Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Eriq La Salle, Acclaimed Actor, Director & Author, Star of “ER”
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Today’s guest, Eriq La Salle, is a spectacularly gifted actor, director, producer and author who has literally done it all.
On the big screen, you’ve seen him in “Coming to America”, “Jacob’s Ladder”, “Color of Night”, “One Hour Photo”, “Inside Out”, “Logan” and many more great movies. He’s also appeared in some memorable TV movies including “What Price Victory”, “When We Were Young”, “Eyes of a Witness”, “Empty Cradle”, “Mind Prey”, “Relative Stranger”, and most recently, “A Second Chance at Love”. He’s also appeared in dozens of TV shows including “LA Law”, “The Human Factor”, “The System”, “A Gifted Man” and “Under the Dome”.
But there can be no doubt that he is best known for his iconic portrayal of Dr. Peter Benton on the groundbreaking medical drama ER, for which he was nominated for 3 Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and 3 Online Film and Television Association Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He was also nominated for 9 NAACP Image Awards and won 3 times. He and his fellow ER cast members were also nominated 6 times for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble, and they won 3 times.
Starting in the mid-90s, our guest began a distinguished career as a director, bringing us movies like “Rebound: The Legend of Earl ‘The Goat’ Manigault”, “Crazy as Hell”, and “Notes From Dad”, as well as episodes from TV shows including “Soul Food”, “Without a Trace”, “Law & Order: SVU”, “Madam Secretary”, “The Night Shift”, “E.R.” and 21 episodes of “Chicago P.D.”, for which he also was the executive producer for 69 episodes.
And if all of that weren’t enough, our guest is also a critically acclaimed author. He’s written 3 novels in the Martyr Maker series: “Laws of Depravity”, “Laws of Wrath”, and “Laws of Annihilation”. And he also wrote an unforgettable episode of “The Twilight Zone” called “Memphis”, which he also directed.
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