William Petersen - Biography

Attended Bishop Kelly High School in Boise, Idaho. He wears his old football jersey from that school in most of his movies.Daughter named Maite Nerea, born in 1975, in Mondragon (País Vasco, Spain).Testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on increased funding for crime labs.Attended the renowned Steppenwolf Company.Engaged to Gina Cirone, a biology teacher. [March 2002]Started at Idaho State University on a football scholarship, where he found acting.Married longtime girl friend, Gina Cirone, in Petr - www.imdb.com

William Petersen Biography on TV.com

William Petersen has a distinguished background in film, theater, and television. His television credits include the films Long Gone, The Rat Pack, The Kennedys of Massachusetts, which won a Golden Globe Award, and The Beast. He also serves as executive producer of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and was nominated in 2003 for a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of lead investigator Gil Grissom. His feature film credits include To Live and Die in L.A., Manhunter, Cousins, Young Guns II, Fear, Hard Promi - www.tv.com

William Petersen: Biography from Answers.com

William Petersen is known to TV fans as dedicated crime fighter Gil Grissom, thanks to his years as the star of the CBS drama C.S.I. (2000-09). Petersen had previously played tense, obsessive lawmen in the films To Live And Die In L.A. (1985, with Willem Dafoe) and Manhunter (the 1986 "prequel" to Silence of the Lambs). The roles earned him respect but not stardom, and throughout the 1990s he took a variety of roles on stage and screen, including parts in the films The Beast (1997) and The Skulls - www.answers.com