Eriq La Salle

Born on July 23, 1962, Eriq La Salle had undergone various training and completed courses in drama and other performing arts. These were pursued from acting programs he had chosen in his curriculum to evolve as an actor. First, he enrolled himself in Juilliard School's Drama Division for two years, and subsequently, again took up a bachelor degree from Tisch School of the Arts, which is handled by New York University. He got a degree from their graduate acting program. As a student for New York University, Eriq was casted in numerous plays in Broadway theater and even in off-Broadway theater groups. Plus, he was also casted as a reporter in ‘One Life to Live’, which is the longest-running TV serial in America. This serial ran for 43 years on the ABC network. In the year 1988, he appeared in a minor role in Paramount Pictures’ presentation movie, 'Coming to America', which turned out to be the highest grossed movie that year. In the world of television, the actor has played a lead role as Dr. Peter Benton. He appeared in its first eight seasons and appeared in two episodes of the show's final season.

In the year 2005, Eriq La Salle appeared in a principal character in the movie, ‘Johnny Was’, which received good reviews from the critics. The theater release of the movie was only in 2006 in USA and UK. In the year 2009, he appeared in a TV movie called 'Relative Stranger', where he played the lead role of a football player who abandons his family, but later reunites. The year 1996 saw Eriq make his directorial debut with the HBO television film, "Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault". This movie was based on an American street basketball famous player, Earl Manigault. In 2011, the actor got popularity, once again, in season 2 of the HBO TV comedy series, 'How to Make it in America'. In this series, he enacted a leadership role. He also appeared in a CBS TV series, 'A Gifted Man', where he played the role of a psychiatrist. In the year 2002, he jumped into the production line and became a co-producer of the movie, ‘The Salton Sea’, which received mixed reviews by critics. The actor was also associated with the direction of a few episodes of mega American serials such as ‘Ringer’ and ‘CSI: NY’. After long association as an actor, director, and producer, Eriq La Salle took a break and has even written a book. Again, he is back in his form doing some stellar roles in American TV shows.