Eriq La Salle
Eriq La Salle ( born July 23, 1962 in Hartford, Connecticut ) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter.
Life
Eriq La Salle was born on July 23, 1962 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. There he grew up with his three siblings. He studied for two years at the Juilliard School before studying at New York University drama in 1984. After that, he had roles in low-budget films and the theater. In 1985 he played in the U.S. drama series One Life to Live reporter Mike Rivers.
He initially became known for his supporting role in the comedy Coming to America with Eddie Murphy from 1988 1991 he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he had guest roles in television films and television series, including LA Law -. Star lawyers, tricks, processes and Back to the past (Quantum Leap ). In 1994 he played in the pilot for the drama series ER - the role of the surgeon Dr. Peter Benton The emergency room. The concept convinced so many years from a successful television series was developed. To the 8th season (2001/ 02) La Salle was one of the main actors of the series. At the end of series (2009) he returned for several guest appearances.
Aside from acting, La Salle has since 1996 worked as a director, as in the television series The Twilight Zone for the episode Memphis (2003 ) for which he also wrote the screenplay. His feature film directorial debut was in 1996 with the TV movie Rebound: The Legend of Earl ' The Goat ' Manigault. Shortly before, he directed the short film Psalms from the Underground. In 2002 he turned to Crazy as Hell another feature film, produced this and also took over the Hautptrolle. Since then he has worked as a director on several television series.
In 2002 he was involved as a producer on the film The Salton Sea.
La Salle runs in his spare time, Exercising, playing pool billiards.