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Eriq La Salle was born in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He is an American actor, director, and producer known for his portrayals of Darryl in the 1988 comedy film Coming to America and Dr. Peter Benton in the NBC drama series ER. In 1984, he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He starred in the Hallmark Channel original movie, Relative Stranger. In 1996, he made his directorial debut in the HBO made-for-TV movie Rebound: The Legend of Earl "The Goat" Manigault. In 2002, he produced the feature film The Salton Sea with Val Kilmer and in the same year, he produced, directed and starred in the movie Crazy As Hell. In 2010, he played the United Nations Secretary General in the series finale of 24. In 2012, he published his first novel Laws of Depravity.