Career
Prior to beginning the show, he had recently begun a relationship with Paul Dill, a United States Army captain stationed in Vicenza, Italy. Because of the United States. Military "Don"t ask, don"t tell" policy toward homosexuals, Paul"s face was obscured on television and much national attention was brought to the issue. In early 2004 Music Television aired a special where Paul (then out of the military) revealed his face for the first time and the policy and its effects were discussed.
In November 2006, Roberts announced in The Advocate magazine that he and Dill had split up.
Roberts made a few post-Real World appearances on television such as Dawson"s Creek, Netflix"s DTLA, and hosted the Digital Video Disc collection of gay-themed short films, Boy"s Briefs. Roberts spoke at schools across the country on diversity in sexuality, coming out, public policy, and the military"s "Don"t ask, Don"t tell" policy for several years after his first television appearance in addition to other LGBTQ advocacy work.
After spending 10 years in New York and Seattle, Roberts returned to Atlanta, Georgia, where he works in human resource recruiting for an email software company called MailChimp. DTLA (2012)
Reality television Secrets Revealed (2004)
Music Television News: Out in the Real World (2003)
Boys Briefs 2 (2002)
Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons (2002)
Dawson"s Creek - Episode: Coming Home (2000) French Exchange Student
The Real World: New Orleans (2000).
