Eric Anthony Roberts is a famous American actor who has accounted for more than a hundred films. He is a nominee for such prestigious awards as the Golden Globe and Oscar, which acts as an undoubted proof of his acting talent. Eric is the brother of the equally famous Hollywood actress Julia Roberts.
Eric Roberts was born in 1956 in Biloxi, Mississippi. Walter Roberts, his father, was the director of the theater studio and director. At the age of five, Eric made his debut in front of the camera when he played a minor role in his father’s home production called Little Pioneers.
As a child, the boy stuttered badly, and his father decided that memorizing texts could help his son quickly get rid of this ailment. Going on stage all the time and playing rather difficult dramatic roles, the boy grew up much faster than his classmates, so he could not find a common language with his peers.
Seeing that Eric has the makings of an actor, Walter Roberts decided to give him the best acting education. For this reason, as soon as his son was sixteen, Walter sent him to London, where the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art is located. After graduating from it, Eric entered the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.
In 1976, young Eric went to an opera called "Another World". Despite the fact that she lasted on television for less than a year, the young actor was still noticed.
Some time later, he starred in the film "Gypsy Baron", which became a kind of debut for Roberts. Film critics and viewers noticed the appearance of a strange young man with wild habits and an amazingly handsome - at the same time spiritualized and vicious face. Over time, this became Roberts' corporate identity.
In 1983, the movie “Star-80” was released, in which Eric played a psychopath, and so well that the producers and directors since that time saw him only as a maniac. Despite the fact that Eric himself did not really like this, he managed to get used to this unusual image.
In 1984, Eric, along with Mickey Rourke, took part in the filming of The Godfather Greenwich Village. Since then, they have become very good buddies.
In the nineties, Roberts was a huge success. Every year, several films with the participation of this actor appeared in the box office.
Starting in the second half of the nineties, Eric Roberts began to increasingly collaborate with television studios, playing in different series. According to the recognition of the actor himself, he believes that he has already reached the level where he has the right to allow himself to participate only in those paintings in which work is interesting to him and gives pleasure. Eric is equally successful in both action films and thrillers, dramas and comedies.
