# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/eriq-la-salle
# Generated: 2026-08-15T05:41:27.354Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/eriq-la-salle"
name: "Eriq La Salle"
slug: "eriq-la-salle"
description: "Erik Ki La Salle, professionally known as Eriq La Salle, is an American actor, director, writer and producer. La Salle is known for his performance as Dr. Peter Benton in the NBC medical drama ER which earned him three NAACP Image Awards and nominations for a Golden Globe Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards."
tagline: "American actor"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Eric_Lasalle.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "actors"
profileType:
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birthDate: "1962-07-23"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump