Eriq La Salle
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Combined Graph record U-02347 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-P-0601. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Played Darryl Jenks, Lisa's ex-boyfriend; did not return for the sequel
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Played Darryl Jenks, Lisa's ex-boyfriend; did not return for the sequel
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- Role(s): actor
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- Coming to America — appeared in
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- https://www.tvinsider.com/people/eriq-la-salle/ (verification source · master store)
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Actor; born July 23, 1962, in Hartford, CT; played Darryl Jenks, the Jheri-curled heir to the SoulGlo hair-product family, in Coming to America (1988); later Dr. Peter Benton on ER.
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