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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.
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Hawaii Five-0
Doctor Who
Grey's Anatomy
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Scorpion
Glee
Lost Girl
Dancing with the Stars
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Chuck
E! True Hollywood Story
Justified
Touched by an Angel
Frasier
Honest Trailers
Suits
Interrogation
Oz
The L Word
The King of Queens
The Righteous Gemstones
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
Ridiculousness
Doctor Who Confidential
Justice League Unlimited
Babylon
Darkness of Man
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
The Dark Knight
Assault on Wall Street
DOA: Dead or Alive
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
Marvel's Hit-Monkey
One Way
Witless Protection
A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
The Odyssey
The Specialist
King of the Gypsies
DC Down
Beyond Brotherhood
Maximum Impact
The Expendables
Lansky
All American Christmas Carol
The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
The Double
Bonnie & Clyde: Justified
In Cold Blood
The Journal
Nobody's Fool
Doctor Who
Love, Cheat & Steal
American Comedy
The Rebels of PT-218
Run
Megalodon: The Frenzy
Heaven
The Alternate
Top Gunner
Bleach
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