Eric Roberts is an iconoclast, both in performance and in his personal life. As the older brother of Academy Award winner Julia Roberts, he watched his sister surpass the prominence of his own acting career and has often been vocal about how her rise would not have come without him having laid a path for her to follow.

Eric Roberts and his wife, Eliza Roberts, have been married since 1992. During a joint appearance on KTLA 5, they revealed the secret to a happy, successful marriage. "There are all the cliche things, communication," Eliza said. "We work together too, which is good. That actually helps."

Eric Roberts apologized to sister Julia Roberts in his new memoir 'Runaway Train' over past comments he made taking credit for her success. 'I hope Julie will accept this more public apology. It was an asinine thing to have said,