At the age of 35, while the industry was celebrating him as the next big thing, he walked away from his baby daughter when she was only seven months old.

Eric was born in 1956 in Biloxi, Mississippi, and raised in a complicated, artistic family that lived and breathed drama on and off the stage. By the time he hit his twenties, he was already turning heads on Broadway. His breakout performance in Burn This positioned him as the kind of actor who could handle dangerous, emotionally explosive roles. Hollywood took notice fast. He racked up Golden Globe nominations for King of the Gypsies, Star 80, and later Runaway Train. He had the looks, the intensity, and the attitude. He was the guy studios called when they needed someone who could set a scene on fire.

But while his career skyrocketed, his personal life went the