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Name: Eric Roberts

Hometown: Biloxi, Mississippi

Relationship: Married to Eliza Garrett

Birthday: April 18, 1956

About

Eric Roberts made his acting debut in 1974, appearing in the soap opera How to Survive a Marriage. He went on to star in several films including 1978’s King of the Gypsies, for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination the following year.

Roberts earned two more nominations: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama in 1984 for Star 80 and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture in 1986 for Runaway Train.

Roberts, who’s the older brother of Julia Roberts, welcomed daughter Emma Roberts with Kelly Cunningham in 1991. The pair split months later and Roberts moved on with wife Eliza Roberts, whom he wed in 1992. He is competing on Dancing With the Stars season 33.

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Eric Roberts Gives Update on Relationship With Daughter Emma Roberts

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Eric Roberts Plays Coy When Asked About His Family Reading His Memoir

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Eric Roberts Praises Daughter Emma as the Parent He 'Couldn't Handle' Being

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Eric Roberts Shades Sister Julia Roberts' Performance in 'Steel Magnolias'

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Eric Roberts Apologizes to Julia Roberts for Claim He Made Her Famous

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Eric Roberts Claims He s Not Supposed to Talk About Emma or Julia

Eric Roberts Claims He's ‘Not Supposed to Talk About' Emma or Julia

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