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Eric Roberts
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American actor (born 1956)
Eric Roberts is an American actor born in 1956 who has appeared in numerous films and television productions throughout his career. He is a working actor in the entertainment industry known for taking on diverse roles across different types of projects.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 59
Top works
- Visitor's guide
- Treasure
- Play and Sing Easy Chord Country Songs for Guitar and Piano
- Breathe with Me
- Modern Worship Electric Guitar Sessions
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Film & TV
Acting · Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
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…
Known for
- Someone Dies Tonight — Niko 'The Closer' Dukakis2026
- G.O.D.TECH — Angel of the Messiah2026
- Skate to Hell — Derek2026
- 8v40 — Supreme Commander Marshall2026
- Clika — Angelo2026
- Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence2026
- Madonna Non Grata — Eddie2026
- Holy Father — Holy Father2026
- Oldburgh — Eric Roberts2026
- The Shepherd Code: Lapierre — Max2026
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1956
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,278
- Total plays
- 6,041
ERIC ROBERTS is an accomplished guitarist and bassist as well as composer, and has been playing professionally since the age of 16. He holds a B.A. in Music from Ithaca College and a Master’s in Music from the University of Miami. He has enjoyed a successful career playing in Broadway shows, backing up name entertainers, performing solo guitar concerts, giving music workshops, and providing music for every type of occasion. His repertoire ranges from classical to jazz, brazilian to new age an
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 47,869x
- UCSF Chimera—A visualization system for exploratory research and analysis
· 2004 · cited 43,780x
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,740x
- The Genome Analysis Toolkit: A MapReduce framework for analyzing next-generation DNA sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 25,635x
- Array programming with NumPy
· 2020 · cited 22,172x
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Key facts
- Born
- Eric Anthony Roberts , ( 1956-04-18 ) April 18, 1956 (age 70) , Biloxi, Mississippi , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1974–present
- Works
- Full list
- Spouse
- Eliza Garrett ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1992 )
- Partners
- Sandy Dennis (1980–1985) Kelly Cunningham (1988–1991)
- Children
- Emma Roberts
- Relatives
- Julia Roberts (sister) Lisa Roberts Gillan (sister) David Rayfiel (father-in-law) Lila Garrett (mother-in-law)
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.ericrobertsactor.com
- Image
- Eric Roberts 2025.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1956-04-18
- Commons category
- Eric Roberts
- start of work period
- 1977-00-00
- social media followers
- 47896
- name in native language
- Eric Roberts
- contributed to creative work
- Aurora
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Article
Eric Anthony Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. He has amassed more than 700 credits and is one of the most prolific English-speaking screen actors, acting in 74 films in 2017 alone.
Roberts's career began with a leading role in King of the Gypsies (1978) for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination. He also received a Golden Globe nomination for his role as Paul Snider in Bob Fosse's Star 80 (1983). Roberts's performance in Runaway Train (1985), as prison escapee Buck McGeehy, earned him a third Golden Globe nod and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.