Eric Roberts was born in 1956 in Biloxi, Mississippi, United States.
His mother Betty lou motes, was a secretary in the local church and a real estate agent, and his father, Walter Grady Roberts, he was a salesman. His parents, once actors and writers, met while performing on stage for the military and later founded the Atlanta Actors and Writers Workshop at the site of the same name in Georgia. They both divorced in 1971.
His younger siblings, Julia Roberts, from whom he was estranged for a time but reconciled after 2004, and Lisa roberts gillanThey are also actors.
His mother married a second time to Michael Motes and had a daughter, named Nancy motes. Eric He was raised in Atlanta and attended Grady High School.
Eric was nominated for the award Oscar, for best supporting actor in 1985, for his role as a convict Back, in the movie “Hell train”, One of his first films, in which he acted alongside Jon voigh Y Rebecca de Mornay. In 1987, he won the award Theater World for her debut performance in Broadway, in the work “Burn This”.
His starring roles in the 1980s include “Indomitable race” with Susan Sarandon Y Brooke shields, “Star 80“(1983),”Thirst for Power”(1984) with Daryl Hannah Y Mickey rourke, Y “Champion of Champions”(1989), with Chris penn.
In the ’90s, it was seen in “The challenge” (1991), “The specialist”(1994) with Sharon stone Y Sylvester Stallone, “Prisoners of heaven”(1997) with Teri hatcher Y Alec Baldwin, “A madman at home”(1996) starring Jim Carrey Y Matthew broderick, among many others of lesser preponderance.
In 2000, he was part of “Race against Time”, A television movie that she co-starred with Cary elwes. In it I play the role of a father who sells his organs to pay for his son’s hospital treatments. That same year, he was with Dennis Hopper on “Luck of the Draw ”.
In 2003, in “Spun“, with Brittany murphy Y John leguizamo, played The Man. That same year it was Nash, on “National security”, with Steve Zahn Y Martin Lawrence.
Other of his multiple films in recent times are “Six: the mark Unleashed”(2004), with Stephen Baldwin, “Brake a Leg”(2005) with Molly parker, “The Double”(2005) with Shannyn Sossamon Y “Memories of Queens“, with Dianne Wiest Y Robert Downey Jr.
He has participated in several television series, such as “Russkie V. Gorode Angelov” (2003), “Justice league”(2002-2004) where he played the role of Mongul villain, “Less than Perfect“(2002-2005),”The L Word“ (2006-2007), and “Heroes”(2007), in the role of Thompson. He also played Seth in “Crash“and joined the cast of the soap opera”The Young and The Restless“, In the role of Vance Abrams.
He was a panelist for the television game show, “Hollywood Squares “ and, most recently, he has been the co-star of the ABC series, “Less than Perfect”.
Another of his roles was in the series “CSI Miami”(2005), with the character of Ken kramer, a convict murdereror for killing a young couple. On “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit“, he played the former cop Sam winfield.
In 2007, he had a small part in the action movie, “DOA: Dead or Alive “. His multiplicity of roles includes his participation in the music video of The Killers, “Mr Brightside”, As well as videos of Mariah Carey and his song “We Belong Together“, Y “It`s like That ”. In 2007, he was also seen in the video of Godhead, “Hey you”. That year, he led the two-part miniseries, “Pandemic”, In the role of the mayor of Los Angeles.
In the sequel to Batman, “The dark knight” (2008), had the role of Salt Maroni, an organized crime boss.
In this last time he has made “Knightswork”(2008) with Edward furlong, “Shannon`s Rainbow”(2009) with Claire forlani, “The Spy and the Sparrow” (2009) and “4-Bidden “ (2009).
In his personal life, Eric had a daughter, Emma roberts, in 1991, with his girlfriend at that time, Kelly cunningham. The relationship ended and he married Eliza garret in 1992.
He was arrested for alleged mistreatment of his wife in 1995, but she subsequently denied the charges and Eric, was released.
His daughter Emma, Like her father and aunts, she is an actress, having participated in the Nickelodeon channel series, “Unfabulous”And the movies “Blow” (2001), “Aquamarine “ (2006), “Nancy drew”(2007) and”Megapetard (Wild child)“(2008), among others.
As for his famous sister Julia Roberts, Eric He confessed that he had been estranged from her for several years due to his past drug abuse, and the fact that Julia will not support him in the fight for the possession of his daughter Emma. In 2004, he announced that he and his sister had reconciled.