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| Known for: | Another World, Runaway Train, The Cable Guy |
| Birth name: | Eric Anthony Roberts |
| Birthday: | 18 April 1956, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA |
| Height: | 5' 11" (1.80 m) |
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Eric Roberts newsEric Roberts Hit With $85,000 Tax Bill
Actor Eric Roberts' tax woes are mounting - he's been hit with a new bill after allegedly failing to hand over more than $85,000. >
'celebrity Rehab' Star Eric Roberts Calls For Legalization Of Marijuana
Actor Eric Roberts has thrown his support behind a campaign to legalize marijuana, insisting pot is less harmful than alcohol. The Expendables star, brother of Julia Roberts and father of young ac...>
'celeb Rehab' Star -- Weed Should Be Legal
Filed under: Eric Roberts, Politix One year after Eric Roberts completed a stint in "Celebrity Rehab" for weed "dependency," the actor is back on the pro-pot bandwagon ... releasing a new video in the hopes of legalizing the green stuff.
Back before he sought treatment last year, Eric's wife Eliza explained how the actor "quit drugs and alcohol in 1995" but still had an "interest in weed."
At the time, Eliza said, "He uses marijuana as a medication. He has a prescription ... however, a dependency is a dependency and he doesn't want to be dependent on it anymore."
Now, in a new video for TellDC.com, Eric is making the argument that if booze is legal, weed should be too ... saying, "Alcohol has destroyed whole civilizations whereas pot has only made a few hippies happy."
He adds, "Pot remains illegal because no one has figured out how to make it profitable for the government yet ... it's political, not protective."
So we gotta ask ...
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Roberts Empathises With Self-harming Teens
EMMA ROBERTS learned to empathise with self-harming teens while playing a depressed adolescent in dark comedy IT’S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY - after drawing glares from gawking strangers while wearing stage make-up.The 19-year-old actress, who’s father is actor Eric Roberts and aunt is moviestar Julia, plays a disturbed teen who cuts herself in the
Eric Roberts' Insomnia Ended When He Kicked His Weed Addiction
Recovering pot addict Eric Roberts is enjoying the most peaceful nights' sleep he has had in years after discovering his marijuana habit had done nothing to cure his long-running problems with inso...>
Emma Roberts Won't Strip On Screen
Emma Roberts won't strip off naked for a film role.The 19-year-old actress - who is the niece of Julia's Roberts - wouldn't be comfortable being nude in front of the cameras.
Eric Roberts In 'celebrity Rehab' For Marijuana Addiction
Actor Eric Roberts has conquered his longtime addiction to marijuana with the help of TV's Dr. Drew Pinsky after checking into rehab for the medic's reality show. The Hollywood star, who is Julia...>
Eric Roberts Checks Into Rehab
Julia Roberts' brother Eric has checked into rehab - and his treatment will be televised. The actor, who is actress Emma Roberts' father, has joined the cast of the new season of reality TV show C...>
Eric Roberts Gets The Comeback Boost Rourke Predicted
JULIA ROBERTS’ brother ERIC is on the verge of a major acting comeback - just as pal MICKEY ROURKE predicted at last month’s (Feb09) Independent Spirit Awards.And it’s a role in comeback king Rourke’s new movie that has kickstarted Roberts’ career - he’s currently shooting his part in all-star action film The Expendables in Brazil.In
Rourke's Tribute To Roberts
MICKEY ROURKE paid a bizarre tribute to actor pal ERIC ROBERTS at the Independent Spirit Awards - urging film makers to give him a chance and cast him in movies.After taking to the stage to collect the Best Male prize for his role in the Wrestler, Rourke addressed Roberts in the crowd.Referring to his own
Emma Roberts Is Poised To Move Beyond Tweens
NEW YORK (AP) - Read just about any article about Emma Roberts and you'll be reminded of her Hollywood pedigree: She's the niece of Julia Roberts and the daughter of Eric Roberts. Opening February 22: Witless Protection
When a small-town sheriff (Larry the Cable Guy) witnesses what he believes to be an attempted kidnapping, his effort to save the beautiful damsel in distress sets him down a wild path of comic mishap. Eric Roberts, Yaphet Kotto, Peter Stormare, and Joe Mantegna co-star in a comedy from Red Water and Christmas Rush... Continue Summary Pictures / Cast and Crew / More
Julia & Eric Roberts Approached To Be Stuttering Spokespeople
Julia Roberts and her brother Eric have been asked by a stuttering charity to help promote its cause because they both suffered from the affliction as children. The pair overcame their problem before reaching Hollywood - and the Stuttering Foundation of America (SFA) wants them to help others.Roberts Inspired By Oscar Loss
HEROES star ERIC ROBERTS was so upset he didn’t win an Oscar for his performance in RUNAWAY TRAIN he accepted lots of movie roles to increase his chances of winning the coveted award.The 51-year-old actor was sure he would win the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his role in the 1996 movie - but
Eric Roberts: 'i Don't Regret Porn-star Past'
Heroes star Eric Roberts will never regret his porn-star past - because his female co-star in his first adult film was gorgeous. Roberts was a teenager when he accepted the rude role, playing a schoolboy seduced by his teacher.Eric Roberts: 'i Don't Regret Porn-star Past'
HEROES star ERIC ROBERTS will never regret his porn-star past - because his female co-star in his first adult film was gorgeous.Roberts was a teenager when he accepted the rude role, playing a schoolboy seduced by his teacher.He says, "I was 17 and studying as an actor in London. And one day I went back
Eric Roberts Was 'too Tired' To Audition For Heroes Role
Actor ERIC ROBERTS almost missed the opportunity to be the star of hit TV show HEROES - because he was too "exhausted" to audition for the role.The 51-year-old was planning to skip the audition to play sinister Mr.Thompson in the show, but was only convinced to attend by his stepdaughter.He says, "I actually rejected the
Danny Trejo Scared Eric Roberts To Gain Acting Role
Reformed criminal Danny Trejo got his first acting job after the director saw the tough guy scare the life out of Eric Roberts. The former convict and heroin addict, 63, was hired as a boxing instructor on 1985 film Runaway Train, but the director gave him his acting debut after he was impressed by Trejo's attitude towards the film's cast.External Resources:
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