Overview
- Roberts, 69, told the It Happened In Hollywood podcast that a car crash in his 20s put him in a coma and left him fearing his acting days were over.
- He said the recovery brought short-term memory loss and hand–eye coordination problems that led to the deepest depression of his life.
- During that low point, his manager passed him a Bob Fosse script and urged him to pursue an audition tied to what became the 1983 film Star 80.
- Roberts said he auditioned five or six times for Fosse, won the role of Paul Snider, then spent three months researching and came to see the story as reflecting common showbiz dynamics.
- Reports from PerthNow, the Daily Mail, and EntertainmentNow stress his sustained output since then, citing 700-plus credits and frequent daily offers as signs of a long, active career.