Hollywood acting icon, Eric Roberts is a Georgia, US native, whose first professional acting job in front of a camera ANOTHER WORLD at age 19 in New York. He entered into features in KING OF THE GYPSIES at 21 and earned multiple Golden Globe nominations and an Oscar nomination. One of his favorite jobs was the portrayal of “Junior” in Danny McBride’s.RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES. Another was a wildly different character he played on the wonderful series SUITS. “Charles Forstman” was foe to “Harvey Specter” (Who wasn’t), but Charles was stiletto smart and had endless presence. He starred in THE POPE of GREENWICH VILLAGE, STAR 80, THE DARK KNIGHT, and ws nominated for an Academy Award for his work in RUNAWAY TRAIN, also the name of his groundbreaking autobiography, RUNAWAY TRAIN – Or, The Story of My Life So Far. Eric’s professional accomplishments can be found easily axross the Internet and the IMDB website. He made proud appearances in music videos from Akon, Bad Bunny, Eminem, Enrique Iglesias, Googoosh, Ja Rule, Keaton Simons, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, The Killers, and numerous artists from around the world Eric is married to ANIMAL HOUSE's “Brunella” AKA Eliza Roberts. Eliza is from what’s termed as “a showbiz family”, east coast style. She was born in Manhattan to an actress/director/producer/writer mom, Lila Garrett, a screen-writer biological dad, David Rayfiel and a press agent adoptive dad, Don Garrett. Eliza and family moved to Los Angeles, by way of a peace march in San Francisco, when Lila and her then-husband got jobs writing BEWITCHED. Eliza’s early adolescence was spent in LA, and at the of sixteen she moved, on her own, to England to study acting, and to continue a career that had already begun. Cut to the greatest event in her life…The birth of her two children, Keaton Simons (recording artist) and Morgan Simons (chef). Their dad is Jimmy Simons, producer (MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE) The Simonses and Robertses have been a blended family since Eliza met Eric (Roberts) on an MGM Grand flight and they subsequently married in 1992. Even before appearing in ANIMAL HOUSE, while pregnant with Keaton, Eliza has been doing a little (or a lot) of everything. Acting, Casting, Coaching, Managing, Producing & Directing. And a highlight ~ Grandmothering! The family is deeply involved in www.naturalchild.org and in all causes involving creating safe lives for people and animals.
