Roberts is the son of actress Roberta "Bobbi" Jordan (née Barlett; 1937--2012) and screenwriter and film producer Robert Samuel Jordan, who left the family when Roberts was 3 years old.
Roberts is the son of the late actress Roberta "Bobbi" Jordan (née Bartlett). He has never publicly identified his biological father, who he said left the family when Roberts was 3 years old.