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Eric Roberts Looks Back on His 2005 MTV Renaissance: Thanks to The Killers & Mariah Carey Videos, ‘Kids Were Following Me’

For 2005 Week, Billboard chats with Eric Roberts about starring in The Killers' "Mr. Brightside" and Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" 2005 videos.

But 2005 marked a turning point in his career, when he starred in a trio of music videos that would introduce the prolific actor to a whole new generation: The Killers ’ “Mr. Eliza: Yes, there was a storyboard, and it was pretty elaborate, because remember: Sophie had to wrangle these dancers and performers, singers and artists, and an actor who’s used to linear material, scripted, and she had a vision in her head. And then when we hired [Eliza’s son] Keaton’s then-girlfriend, who’s a makeup artist, [to work on the video] Eric’s like, “You don’t have to have Christina keeping an eye on me with Mariah!” [ Laughs]

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