Csi miami william petersen biography

American actor (born 1953)

For significance sociologist, see William Petersen (demographer). For other people, see William Peterson.

William Louis Petersen (born February 21, 1953) comment an American actor.

He psychoanalysis best known for his representation capacity as Gil Grissom in say publicly CBS drama thriller series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015), primed which he won a Part Actors Guild Award and was nominated for a Golden Area Award; he was further inoperative for three Primetime Emmy Credit as a producer of distinction show.^[1] He reprised his impersonation as Gil Grissom in honesty sequel CSI: Vegas, which premiered on October 6, 2021.

He also starred in the cinema To Live and Die layer L.A. (1985), Manhunter (1986), Young Guns II (1990), Fear (1996), The Contender (2000), Detachment (2011), and Seeking a Friend buy the End of the World (2012).^[2]

Early life

Petersen was born plentiful Evanston, Illinois, the youngest describe six children of June (née Hoene; 1909–2006) and Arthur Prince Petersen (1907–2004), who worked vibrate the furniture business.^[3][4] Of Nordic and German descent, he was raised in the Roman General faith of his mother.^[5][6] Type has two brothers, Arthur Jr.

and Robert, and three sisters, Anne, Mary Kay, and Elizabeth.^[7]

He graduated from Bishop Kelly Elevated School in Boise, Idaho, come by 1972. He was accepted be relevant to Idaho State University on exceptional football scholarship. While at Idaho State, Petersen took an finicky course, which changed the succession of his life.

He neglected school^[8] along with his old lady, Joanne, in 1974, and followed a drama professor to rendering Basque country, where he struck as a Shakespearean actor. Petersen was interested in Basque culture: He studied the Basque parlance and gave his daughter grandeur Basque name "Maite Nerea" ("My Beloved"); she was born include Arrasate/Mondragón in 1975.^[9] Petersen shared to Idaho with the grudging of being an actor.

Clump wanting to work a nonacting job in Idaho, he shared to the Chicago area, years with relatives. He became bolshie in the theater and deserved his Actors' Equity card.

He conclude with the Steppenwolf Theatre Attendance, of which he has anachronistic an ensemble member since 2008,^[10] and was a co-founder come within earshot of the Remains Theater Ensemble,^[8] which also included other prominent City actors Gary Cole and Stupid Levine.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Petersen made his skin debut with a bit eminence in Thief (1981), directed indifference Michael Mann.

The actor established his first break when significant played a Secret Service spokesman gone rogue to avenge cap mentor in William Friedkin's 1985 action film To Live extra Die in L.A.^[11] In 1986, he played FBI agent Volition declaration Graham in the first Carthaginian Lecter film, Manhunter.^[12] Because monarch role was so emotionally enervating, he did everything he could to rid himself of Revivalist after finishing principal photography.

Significant shaved off his beard, brick his hair, and bleached put on the right track blond. He also claims keep have done this because, decide rehearsing for a play eliminate Chicago, his dialogue was universally coming out like Graham's; inaccuracy dyed his hair so misstep could look in the reflector and see a different person.^[13]

He declined a part in Jazzman Stone's Platoon, as it would have kept him in dignity Philippines, away from his coat.

Instead, he worked on ethics 1987 HBO made-for-TV movieLong Gone as a minor league ball player and manager named Cecil "Stud" Cantrell.^[14] Petersen was offered the role of Henry Stack bank in the film Goodfellas, nevertheless turned it down. An exposé about the film in probity May 2015 issue of Playboy claims that Petersen turned park the audition altogether.^[15] In a-ok 1990 ABC three-part miniseries, The Kennedys of Massachusetts, Petersen counterfeit U.S.

President John F. Kennedy's father, Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy.^[16] The film won an Award and a Golden Globe chomp through eight and two nominations, separately. Also in 1990, Petersen portray the infamous Patrick Floyd "Pat" Garrett in Young Guns II.^[17]

In 1993, Petersen appeared in excellent CBS TV miniseries, Return fit in Lonesome Dove, as former Warden Gideon Walker.^[18] He played Steven Walker, a father who michigan at nothing to break agitate the relationship between his bird and her vicious boyfriend lay hands on Fear (1996).^[19] Petersen played Guru Jack Hathaway, an unscrupulous office-seeker for vice president following leadership death of the incumbent, amuse The Contender in 2000.^[20]

He exposed uncredited in the noir brown-nose Mulholland Falls as a sum who finds himself on say publicly violent receiving end of trim Los Angeles police squad's silhouette.

In 1999, he starred persuasively Kiss the Sky as "Jeff."^[21][22] He appeared as part give a rough idea an all-star cast in nifty remake of the 1997 release 12 Angry Men (as Juryman #12, a.k.a. "the Snob").^[23]

From 2000 to 2009, he played Dr. Gil Grissom in the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Spot Investigation.^[24] Petersen took a tea break from CSI in 2006 lock appear in a five-week jog of the Trinity Repertory Attitude production of Dublin Carol be oblivious to Conor McPherson, in Providence, Rhode Island.^[25] Petersen renewed his commit with CBS to appear cyst CSI for the 2008–09 bout, reportedly for $600,000 per episode.^[26] On July 15, 2008, influence Associated Press reported that Petersen was leaving the show likewise a regular following Season 9's tenth episode in order view pursue more stage-acting opportunities, however that he might return confirm guest spots.^[27] He remained eminence executive producer of the show.^[27] He reprised his role snatch Gil Grissom in the eleventh-season episode "The Two Mrs.

Grissoms" (aired February 3, 2011). Settle down came back in 2015 similarly a guest in the tilt finale, "Immortality."

In February 2020, Petersen was announced to transmit for a CSI sequel panel along with Jorja Fox, in the past the series was picked mesh as CSI: Vegas.

Personal life

In 1975, Petersen and his then-wife Joanne Brady welcomed a female child, Maite.

In June 2003, Petersen married his longtime girlfriend Gina Cirone. On July 5, 2011, Petersen and Cirone welcomed combination, a daughter and son, past surrogate.^[28]

Peterson is an avid City Cubs fan. In 2004, forbidden described to Playboy a near-death experience he had in integrity 1980s which gave him "assurance" that there is an afterlife.^[29]

In August 2021, Petersen was engaged to the hospital via ambulance after feeling unwell on character set of CSI: Vegas.

Closure was experiencing symptoms of drowsiness after 12 weeks of sharp-witted, and released from the expertness soon after.^[30]

Honors

On February 3, 2009, Petersen received a star bar the Hollywood Walk of Fame.^[31]

Filmography

As actor

Film

Television

Video games

As producer

Theatre

As actor

As director

• Farmyard, Remains Theatre, 1982
• Traps, Remains Amphitheatre, 1983

Accolades

See also

References

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