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Birth Name: William Louis Petersen
Birth Place: Evanston, IL
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/21/1953, Pisces
Profession: Actor; producer

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This intense player became interested in acting while attending college on a football scholarship. Petersen initially worked on the Chicago theater scene and even started his own avant-garde company, the Remain... read more

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Reader's Cheer of the Week: Grissom and Sara Rock! | Cheers & Jeers | 4/11/2008
Posted by csifan...Cheers to CSI for keeping Sara and Grissom together. It's nice to see a mature, committed relationship on TV. It would have been easy to end it when Jorja Fox left the show. But they have taken the high road, typical for CSI, and have managed the difficult task of maintaining this intriguing relationship with little said onscreen. Well done, writers, and Mr. Petersen. Hope to see Ms. Fox back to appear with him again.For an opposing view, check out the Reader's Jeer of the Week.• For more Cheers & Jeers, including a review of CSI: Miami, check out the new vodcast.• Share your own raves and rants about other shows on the Reader Cheers & Jeers discussion board.• We may feature your Cheer or Jeer on TVGuide.com or in TV Guide magazine! read more
Reader's Jeer of the Week: Let Grissom Move On! | Cheers & Jeers | 4/11/2008
Posted by ladyhlives...Jeers to CSI and CBS for not allowing Grissom to move on. They clearly wanted to leave the audience thinking Sara called Grissom. Let it go! She was a wench, and he can do so much better. Why can't CBS understand the "relationship" with Grissom and Sidle was nauseating and ill- conceived from the start? Please let Grissom find someone new and worthy of him.For an opposing view, check out the Reader's Cheer of the Week.• For more Cheers & Jeers, including a review of CSI: Miami, check out the new vodcast.• Share your own raves and rants about other shows on the Reader Cheers & Jeers discussion board.• We may feature your Cheer or Jeer on TVGuide.com or in TV Guide magazine! read more
Exclusive: William Petersen Uncovers New CSI Deal | Ausiello Report | 3/31/2008
The evidence is in and it's irrefutable: Grissom will remain on the CSI beat for at least one more season — albeit with an asterisk.Sources confirm to me exclusively that William Petersen — whose pact with the show was set to expire in May — has agreed to stick around through the 2008-09 TV season. Although the specifics of his new deal were not disclosed, a CSI insider tells me it's both lucrative (read: reportedly 600K per episode, up from 500K) and brimming with "out" clauses (read: the asterisk I spoke of earlier). In fact, Petersen already has his first "out" lined up: This fall, the actor will return to the stage in Conor McPherson's A Dublin Carol, which kicks off a six-week run in his hometown of Chicago in mid-November. As you'll recall, Petersen missed four episodes of CSI in early 2007 to headline a Rhode Island production of Dublin Carol. Shakespearean thesp Liev Schreiber stepped in to fill the Grissom void, only to get shot to death in his final... read more
CSI Preview: Legendary Film Director's Connection | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 12/6/2007
Tonight?s CSI (9 pm/ET on CBS) was directed by Oscar-winner William Friedkin, the film legend behind two of the 1970s? biggest blockbusters ? The French Connection and The Exorcist ? and the man who also helped launch the career of CSI?s William Petersen by giving him the lead in 1985?s To Live and Die in L.A. "Every year [Petersen] says to me, ?Why don?t you do a show for me,? and so I made the time to do it. It was terrific ? I really did it for the opportunity to work with Billy again," ... read more
Ask Matt | 11/16/2007
Jorja Fox's last CSI episode just aired, and that got me to thinking about all the brouhaha back when the relationship between Grissom and Sara was revealed in the Season 6 finale. At the time, there were dire predictions that this was the end of the rope for the series. It had become a soap, turned a corner, jumped the shark, etc. Looking back at it now, do you think that the romance ? its reveal, and the way it was woven into Seasons 7 and 8 ? was a detriment to the show? An asset? My ... read more

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Title	Year	Type	Video
Tony Awards (Appearing)	2007	TV Show Series
TV Guide Special: Inside the Crime Scene (Appearing)	2007	TV Show Series
Emmy Awards (Appearing)	2005	TV Show Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Actor - Gil Grissom)	2000	TV Show Series	Available
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Executive Producer)	2000	TV Show Series	Available