#77: Finding Love and Purpose with Eric and Eliza Roberts
JAYSON WALLER UNLEASHED
Jayson Waller
4.4 • 649 Ratings
🗓️ 1 July 2021
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Today on the show Jayson is talking with Eric and Eliza Roberts, both are actor and actress, casting directors, and media personalities starring in best of the best, Animal House, Dark Knight, and more. Appearing in music videos by The Killers, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, and more. Eric was nominated for Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Buck in Runaway Train.
Eric’s family all grew up bit by the acting bug as his parents ran an acting and writing school right out of their home. This would eventually inspire both him and his sisters, Julia and Lisa Roberts, to pursue acting careers later in their lives. He grew up with a severe stutter, it was when he landed his first acting role as a kid that he slowly overcame his impediment.
Eliza was raised an only child in Los Angeles by her father David Rayfiel who was a writer, known for having worked on the mystery thriller movie Three Days of the Condor and the romantic comedy Sabrina. Her mother Lila Garrett, was a film screenwriter, producer and director, known for her works on the romantic comedy The Other Woman, and the action adventure comedy Get Smart.
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Mentioned in the Episode:
Eric’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/ericrobertsactor
Eliza’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/momelizaroberts/
Eic’s Twitter: twitter.com/EricRoberts
Eliza’s Twitter: twitter.com/MomElizaRoberts
Eric’s YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/h78jsr5s
Eric’s Podcast: https://killersvault.com/
Timestamps:
2:10 - Eric’s Childhood
3:49 - Eliza’s Childhood
6:49 - Eric Learning How to Speak Again
9:23 - Being Free From a History of Drug Use
15:02 - What Made Eric Make a Change in His Life
19:27 - Eric’s Secret For Career Longevity
26:37 - Incorporating Inclusion in the Entertainment Industry
31:12 - Eric and Eliza’s Podcast
33:25 - Our Youth is the Future
35:18 - Teach Our Children Lessons From Our Past Mistakes
36:28 - Thoughts About Solar Energy
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| 0:00.0 | Jason Waller here, True Underdog podcast and YouTube channel. |
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| 0:15.1 | Damn, bam, true underdog. |
| 0:18.3 | Bam, bam, bleach the power with him. Bam, damn. Build it to give you, Jamie. Damn. Unleash the power with him. |
| 0:21.4 | Damn. |
| 0:22.1 | Jason Waller here, True underdog podcast. |
| 0:30.1 | Folks, I got an amazing episode today of the true underdog. |
| 0:33.7 | I'm Jason Waller. |
| 0:34.4 | Host, as always, and we've got a jam-pack episode heading your way. |
| 0:37.9 | Our guests today have worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood. They both grew up |
| 0:42.3 | in love with acting, first appearing in the Sunday morning show Little Pioneers. They both |
| 0:47.3 | love acting so much that even their siblings and children are big names in Hollywood right now. |
| 0:52.4 | These are true legends right here. Runaway train, |
| 0:55.0 | Animal House, Dark Night, the Mr. Brightside music video. Chances are you've seen these folks |
| 1:00.3 | in a lot of television and music side of the business. And it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows for |
| 1:06.1 | them. They had their own struggles, their own adversities they had to overcome and really move on. |
| 1:11.0 | So Eliza and Eric Roberts, how are you guys doing? |
| 1:14.3 | Welcome to the True Underdog Podcast. |
| 1:16.5 | Great. |
| 1:17.1 | Let me correct a little history. |
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