ACTOR

Eriq La Salle

1962 - Today

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Erik Ki La Salle (born July 23, 1962), professionally known as Eriq La Salle, is an American actor, director, writer and producer. La Salle is best known for his performance in the film Coming to America (1988) and especially as Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eriq La Salle has received more than 3,060,182 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Eriq La Salle is the 4,362nd most popular actor (down from 3,067th in 2019), the 6,398th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,801st in 2019) and the 1,957th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Eriq La Salles by language

Over the past year Eriq La Salle has had the most page views in the with 290,572 views, followed by Spanish (28,149), and Italian (24,849). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Southern Azerbaijani (176.29%), Egyptian Arabic (141.04%), and Catalan (113.37%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Eriq La Salle ranks 4,362 out of 13,578. Before him are Peter Facinelli, Maurice Costello, John Ratzenberger, La Jana, Tom Wopat, and Riccardo Scamarcio. After him are Cornell Borchers, Mädchen Amick, Michael Sarrazin, Victor Buono, Anne Shirley, and Will Yun Lee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Eriq La Salle ranks 230. Before him are Henny Meijer, Georges Grün, José Cura, Alexey Miller, Hunter Tylo, and Domènec Torrent. After him are Keir Starmer, Lio, John Slattery, Edivaldo Martins Fonseca, Lana Clarkson, and Stefano Gabbana.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eriq La Salle ranks 6,398 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry Carr (1941), Maurice Costello (1877), John Ratzenberger (1947), Shel Silverstein (1930), Tom Wopat (1951), and Annette Haven (1954). After him are George Tenet (1953), Mädchen Amick (1970), Randal Kleiser (1946), Charlie Dominici (1951), Saul Alinsky (1909), and Victor Buono (1938).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Eriq La Salle ranks 1,957. Before him are Bernadette Peters (1948), Joseph Sweeney (1884), Peter Facinelli (1973), Maurice Costello (1877), John Ratzenberger (1947), and Tom Wopat (1951). After him are Mädchen Amick (1970), Victor Buono (1938), Anne Shirley (1918), Will Yun Lee (1971), Jack Coleman (1958), and Dominique Dunne (1959).

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Television and Movie Roles

Coming to America
Darryl Jenks
An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.
Jun 29o 19886.877 / 10
Logan
Will Munson
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.
Feb 28o 20177.819 / 10
Jacob's Ladder
Frank
After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.
Nov 2o 19907.361 / 10