"ER" star Eriq LaSalle is among the richest doctors ever. His new contract with Warner Bros. to appear on the NBC medical series has him set to earn $27 million over the next three seasons, reports Variety. Still, the sky-high salary isn't quite the equal of that of his costar Anthony Edwards -- $35 million for the same period. On a per-episode basis, Eriq's salary has climbed from $85,000 to nearly $410,000.
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