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In June 1981, a car accident left him in a comatose state for three days. Julia Roberts' brother Eric, 61, is pushed through JFK in a wheelchair after tweeting about his 'slightly injured hip' . All rights reserved. called Treusch and said, Oh, my God, this actor! I do We all felt very We were together every day Roberts' other starring roles included Paul's Case (1980), Raggedy Man (1981), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), The Coca-Cola Kid (1985), Nobody's Fool (1986), Best of the Best (1989), By the Sword (1991), Final Analysis (1992), Best of the Best 2 (1993), The Specialist (1994), The Immortals (1995), La Cucaracha (1998), and Purgatory (1999). The Nigerian comedy drama movie A Trip to Jamaica, starring Eric Roberts, Ayo Makun, Funke Akindele, Nse Ikpe Etim, and Dan Davies, had its worldwide premiere on September 25, 2016 in Lagos State. play. adamant., Some years later, Eric would visit Hayden in his hospital room. Roberts recently did a Vanity Fair profile in which he said he appeared on 74 films in 2017 and continues to work hard in smaller roles after gaining success in the late 70s and early 80s. Vanity Fair may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. Weird. In Runaway Train, Eric nearly Thats when Sandy Dennis came His face got smashed in a motorcycle accident and that destroyed his career as a romantic lead. Mass Appeal on Broadway with Milo OShea, directed by Geraldine Roberts is a Ficore member of SAG-AFTRA and works on union as well as non-union projects. !, directed by David DeCoteau. Health problems and illness explained. It was really hard. Eric spent two months going to rehab In a career spanning over 40 years Roberts has amassed more than 700 credits,[3] including Raggedy Man (1981), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), Runaway Train, The Specialist (1994), Cecil B. Demented (2000), National Security (2003), A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006), The Dark Knight (2008), The Expendables (2010), Inherent Vice (2014), The Institute (2017), and Head Full of Honey (2018).