Eriq La Salle Bio (Wiki)

Who is Eriq La Salle?

Eriq La Salle is of popular American actor, director, writer, and producer.

He is known for his performances in the film Coming to America in 1988.

Moreover, he is also popular for portraying the role of Dr. Peter Benton in the NBC medical drama ER.

Through this role, he also received three NAACP Image Awards and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards.

Eriq La Salle: Birth Facts, Family, and Childhood

He was born on July 23, 1962, in Hartford, Connecticut. His mother’s name is Ada Haynes likewise his father’s name is unknown.

Eriq La Salle is of American nationality and his ethnicity is African-American.

Other information about his early life and childhood is missing.

Eriq La Salle: Education History

Eriq La Salle has his education from the New York University’s Tisch School of Arts.

The actor has completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and has Graduate Acting Program which later helped him a lot to develop his acting skills.

Eriq La Salle: Early, Profession life and Career

After he completed his education he started his career. Firstly he was cast in the production of Henry V.

Getting past there only he found several roles on Broadway, And also off-Broadway and his performances were highly appreciated.

Eriq La Salle started in the TV drama One Life to Live as Mike Rivers and later obtained the role in the movie Coming to America in 1988.

Later, he was cast in the role of Dr. Peter Benton in the 1994 medical drama ER.

The show, which ran until the eighth season, starred him. He also returned to the show on its 15 and final season.

Apart from ER, he has also played different other roles. The role of a Jamaican gangster in the independent film Johnny Was was also outstanding.

His film which was premiered at the American Black Film Festival in Miami was very popular made is one of the main reasons to increase his popularity also.

After that, Eriq La Salle receives various the great opportunity to work on various good works.

No sooner than he was seen in the movie Relative Stranger.

Moreover, he also played the role of the United Nations Secretary-General on the television show 24.

The actor also has his guest performance in Covert Affairs and How to Make it in America.

Not only he has built up his career in the acting field but also in directing field when produces and directs Crazy as Hell, The Twilight Zone, Law, and Order as well as A Gifted Man.

Moreover, he has written various awesome books as well.

Some of his best books include the likes of Laws of Depravity: Revised Edition and Laws of Wrath E-Book.

Eriq La Salle: Lifetime Achievements and Awards

In 2003, Eriq La Salle receives Theatrical  Best Independent Actor. Likewise, in 2002 and 2000 he receives Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series.

The actor gets Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in 1999.

The same year he receives Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

In 1998, he again receives Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and consequently in 1996 and 1997.

The actor also receives Best Supporting Actor for his performance in ER in Magnolia Award.

Moreover, he has fallen in different 18 nominations.

Eriq La Salle: Salary and Net Worth

As of 2022, La Selle has managed a net worth of 25 million dollars owing to his acting skills and reportedly earns a huge salary too.

Eriq La Salle: Rumors and Controversy

There are no rumors spread about his personal and professional life.

It seems he is doing his best job without harming others and has been a private person in his life, for which he has not been in any controversy.

Eriq La Salle: Description of Body Measurements

Eriq La Salle stands at a height of 6 feet 2 inches. He has dark brown colored hair and black colored eyes.

Other information about his body measurement is unknown.

Eriq La Salle: Social Media Profile

The actor is active on different social media and keeps on updating them.

Eriq La Salle is active on Instagram with more than 49K followers. Salle is also seen active on Twitter and has 19.9K followers.

He has already added more than 240 pictures and videos to his Twitter profile.

Likewise, he uses Facebook and has more than 4.3k followers on his Facebook Account.

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