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Eric Roberts
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Eric Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. His career began with a well-received performance in King of the Gypsies (1978), for which he earned his first Golden Globe Award nomination. His second Golden Globe nomination came for his portrayal of Paul Snider in Star 80 (1983), followed by Globe and Academy Award nominations for his supporting role in Runaway Train (1985). In a career spanning almost forty years, Roberts has performed in over 200 films, including Raggedy Man (1981), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), The Specialist (1994), Cecil B. Demented (2000), National Security (2003), The Dark Knight (2008), The Expendables (2010) and Inherent Vice (2014). His equally varied television work includes three seasons with the sitcom Less than Perfect, as well as recurring roles on the NBC drama Heroes and the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. His sisters Julia Roberts and Lisa Roberts Gillan, and daughter Emma Roberts, also have acting careers.
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Eric Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. His career began with a well-received performance in King of the Gypsies (1978), for which he earned his first Golden Globe Award nomination. His second Golden Globe nomination came for his portrayal of Paul Snider in Star 80 (1983), followed by Globe and Academy Award nominations for his supporting role in Runaway Train (1985). In a career spanning almost forty years, Roberts has performed in over 200 films, including Raggedy Man (1981), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), The Specialist (1994), Cecil B. Demented (2000), National Security (2003), The Dark Knight (2008), The Expendables (2010) and Inherent Vice (2014). His equally varied television work includes three seasons with the sitcom Less than Perfect, as well as recurring roles on the NBC drama Heroes and the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. His sisters Julia Roberts and Lisa Roberts Gillan, and daughter Emma Roberts, also have acting careers.
Known For
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Hawaii Five-0
Doctor Who
Golden Globe Awards
Grey's Anatomy
Dancing with the Stars
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Scorpion
Glee
Lost Girl
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Chuck
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
E! True Hollywood Story
Justified
Touched by an Angel
Frasier
Suits
Interrogation
Oz
The L Word
The King of Queens
Femme Fatales
The Righteous Gemstones
The Finder
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Bachelor
Danny Phantom
Late Night with David Letterman
Heroes
Burn Notice
CSI: Miami
Justice League
Fear Itself
The Hunger
Kidding
On Cinema
The Player
Entourage
The Rookie: Feds
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Ridiculousness
Doctor Who Confidential
Justice League Unlimited
Babylon
Darkness of Man
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
The Dark Knight
The Cable Guy
Assault on Wall Street
Maximum Impact
DOA: Dead or Alive
Marvel's Hit-Monkey
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
Clika
Witless Protection
One Way
A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
The Specialist
DC Down
The Expendables
King of the Gypsies
Sangre Negra
National Security
The Odyssey
Beyond Brotherhood
The Lost Princess
Lansky
In Cold Blood
Bonnie & Clyde: Justified
All American Christmas Carol
The Double
Crash
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
Love, Cheat & Steal
Doctor Who
American Comedy
Nobody's Fool
The Journal
Heaven
Run
The Alternate
The Rebels of PT-218
24 Hours to D-Day
Top Gunner: America vs. Russia
Love, Honor & Obey: The Last Mafia Marriage
Megalodon: The Frenzy
Top Gunner
Bleach
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