S TUT TERING FOUNDA TI ON CELEBRITY CO RNER ERIC R OB ER T S
Veteran actor Eric Roberts has long appeared on the Stuttering Foundation’s list of “Famous People Who Stutter” in addition to being profiled in one of our 2005 Celebrity Corner articles. However, in terms of appearances, what is most compelling is his more than 700 screen credits which makes him one of the very most prolific English-speaking screen actors of all-time. He received Golden Globe nominations for his roles in King of the Gypsies in 1978 and Star 80 in 1983. In 1985 he was nominated for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his critically acclaimed role as an escaped convict in Runaway Train.
Some of his numerous movie roles have been Raggedy Man (1981), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), The Best of the Best (1989), Final Analysis (1992), The Specialist (1994), The Cable Guy (1994), The Dark Knight (1994), and The Expendables (2010). His extensive television work has included recurring roles on the NBC drama Heroes (2007-2010), the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless (2010-2011), and the USA Network’s Suits (2014-2019).
Eric Roberts is an American actor known for his prolific career across film, television, and stage. He first gained major attention for his role in King of the Gypsies, which earned him a Golden Globe Award, and later received an Academy Award nomination for Runaway Train. Over the decades, he has appeared in hundreds of projects, ranging from mainstream films to independent productions and TV series. Roberts is also recognized as the brother of actress Julia Roberts and father of actress Emma Roberts.
On September 17, 2024, the Oscar-nominated actor released his memoir, Runaway Train: or, The Story of My Life So Far, which was co-written with Sam Kashner. Ironically, the release of the book coincided with his appearance as a contestant on season 33 of Dancing with the Stars. As can be expected, the memoir garnered a lot of attention in the entertainment media because of the actor’s relationship with his sister, Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts, which has been known to be strained at times. In addition, with the book’s release the same type of attention in the media was given to his relationship with his daughter, actress Emma Roberts.
In the memoir he opens up about rifts in the Roberts family and offers what he called a “public apology” to his sister Julia. He wrote that at age 15 when his parents divorced in 1971, he was heartbroken to have been split up from his six- year-old sister Lisa and four-year-old sister Julia when they went to live with his mother and he stayed with his father.
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