Digipalooza '23 Keynote - Eriq La Salle (aka ER’s Dr. Peter Benton)

Yes, there will be a doctor in the house at Digipalooza ’23. It's our extreme pleasure and honor to announce Eriq La Salle as our first keynote speaker for Digipalooza ’23.

Eriq La Salle to Keynote at Digipalooza

Digipalooza is the international library conference with librarian-led panels and networking events sharing best practices for digital library lending, August 9-11 in Cleveland.

Actor, director, producer and author Eriq La Salle is best known for his award-winning portrayal of the commanding Dr. Peter Benton on the critically acclaimed and history-making medical drama, ER. Educated at Juilliard and NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, his credits range from Broadway to film roles opposite Eddie Murphy in Coming to America, Robin Williams in One Hour Photo and Hugh Jackman in Logan.

Eriq La Salle

In addition to his role on ER, La Salle is the author of critically acclaimed thrillers published in 2022 and 2023 — Laws of Depravity, Laws of Wrath, and Laws of Annihilation. He has written an episode of The Twilight Zone which made WGA's list of 101 Best Written TV Series.

La Salle has worked steadily as a director, taking the helm for HBO, Showtime, NBC, Fox and CBS. He serves as Executive Producer and director on Chicago PD in addition to directing episodes of Law & Order, and Law and Order Organized Crime.

Join hundreds of librarians on Friday, August 11 to hear Eriq La Salle share his stories as an actor, director, filmmaker and author.

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We hope to see you at Digipalooza,
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