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Aug 26, 2023

Eric Roberts, Gay and Nearly Nude

 


Before Eric Roberts played Eli's friend Junior on Season 2 of The Righteous Gemstones, he had a long career -- 667 acting credits on the IMDB -- as serious actor and beefcake star, beginning at age 22 with King of the Gypsies (1978).




Eric stripped to his underwear in Star 80 (1993), as a guy who murders his wife, a model who appeared in Playboy.   

In 1996, when it was dangerous for an actor to play a gay character, Eric starred in It's My Party, as a gay guy with AIDS who decides to host a party for family and friends, then end his life.  Well, in those days gay men in movies were either dying of AIDS or coming out into a world where everyone is homophobic and there is no LGBT subculture.  As far as I can tell, this was his only gay role.




But he has taken off his clothes on screen many times since.  No frontals, but there's a butt shot on Gemstone Pride



2 comments:

  1. He was a very sexy young actor

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  2. He's played a variety of roles. He's a unique talent with interesting looks.

    As an aside, he's Julia Roberts older brother and actress Emma Roberts father.

    Later, Boom-dude!

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