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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brian Klugman to Michael Lantieri
Eriq La Salle Biography (1962-)
Original name, Erik Ki La Salle; born July 23, 1962, in Hartford, CT; fosterson of Ada Haynes. Addresses: Office: Humble Journey Films, 228 SouthBeverly Dr., 2nd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Agent: Stephen Small, Writers and Artists Agency, 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 550, Los Angeles, CA 90211.; Manager: Nine Yards Entertainment, 9530 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor, BeverlyHills, CA 90211.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director, producer, writer
- Birth Details
- July 23, 1962
- Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
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Mariah (also known as Equations), ABC, 1987
- Charles Thompson, Another World (also known as Another World: Bay City), 1987
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Gideon Oliver, ABC, 1989
- Michael Stoven, The Human Factor, CBS, 1992
- LeBlanc, Under Suspicion, CBS, 1994-1995
- Dr. Peter Benton, ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1994-2002
- Appeared as Mike Rivers, One Life to Live, ABC.
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Movies
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Out of the Darkness, CBS, 1985
- Trumayne James, What Price Victory? (also known as Hail Alma Mater and The Price of Victory), ABC, 1988
- Virgil Hawkins, When We Were Young (also known as That Magic Moment), NBC, 1989
- Dancing guy, Magic Moments, 1989
- Mchumbo, Eyes of a Witness (also known as Circumstantial Evidence), CBS, 1991
- Detective Knoll, Empty Cradle, ABC, 1993
- Diego Taylor, Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault (also known as Rebound), HBO, 1996
- Lucas Davenport, Mind Prey (also known as John Sandford's MindPrey), ABC, 1999
- Also appeared in Angel of Harlem, HBO; and Leg Work.
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Specials
- Charlie, "Teen Father," ABC Afterschool Special, ABC, 1986
- K. C., "The Mine," Vietnam War Story, HBO, 1987
- Host, Life in the Fat Lane II, NBC, 1995
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Fifty Years of Television: A Celebration of the Academy of TelevisionArts & Sciences Golden Anniversary, HBO, 1997
- Himself, Larry King Meets ER, TNT, 1998
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Teen Files: The Truth about Hate, UPN, 1999
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Episodic
- Jeffrey Miller, "Angel of Desolation," Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1986
- Derek D., "Codes," Knightwatch, 1988
- Professor Paul Mann, "The Power of the Pen," A Different World, NBC, 1990
- Mark Hastings, Jr., "Winner Takes All," B. L. Stryker, ABC, 1990
- Kenny, "Speak, Lawyers, for Me," L.A. Law, NBC, 1991
- (As Eric La Salle) Bobby Lee, "A Song for the Soul--April 7, 1963," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1992
- Voice, Adventures from the Book of Virtues (animated), PBS, 1996
- Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, 1996, 1999
- Himself, "Beverly's Secret," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1998
- Voice, Jazz, PBS, 2001
- Ray Ellison, "Memphis," The Twilight Zone, UPN, 2003
- Appeared in episodes of The More You Know and The Museum of Television and Radio: Influences, Bravo; guest on The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated; also appeared in a talk show broadcast on Black Entertainment Television, 1999.
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Pilots
- Jack Spade, Hammer, Slammer, and Slade, ABC, 1990
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Awards Presentations
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47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1995
- Presenter, The 18th Annual CableACE Awards, TNT, 1996
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The 1996 Essence Awards, Fox, 1996
- Presenter, The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 1996
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The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1997
- Host, The 1998 Essence Awards, Fox, 1998
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The 31st Annual NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2000
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The 32nd NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2001
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Television Work
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Movies
- Director, Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault (also known as Rebound), HBO, 1996
- Producer, Mind Prey (also known as John Sandford's Mind Prey), ABC, 1999
- Also directed Angel of Harlem, HBO.
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Television Director
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Episodic
- "The More Things Change" (pilot episode), Soul Food, Showtime, 2000
- "Memphis," The Twilight Zone, UPN, 2003
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Film Appearances
- Ice, Rappin', Cannon, 1985
- Fargas, Inferno in diretta (also known as Amazon: Savage Adventure,
Cut and Run, and Straight to Hell), Racing Pictures, 1985
- Deputy Bernie Miles, Where Are the Children?, Columbia/TriStar, 1986
- Samuel Kemp, Five Corners, Handmade Films, 1987
- Darryl Jenks, Coming to America (also known as Prince in New York), Paramount, 1988
- Frank, Jacob's Ladder (also known as Dante's Inferno), TriStar, 1990
- Bruford Jamison, Jr., Drop Squad (also known as DROP Squad), Gramercy, 1994
- Detective Anderson, Color of Night, Buena Vista, 1994
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Psalms from the Underground (short film), Humble Journey Films, 1996
- Detective James Van Der Zee, One Hour Photo, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
- The man, Crazy As Hell, Artistic License/Loose Screw Films, 2002
- (Uncredited) Tariq "Slick Will," Biker Boyz, DreamWorks, 2003
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Film Producer
- (And director) Psalms from the Underground (short film), Humble Journey Films, 1996
- (And director) Crazy As Hell, Artistic License/Loose Screw Films,2002
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The Salton Sea, Warner Bros., 2002
- Producer and director of other short films.
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Stage Appearances
- Olunde, Death and the King's Horseman, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1987
- Sterling, Two Trains Running, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1992-1993
- Appeared in Shakespeare in the Park productions, New York City; also appeared in Broadway and off-Broadway productions.
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
- Narrator, Michael Jordan, Above and Beyond, 1996
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Psalms from the Underground (short film), Humble Journey Films, 1996
- (With others) Crazy As Hell, Artistic License/Loose Screw Films, 2002
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Television Episodes
- "Memphis," The Twilight Zone, UPN, 2003
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 12, Gale, 1996
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Newsmakers 1996, Gale, 1996
Periodicals
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Ebony, August, 1999, p. 52
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Entertainment Weekly, May 16, 1997, p. 94
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Essence, July, 1995, p. 54
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Jet, February 17, 1997, pp. 56-59
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People Weekly, May 20, 1996, p. 78
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