William Petersen

Quick Facts

Full Name	William Petersen
Occupation	Tv Actor
Date Of Birth	Feb 21, 1953(1953-02-21)
Age	71
Birthplace	Evanston
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Aquarius

William Petersen Biography

William Petersen is one of the most popular and richest TV Actor who was born on February 21, 1953 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Actor who is best known for his character as Doctor. Grissom on the television show CSI and also for his roles in films such as To Live and Die in L.A. and Manhunter.

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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 graduated from Bishop Kelly High School in Boise, Idaho, in 1972. He was accepted to Idaho State University on a football scholarship. While at Idaho State, Petersen took an acting course, which changed the direction of his life. He left school along with his wife, Joanne, in 1974, and followed a drama professor to the Basque country, where he studied as a Shakespearean actor. Petersen was interested in Basque culture: He studied the Basque language and gave his daughter the Basque name “Maite Nerea” (“My Beloved”); she was born in Arrasate/Mondragón in 1975. Petersen returned to Idaho with the intention of being an actor. Not wanting to work a nonacting job in Idaho, he returned to the Chicago area, living with relatives. He became active in the theater and earned his Actors’ Equity card. He performed with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, of which he has been an ensemble member since 2008, and was a co-founder of the Remains Theater Ensemble, which also included other prominent Chicago actors Gary Cole and Ted Levine.

Joanne, his wife Joanne has left Idaho State University along with him to pursue acting as a profession.

William Petersen Net Worth

William Petersen is one of the richest Tv Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, William Petersen 's net worth $35 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

While attending Idaho St. University on an athletic scholarship, he attended an acting class that changed his focus and the decision was made to leave college to become an actor. Shakespearean actor.

He was a Governor on the 2000 action thriller The Contender and portrayed Will Graham in the movie Manhunter.

Petersen was born in Evanston, Illinois, the youngest of six children of June (née Hoene; 1909–2006) and Arthur Edward Petersen (1901–2004), who worked in the furniture business. Of Danish and German descent, he was raised in the Roman Catholic faith of his mother. He has two brothers, Arthur Jr. and Robert, and three sisters, Anne, Mary Kay, and Elizabeth.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is William Petersen Dating?

According to our records, William Petersen married to Gina Cirone , Joanne Brady. As of December 1, 2023, William Petersen’s is not dating anyone.

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He appeared uncredited in the noir thriller Mulholland Falls as a character who finds himself on the violent receiving end of a Los Angeles police squad’s tactics. In 1999, he starred in Kiss the Sky as “Jeff.” He appeared as part of an all-star cast in a remake of the 1997 film 12 Angry Men (as Juror #12, a.k.a. “the Snob”).

Facts & Trivia

William Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. William Petersen celebrates birthday on February 21 of every year.

From 2000 to 2010, he played Dr. Gil Grissom in the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Petersen took a break from CSI in 2006 to appear in a five-week run of the Trinity Repertory Company production of Dublin Carol by Conor McPherson, in Providence, Rhode Island. Petersen renewed his contract with CBS to appear on CSI for the 2008–09 season, reportedly for $600,000 per episode. On July 15, 2008, the Associated Press reported that Petersen was leaving the show as a regular following Season 9’s tenth episode in order to pursue more stage-acting opportunities, but that he might return for guest spots. He remained an executive producer of the show. He reprised his role of Gil Grissom in the eleventh-season episode “The Two Mrs. Grissoms” (aired February 3, 2011). He came back in 2015 as a guest in the series finale, “Immortality.”

Top Facts about William Petersen

1. William Petersen is an American actor born on February 21, 1953.
2. He is best known for his role as Gil Grissom in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
3. Petersen has won a Theatre World Award and a Tony nomination.
4. He co-founded the Remains Theater Ensemble in Chicago.
5. Petersen starred in the films To Live and Die in L.A., Manhunter, and Fear.
6. He left CSI after nine seasons but returned for the series finale.
7. Petersen has been married to Gina Cirone since 2003 and they have two children together.
8. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011.
9. Petersen supports various charities including The Nature Conservancy and The Red Cross.
10. His net worth is estimated to be around $35 million USD as of 2021.

Why did William Petersen leave CSI?

William told the Chicago Tribune in 2017 that he was taking a break from network television to focus on his twins , then six years old: “I had a relationship with CBS that was gold standard. And when CSI ended, I just decided I was going to spend as much time with my two (kids) as I can.

What happened to William Petersen after CSI?

From 2000 to 2010, he played Dr. Gil Grissom in the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Petersen took a break from CSI in 2006 to appear in a five-week run of the Trinity Repertory Company production of Dublin Carol by Conor McPherson, in Providence, Rhode Island.

Is Jorja Fox married to William Peterson?

Jorja Fox will not return for the second season of CSI: Las Vegas. The actress, 53, announced that she will be leaving the show just one month after the departure of her television husband William Petersen.

Is William Peterson okay?

Petersen is back at home and recovering.

Why did Nick Stokes leave CSI?

In the season-12 finale, “Homecoming”, Nick announces to his colleagues that he is quitting his job at CSI, as he is no longer able to stand the widespread corruption in the department. He then walks out of the room and appears to be heading out of the building.