Eric Roberts Net Worth

Eric Roberts's Quotes

• I do like the idea of putting something comical into an intense drama, and being intense in absurd circumstances within a comedy.
• My life is going to kill me. We all get angry when we realize that. But the anger is fear.
• I've had people say to me, "It's such a shame what happened to your career." I just smile and say I've had a blast. I really have.
• I had a perfect track record up to Rude Awakening (1989). Then the track record goes bumpy, then it goes bad and I'm ruining myself with B movies. I've done a lot of shit. But I have reinstated myself.
• This past 15 years, I made 120 movies, and I probably haven't seen 60 of them. But I've had a great time. I also don't have to die for my work anymore. I have never been more miserable or unhappy as when I shot Star 80 (1983) - as a person, just because of where I had to go every day. [2008]

Interesting Facts about Eric Roberts

1. He is the older brother of Julia Roberts and Lisa Roberts Gillan.
2. Before he became a movie star, he appeared in at least two soap operas. Another World (1964) and How to Survive a Marriage (1974).
3. In 1981, he was seriously injured in a car accident and spent three days in a coma.
4. He became a father for the 1st time at age 34 when his [now ex] girlfriend Kelly Cunningham gave birth to their daughter Emma Rose Roberts, aka Emma Roberts, on February 10, 1991.
5. He is the brother-in-law of Tony Gillan and Daniel Moder.
6. He is the step-father of Keaton Simons and Morgan Simons.
7. He appeared with actor Clarence Williams III in Ja Rule music video "Down ass chick".
8. He attended Grady High School in Atlanta, Georgia.
9. His left hand ring finger is permanently disfigured, as a result of a 1980s car accident.
10. He was chosen to act in Royal Kill (2009) when the Wrestling Choreographer, Ranjan Chhibber, a big Doctor Who (1963) fan, suggested to the director Roberts be hired because he loved his performance as the Master in the Doctor Who (1996) made-for-TV movie on Fox.
11. He has a niece named Hazel Moder (aka Hazel Patricia Moder) and nephews Finn Moder (aka Phinnaeus Walter Moder) and Henry Daniel Moder.
12. Some of Eric Roberts' boxing moves were once choreographed by actor Danny Trejo.
13. He was listed as a potential nominee on the 2008 Razzie Award nominating ballot. He was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actor category for his performance in the film DOA: Dead or Alive (2006), he failed to receive a nomination however.
14. He has made just one movie - Blood Red (1989) - with sister Julia Roberts.
15. In Doctor Who (1996), he became the sixth actor to portray the Master, an evil renegade Time Lord. The character had previously been played in the BBC's science-fiction series Doctor Who (1963) by Roger Delgado from 1971 until 1973, Peter Pratt in 1976, Geoffrey Beevers in 1981 and Anthony Ainley from 1981 until 1989. In the 1996 TV movie, the Master was played briefly by Gordon Tipple, then by Eric Roberts while in a human body. He was succeeded in the role by Derek Jacobi, John Simm and Michelle Gomez in Doctor Who (2005).
16. As a child he was inspired to become an actor after watching Robert Donat's performance in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939).
17. He was attached to co-star in Dolph Lundgren's Command Performance (2009).
18. He was trained in Tae Kwon Do and Jujitsu for a short time.
19. To date, he has filmed movies in over 17 countries (2010).
20. He is good friends with Stone Cold Steve Austin.