William Petersen

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Biography

William Petersen has a distinguished background in film, theater, and television. His television credits include the films Long Gone, The Rat Pack, The Kennedys…more

Born

2/21/1953, Evanston, Illinois

Birth Name

William Louis Petersen

Gender

Male
  • Catherine and Grissom explore an undergr...
  • Grissom's case reunites him with dominat...
  • Grissom and Warrick are called in to inv...
  • William Petersen stars as senior forensi...
  • Grissom examines a specimen from a body ...
  • The CSI team is stunned and saddened aft...

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    • Peterson and his wife, Gina Cirone, became parents of twins, a boy and a girl, on July 5, 2011. The twins were delivered via surrogate. William has a grown daughter, Maite, who has given him two grandsons.

    • Peterson's first lead role on stage was with Chicago's Victory Gardens Theater. He played John Dillinger in Dillinger.
    • William appears on-screen giving updates and instructions during a live, interactive CSI-type stage show geared for children. The show, called CSI: Live!, made its debut in 2008.
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    • William Petersen: (on receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame) I have never considered anything like this happening in my life. It has always been one job after another, trying to do good work. Who wouldn't be happy with that?... To be on the same street as Jack Benny, Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis, what better thing is there?
    • William Petersen: (on leaving CSI in 2008) I won't miss Grissom. It was a complete life for me that's reached its end, and it's reached it in the right way, I think. So I won't miss Grissom. And I hope that the audience won't miss him either.
    • William Petersen: (on joining the Steppenwolf Theater Company in 2008) I just want to be on the stage telling stories.
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