When Julia Roberts Celebrated Her 50th Birthday, Her Hubby’s Surprise Completely Caught Her Off Guard

Julia Roberts celebrated her 50th birthday in a very special yet unique way. During a getaway, her husband, Danny Moder whisked her away, and created a surprise that  she would never have imagined, leaving her genuinely lost for words.

Milestone To Be Remembered

Celebrating a 50th birthday is a turning point in most people’s lives – and some would say that Roberts has lived quite the life already. Only three days after she celebrated her graduation from high school , she was to become a star. In 1985 she left her hometown of Smyrna, Georgia to the concrete jungle of  New York City.

Speech Coach

Roberts was quickly scooped up by a talent agent, but the teenager had little to no acting experience. Furthermore, she had a strong Southern accent that would just not work. With the help of a speech coach, she conquered this But as for her experience on screen, she told the Los Angeles Times in 1991, she would “learn on the job.”

She Goes After What She Wants

Well, learn she most definitely did. After a variety of small roles in low-budget films and TV shows, Roberts ended up landing her first major part in 1988’s Mystic Pizza. “A lot of people went up for the movie,” Elaine Goldsmith, an agent who later joined Roberts’ team, told the Los Angeles Times. “But when Julia wants something, she goes after it.”

Not Getting Along With Co-Star

Even ditching her sassy Tinerkbell hair cut, and going back to long and dark hair didn’t make things much easier for Roberts however,  while making the film I Love Trouble in 1994. Again rumors and disagreements threatened to overshadow her work. Roberts and costar Nick Nolte were known for butting heads, and this wasn’t exactly her favorite movie. “I don’t know what I’ve already said about I Love Trouble, other than that it was a piece of sh*t,” Roberts told Vanity Fair. “It’s no secret that Nick and I didn’t get along like a house on fire.”