Theatre In Chicago (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced its newest ensemble member: William Petersen. The Steppenwolf ensemble, the longest-existing theater ensemble in the United States, now totals 42 members. "We are delighted to welcome our long-time friend, William Petersen, into the Steppenwolf ensemble," comments Steppenwolf Artistic Director Martha Lavey. "Billy was one of the...
CSI Files (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
November 30, 2008 - 8:09 AMIt isn't quite Charles Dickens. 's William Petersen (Gil Grissom) described Dublin Carol, the play he is currently performing at the Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, as "a little Christmas play about an Irish alcoholic on Christmas Eve in a funeral parlor in Dublin." The actor told , "I think it's a perfect antidote to these perky little Christmas...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
It may say something about the state of American television that there is one more black president-elect of the United States than there are black actors with individual lead roles in a network television drama.Sonja Flemming/CBSLaurence Fishburne, left, who is joining the cast of “CSI,” takes a moment with William Petersen, who is leaving it. Monty Brinton/CBSDennis Haysbert is in the...
BuddyTV (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Previously, we reported that a survey among CSI viewers revealed that more than a third vowed to stop watching the CBS procedural once Gil Grissom (William Petersen) leaves midseason sometime in January. CSI is taking a break this week, with...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
... come to pass in Part II of the episode, especially since the show's lead character, Gil Grissom (William Petersen), announces right at the outset of the Dec. 11 episode that he's leaving the Las Vegas PD. He doesn't specify the reason, but it is implied that Grissom feels his job has become a grind - a point of view that will surprise no one who has watched Grissom grapple with the...
Charles and Hudson (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
... tool, part of the fabric of our tool-using culture. Vise-Grip began in 1921 when Danish immigrant William Petersen patented the locking pliers he invented in his Nebraska blacksmith shop. For many years he sold his Vise-Grips out of the trunk of his car to local mechanics and farmers. Demand grew despite the economic pressures of The Great Depression. In 1938 Petersen opened...
