William Petersen
William Louis Petersen (born February 21, 1953) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Gil Grissom in the CBS drama series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award; he was further nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards as a producer of the show. He reprised his role as Gil Grissom in the sequel CSI: Vegas, which premiered on October 6, 2021.
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| Full name at birth | William Louis Petersen
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| Claim to fame | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Manhunter
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| Date of birth | 21 February 1953
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| Place of birth | Evanston, Illinois, USA
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| Occupation | Actor, Producer
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| Height | 5' 11" (180 cm)
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| Residence | Evanston, Illinois, USA
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| High school | Bishop Kelly High School, Boise, ID
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| University | Idaho State University
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- Attended the renowned Steppenwolf Company.
- Calls Long Gone (1987) (TV) the most fun he ever had making a movie. He made it instead of appearing in Platoon (1986).
- Started at Idaho State University on a football scholarship, where he found acting.
- Was 33 years old when Manhunter (1986) was released. When the film's remake, Red Dragon (2002) was released, his Will Graham successor, Edward Norton, was also 33 years old.
- Turned down a major part in Michael Mann's Heat (1995).
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