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Eriq La Salle

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Eriq La Salle: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Erik Ki La Salle
  • Birth Place: Hartford, CT
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/23/1962, Cancer
  • Profession: Actor; director; producer
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Eriq La Salle Fast Facts:
  • Was asked to leave the four-year program at Juilliard because his instructors didn't think he would be able to overcome his inner-city speech patterns.
  • Made his TV debut in 1985 as reporter Mike Rivers on One Life to Live.
  • Earned three NAACP Image Awards for his work on ER as Dr. Peter Benton.
  • Wrote, directed and starred in the 1996 short film Psalms from the Underground, about a black female militant.
  • Eriq La Salle Relationships:
  • Ada Haynes - Mother
  • Eriq La Salle Awards:
  • 1995 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1997 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1998 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1998 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • 2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1999 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1998 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Winner
  • 1997 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Winner
  • 1996 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Winner
  • 1995 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Winner
  • 1994 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • College:
  • Attended Juilliard School, New York, NY; New York University, New York, NY (BFA in Theater Arts, 1984)

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A Gifted Man, Eriq La Salle, Patrick Wilson Craig Blankenhorn/CBS
A Gifted Man, Patrick Wilson, Eriq La Salle Jojo Whilden/CBS
Covert Affairs, Eriq La Salle Steve Wilke/USA Network
Covert Affairs, Eriq La Salle, Piper Perabo, Sendhil Ramamurthy Steve Wilke/USA Network
24, Eriq La Salle Ray Mickshaw/Fox
ER, Eriq La Salle, Alex Kingston James Stenson/NBC
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