer, Sloan, Assumed Killer, Radio Times,weblink 24 September 2017, On November 24, 2013, he had voiced in the short animated movie Dante's Hell Animated.WEB, Screening of "Dante's Inferno" and "Dante's Hell" by Boris Acosta – Feb. 10, February 9, 2015,weblink Fondazione Italia, January 5, 2020, October 1, 2020,weblink dead, In 2014, he starred in neo-noir period comedy-drama film Inherent Vice, including Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Reese Witherspoon, Benicio del Toro, Jena Malone, Joanna Newsom, Jeannie Berlin, Maya Rudolph, Michael K. Williams, and Martin Short.WEB, Sneider, Jeff,weblink Benicio Del Toro in Talks to Join Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Inherent Vice' (Exclusive), TheWrap, May 6, 2013, September 21, 2014, October 6, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141006072131weblink">weblink dead, WEB, Sneider, Jeff,weblink Owen Wilson in Negotiations to Join Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Inherent Vice' (Exclusive), TheWrap, May 9, 2013, September 21, 2014, October 6, 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141006082028weblink">weblink dead, WEB, Fleming, Mike Jr.,weblink Cannes: Reese Witherspoon Joining Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Inherent Vice', Deadline Hollywood, Penske Business Media, May 15, 2013, September 21, 2014, Inherent Vice premiered at the New York Film Festival on October 4, 2014, and began a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 12, 2014. Critical reception was divided; while some argued the film had a convoluted plot and lacked coherence, others praised the cast, particularly Brolin, Phoenix and Waterston. The film was nominated for a number of awards, including two Academy Awards and a Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Phoenix. The National Board of Review named it one of the (National Board of Review: Top Ten Films|ten best films of the year). Some critics have said that Inherent Vice has the makings of a cult film.WEB,weblink NYFF 2014: 'Inherent Vice' and the contemporary cult hit, Zeitchik, Steven, Los Angeles Times, October 5, 2014, October 7, 2014, In 2016, it was voted the 75th best film since 2000 in an international critics' poll.WEB,weblink The 21st Century's 100 greatest films, BBC, BBC News, August 23, 2016, June 22, 2018, The drama film Starcrossed, co-starring Mischa Barton, premiered at the San Diego International Film Festival on 28 September 2014. This was followed by a limited theatrical release in Los Angeles in May 2016.'Starcrossed' lovers untangle fate and deceit Los Angeles Times. 12 May 2016 He had also a role in the small-budget indie film The Opposite Sex, starring Kristin Chenoweth, Mena Suvari, Jennifer Finnigan, and Geoff Stults, which received favorable reviews.WEB, Solis, Jorge, Jennifer Finnigan, Jonathan Silverman Talk 'A Bet's A Bet,' Directing Mena Suvari, Geoff Stults! [MStars News Exclusive],weblink Mstarz, 23 September 2015, 23 September 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150923125515weblink">weblink dead, WEB, Block, Alex Ben, 'Opposite Sex' to Mark First Release Under New Cinedigm-VMI Deal, 17 June 2014,weblink Hollywood Reporter, 23 September 2015, Between 2014 and 2015 Roberts played the recurring character Charles Forstman in the TV legal drama Suits.WEB, Lash, Jolie, 'Suits' Photo Sneak Peek: Eric Roberts As Charles Forstman (Exclusive),weblink Access, January 1, 2022, July 7, 2014, In 2015, he appeared in season 5 of Lost Girl, a Canadian TV show on Showcase, as the main character, Bo's, father. In 2015 he appeared in the Rihanna video "Bitch Better Have My Money" and in Chris Cornell's video for "Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart".

2016–2019

The Nigerian comedy drama movie A Trip to Jamaica, starring Eric Roberts, Ayo Makun, Funke Akindele, Nse Ikpe Etim, and Dan Davies, had its worldwide premiere on September 25, 2016 in Lagos State.WEB,weblink AY Makun's movie, A Trip to Jamaica, set for world premiere, The Punch, September 21, 2016, In November 2016, the film was reported to have grossed 168 million naira, breaking the previous record set by 30 Days in Atlanta. It also broke records for the first film to hit 35 million in first weekend, the first film to hit 62 million in its first week, the fastest film to gross 100 million (17 days) and the fastest film to gross 150 million (six weeks).WEB,weblink Winning! AY's Sophomore Movie 'A Trip to Jamaica' breaks his Debut Movie '30 Days in Atlanta's Guinness World Record, November 21, 2016, It opened at the Odeon Cinemas in London in December 2016 and became the highest-grossing film that weekend in London while also becoming the highest per screen average film in the UK during its limited run.NEWS,weblink Appleton actor in Nollywood's No. 1 film, Post-Crescent Media, 2018-06-01, en, WEB,weblink 'A trip to Jamaica' by AY Comedian tops Hollywood Movies at the Odeon London Cinemas, 2019-09-14,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170929000432weblink">weblink 2017-09-29, dead, It won the Africa Entertainment Legends Award (AELA) for Best Cinema Film of 2016 and received four nominations at the 2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, including categories for best actress in a comedy, best writer, best movie (West Africa) and best actor in a comedy. The award show was held in March 2017 in Lagos State.NEWS,weblink 'A Trip to Jamaica' Int'l star Dan Davies talks the movie – ONMAX, 2016-12-18, ONMAX, 2018-06-01, en-US, 2018-08-13,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180813000610weblink">weblink dead, WEB,weblink FULL LIST: '76 earns 14 nominations for AMVCA 2017, Awojulugbe, Oluseyi, The Cable Nigeria, December 15, 2016, The same year, Roberts was featured in season 4 of the hit American TV show Brooklyn Nine-Nine; he portrayed the character of Jimmy Figgis.MAGAZINE,weblink 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Taps Eric Roberts to Play Mob Boss Figgis, Entertainment Weekly, September 9, 2016, He played Robert Avery in Grey's Anatomy.In 2017, he had a major role in the horror thriller film The Institute, alongside James Franco and Pamela Anderson.WEB,weblink James Franco's 'The Institute' Gets March 3 Release Date, Anita, Busch, 31 January 2017, 27 November 2017, Roberts is a Ficore member of SAG-AFTRA and works on union as well as non-union projects.In 2018, he appeared in the third series of UK Channel4 reality show Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls where he completed the 4 weeks on the island. The same year, he also featured in the video of Enrique Iglesias' latest track "El Baño" as a bartender.WEB,weblinkweblink 2021-10-30, Enrique Iglesias – EL BAÑO ft. Bad Bunny, YouTube, 12 January 2018, {{cbignore}} He 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.Is that Ann-Margret? Bakersfield film shoot under wayBakersfield. 24 August 2015'PAPA' BEHIND THE SCENES YouTube. In a 2018 Vanity Fair interview, Roberts traced his prolific filmography to when he stopped getting consistent offers from major film studios and started doing B movies. "I start making a bunch of B movies—bam bam bam bam bam bam—one after the other, and then suddenly two, three years have passed, and I made like 30 films in two, three years," Roberts recalled.MAGAZINE, Kashner, Sam, How Eric Roberts Went Big, Crashed Hard, and Became the Hardest-Working Man in Hollywood,weblink 7 May 2020, Vanity Fair, en, He was executive producer for the film Beverly Hills Bandits, which he also acted in with Ron Jeremy and Natasha Alam.WEB, Beverly Hills Bandits – Rotten Tomatoes,weblink 2023-12-04, Rotten Tomatoes, en, In 2019, he starred in the crime thriller drama Night Walk, starring Mickey Rourke.WEB,weblink Moscow International Film Festival, Night Walk, He had a major role in the action movie The Reliant, alongside Kevin Sorbo. He also appears on the sci-fi movie The Immortal Wars: Resurgence. He acted in the crime/thriller 90 Feet From Home, including Dean Cain. He also played a supporting role in the family movie A Karate Christmas Miracle.{{Citation needed |date=February 2021}} Also in 2019, 23 years after initially playing the role, Roberts reprised his version of the Master, working with Big Finish Productions. He made his debut in series 5 of the spinoff series, The Diary of River Song. Later that year, he appeared in the finale of the Eighth Doctor story line, Ravenous, once more working opposite Paul McGann.

Since 2020

In 2020, he starred in several movies including Reboot Camp, Angels Fallen, The Unbreakable Sword, Deported, Collision Earth, Hayalet : 3 Yasam and Top Gunner.WEB,weblink Top Gunner, The Film Catalogue, Furthermore, he starred in the DC Comics short movie Pamela & IvyWEB,weblink 'Pamela & Ivy' Short Film Reveals Poison Ivy's Origin Story, Jeremy, Dick, July 6, 2020, and appeared in the fan-made movie Gambit: Playing for Keeps.WEB,weblinkweblink 2021-10-30, GAMBIT – Play For Keeps (2020) Unofficial, www.youtube.com, {{cbignore}}Roberts reprised the role of the Master in Doctor Who audio dramas produced by Big Finish Productions.WEB, Whitbrook, James, Doctor Who Revives Eric Roberts' Master in a New, Dalek-Filled Audio,weblink Gizmodo, 14 May 2023, en, 4 April 2021, WEB, Eric Roberts – Contributions,weblink Big Finish Productions, 14 May 2023, In January 2021, Roberts reprised the role of the Master in Masterful, a special audio drama release celebrating the 50th anniversary of the debut of that character. In March 2021, he appeared in his own spinoff series, Master! as well. The same year, he took part in the horror movie Escape to the Cove, appeared in the acclaimed short drama The Sleepless, guest starred again in season 17, episode 14 on the TV show Grey's Anatomy, acted in the comedy Peach Cobbler, starred in the TV movie Mommy's Deadly Con Artist. He was also involved in the drama movie After Masks, the horror film 616 Wilford Lane and the comedy Mr. Birthday. In 2022, he co-starred with Lana Wood in Dog Boy, and as a recurring character in the second season of the HBO series The Righteous Gemstones In 2023, he played a minor role in Brat 3 and he was a guest star at Season 2 South Wind: On the Edge (created by Miloš Avramović) together with Miloš Biković and William Baldwin.Roberts's memoir, Runaway Train: or, The Story of My Life So Far, is scheduled to be published through St. Martin's Press on September 17, 2024. It was co-written with Vanity Fair contributor Sam Kashner.MAGAZINE, Schumer, Lizz, January 24, 2024, Eric Roberts to Pen Revealing New Memoir About His Life: See the Cover (Exclusive),weblink March 5, 2024, People (magazine), People,

Personal life

Roberts holds a black belt in taekwondo and has demonstrated his skills as a fighter in the Best of the Best franchise.Martial Arts Review: 10 Famous Celebrities You Might Not Know Are Black BeltsMartial Arts & Action Movies: THE ULTIMATE LIST: CELEBRITY BLACK BELTS & MARTIAL ARTISTS

Relationships and family

A 1989 profile of actress Sandy Dennis in People says she had a live-in relationship with Roberts for five years at a seven-bedroom house she rented in Connecticut.WEB, Hutchings, David, The Queen of Artfully Oddball Roles Finds Peace as a Cat-Crazed Recluse,weblink People Magazine, March 13, 1989, January 1, 2022, The relationship began several years after her 1974 parting from boyfriend Gerry Mulligan, a jazz musician who had lived with Dennis in the same house (whose Connecticut location was identified as Westport or Wilton in different People magazine articles).In 1981, some months after Roberts began living with Dennis, he was in a debilitating car accident near their home.WEB, Donahue, Deirdre, Even with The Coca-Cola Kid, Things Aren't Going Better for Eric Roberts—Just Ask Him,weblink People Magazine, Time, Inc, 2020-02-13, His ordeal was described by People magazine years later as "a month-long hospital stay after a bad car accident in 1981." Leaving the Wilton house he lived with Dennis, Roberts went for a Jeep ride with his girlfriend's German shepherd. When the dog seemed to lean out too far, Roberts tried to get hold of him. He let go of the steering wheel, and the car ended up hitting a tree. He was in a coma for three days. Dennis, an animal lover who cared for many dogs and cats, was relieved to learn her German shepherd was not injured in the accident.BOOK,weblink Sandy Dennis: The Life and Filmsfirst=Peter publisher=McFarland, 9781476605890, After Roberts recovered, his live-in relationship with Dennis lasted a few more years. Author James Spada claimed that it came to an end because of his affair with actress Ellen Barkin, while Roberts cited Dennis' refusal to start an animal shelter for some 100 stray cats living in the couple's shared home as the reason for their split.Roberts broke off engagements with DennisNEWS,weblink Eric Roberts enjoying his new romantic role, Linda, Sherbert, The Atlanta Journal, July 29, 1984, 1H, Sandy is Sandy Dennis, the well-known 47-year-old actress to whom Roberts has been unofficially engaged for several years., Newspapers.com, and actress Dana Wheeler-Nicholson. He has a daughter, Emma, from a live-in relationship with Kelly Cunningham; Emma was born on February 10, 1991.WEB, Smith, Stacy Jenel, Roberts Rule: With Emma's Star on the Rise, They're a Dynasty,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120325224047weblink">weblink March 25, 2012, September 24, 2005, Netscape Communications, She eventually became an actress as well, making her major-film debut at age 10 in the 2001 drama Blow. After Roberts' relationship with Cunningham, he married Eliza Garrett (daughter of actors David Rayfiel and Lila Garrett) in 1992. His stepson, Keaton Simons, is a singer-songwriter, and his stepdaughter, Morgan Simons, is a chef. Roberts became a grandfather for the first time in December 2020 when Emma gave birth to her first child, a son named Rhodes, with actor Garrett Hedlund.WEB,weblink Emma Roberts Shares First Glimpse of Newborn Son Rhodes, Entertainment Tonight, CBS, Gawley, Paige, 26 January 2021, November 20, 2022, January 26, 2021,weblink live, On January 12, 2001, Roberts visited The Howard Stern Radio Show with Garrett, during a segment called "The Gossip Game" with Mike Walker of the National Enquirer. He confirmed that he and his sister, Julia, had been estranged for several years. The source of the estrangement had been his past drug abuse and her siding with his ex-girlfriend over the custody of his daughter. In 2004, he told People magazine that he and his sister reconciled when he visited her in the hospital after she gave birth to twins.WEB, Fleeman, Michael, Julia Roberts, Brother Eric Reunited,weblink People, March 10, 2019, December 15, 2004,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080510233307weblink">weblink May 10, 2008,

Legal issues

In 1987, Roberts was arrested for possession of cocaine and marijuana, and resisting arrest after he tried to assault a New York police officer.WEB,weblink Celebrity mug shots, Crime.about.com, 2010-02-05, 2010-03-11, 2011-07-21,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110721025909weblink">weblink dead, In February 1995, Roberts was arrested for shoving his wife into a wall.

Bibliography

• BOOK, Roberts, Eric, Runaway Train: or, The Story of My Life So Far, co-written with Sam Kashner, St. Martin's Press, 2024, 978-1-250-27532-5, New York, 1,

References

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