Concerns about Eric Roberts’ health are circulating on social media following the actor’s debut in Dancing with the stars Tuesday night.
Eric has been in the spotlight for over 40 years, but until recently he remained silent about the details of his personal life.
But in his new memories, runaway trainEric opens up like never before about his personal demons and his long road to recovery.
Eric Roberts’ Painful Past
In the book, Eric goes into detail about his difficult childhood and his complex relationship with his sister. Julia Roberts.
It can’t have been easy sharing so much about the darkest moments of his life, and Eric is being widely praised for his candor.
According to excerpts published by PeopleEric describes his father as an abusive alcoholic who “was a very troubled individual and it was not safe for me, or anyone, to have him as a father.”
At age 17, Eric moved to New York to pursue an acting career.
He found success almost immediately with roles in King of the gypsies, Star 80and Pope of Greenwich Villagein which he co-starred with Mickey Rourke.
In 1985, Roberts received a Oscar nomination for his role as an escaped convict in a film titled runaway train.
Eric would go on to rack up an impressive 700 film and television credits. In 2017 alone, he worked on 74 different films.
But he went through many ups and downs during the height of his fame.
Eric Roberts’ Health Struggles Come to Light
A 2018 Vanity Fair The profile revealed that Eric suffered a near-fatal motorcycle accident while high on cocaine in 1981.
The accident left him with a traumatic brain injury that completely changed his life.
“I was in a coma. My speech was very slow. I had to learn to walk and talk again. It was very difficult,” Eric told the outlet.
Eric eventually regained his speech and mobility, but his struggles with substance abuse continued.
Eric’s Battle with Addiction
According to his wife, Eliza Roberts, Eric has been sober since 1995.
but he says he still feels the consequences of his decades of addiction to cocaine and alcohol.
In 1992, Eric lost custody of his daughter. Emma Roberts due to his substance abuse.
“Of course, the biggest consequence of my drug use was losing Emma,” he writes in the book.
Eric says he also regrets comments he made while under the influence of drugs, such as the numerous times he said, “If it weren’t for me, there would be no Julia Roberts.”
“I hope Julia accepts this public apology. It was a stupid thing to say,” he writes in his book.
We hope, for the sake of everyone involved, that Eric is able to find the peace and redemption he seeks.
Eric Roberts health concerns: Is he fit to compete in … was originally published in Hollywood Gossip.