William L. Petersen Biography
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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, born in 1975.

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 Petrignano, Italy.

He has a production company called, High Horse (with friend & fellow
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation producer,
Cynthia Chvatal).

He has one grandchild named Mazrik William (born October 2003).

One
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation plot line had him pursuing an insane killer played by
Tom Noonan, who also played the titular insane killer in
Manhunter.

Was offered a role in
Platoon, but turned it down because it was a low paying job and the prospect of going to the Phillipines for weeks of training before filming didn't appeal to him.

Calls
Stogies the most fun he ever had making a movie. He made it instead of appearing in
Platoon.

Was cast in
To Live and Die in L.A. after
Gary Sinise declined the part. Sinise became the star of
CSI: NY, which is the spin-off of Petersen's series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Co-presented an award at the 2004 Emmys with
Dennis Franz, whose former
NYPD Blue co-star,
David Caruso stars in
CSI: Miami the spin-off of Petersen's series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Has played two characters with the surname "Walker." He played Gideon Walker in
Return to Lonesome Dove and Steve Walker in
Fear.

Declined the offer to produce
CSI: Miami, the spin-off of his series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Because his role in
Manhunter was so emotionally exhausting, he did everything he could to rid himself of the Will Graham character after filming had been completed. This included cutting his hair and dyeing it blonde, and shaving off his beard.

Played
Missy Crider's father in the mini series
The Beast. Crider later appeared in the second season premiere of
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Was 33 years old when
Manhunter was released. When the film's remake,
Red Dragon was released, his Will Graham successor,
Edward Norton, was also 33 years old.

An avid Chicago Cubs fan, he sings the seventh inning stretch at Wrigley Field every year and also narrated the documentary
Wrigley Field: Beyond the Ivy about Wrigley Field.

Owns the rights of
James Ellroy's crime novel "Clandestine".

Turned down a major part in
Martin Scorsese's
Goodfellas.

Turned down a major part in
Michael Mann's
Heat.

Has performed at the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago.

Appears in
The Skulls with
Hill Harper. Harper currently co- stars in
CSI: NY, the spin-off of Petersen's series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Winner of the Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jack Abbott in "The Belly Of The Beast".
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