Rick Kogan’s Sidewalks

January 12, 2012

In the old days, before they were famous and busy and spread across the country, it might have been possible to see a gathering of actors Dennis Farina, Dennis Franz, Joe Mantegna, William Petersen and Gary Sinise in some local tavern, perhaps at such bygone theaterfolk hangouts as the Gaslight or Joel’s.
But getting that gang together now would seem be an impossible task, complicated by agents, lawyers, schedules and egos.
Yet for the last week or so these actors have been appearing in a public service …

www.reuters.com
Sun, Sep 18 2011
I’ve never written or even spoken about this before, but some people know the whole story, some know parts and, well, some know pieces and think they know it. But with all the news out of Toronto over the last weeks—as well as other news that dovetailed into it all — well, I figured this was my one and only chance to do it with any relevance.
To begin: 20 years ago this week, I had a picture picked not just for the Toronto Film Festival (the largest …

Geffen Playhouse Superior Opening Night Photos
by LA STAGE ALLIANCE | June 9, 2011
The stars turned out for opening night of the Los Angeles premiere of Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts’ Superior Donuts at the Geffen Playhouse including Dana Delany, Arye Gross, Marin Hinkle, Mary McDonnell, Rob Morrow, Mike O’Malley and William Peterson. All were treated to a Chicago-style after party featuring deep dish pizza, hot dogs, gelato cones and of course — superior donuts.

Here some photos:

William Petersen: “I make sure I can do the role in a way somebody else can’t.”
Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin

William Petersen, actor of stage and screen, including a leading role on CBS-TV’s long-running “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” owes his success to failure.
Petersen, now appearing in “Endgame” at Steppenwolf Theatre, visited campus recently for an on-stage interview with theater program head Yasen Peyankov before an audience of UIC theater students.
He grew up in Evanston, where his passion was athletics, Petersen said. He dropped out of high school and joined his older brother in …

Chicago Sun-Times:
 
Steppenwolf Theatre is a launching pad for actors and actresses hungry for the stage and spotlight. And as the large turnout of famous alums at the theater’s yearly gala indicates, they don’t forget where they came from. Famous ensemble members including Ian Barford, Gary Cole, Tina Landau, Laurie Metcalf, William Petersen (of “CSI” fame and the star of “Endgame,” the company’s current production), Martha Plimpton and theater co-founders Terry Kinney, Jeff Perry and Gary Sinise joined the almost 600 invited guests for an evening of celebration, dinner and entertainment. …

Channelnewsasia.com – 3. April 2009
CANNES, France – It is very easy to miss the star and executive producer of popular TV forensics drama “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”, William Petersen.
For one thing, his hair is a whiter shade of pale, he’s lost his familiar goatee and, unlike the serious head of the forensics department he plays in CSI, he’s smiling.
During the photo call by the pier, for example, while all the photographers are shouting, “Pliss, meester Petersen, look zis way” or “Can I have your eyes, meester Petersen” (no …

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