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William Petersen is the actor who plays Gil Grissom on CSI.

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[edit] Starring in...

Below is a partial list of movies and television shows that William Petersen has been in.

• CSI

[edit] Terminology

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[edit] Timeline

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Below is a partial timeline of events that took place in the fan community surrounding this actor.

Blog Pulse trends as of December 30, 2007 for the past three months: Jorja Fox, Marg Helgenberger, William Petersen.

• In early August 2007 the Grissom/Sara fandom located on the GoogleGroup GRISSOMSARATALK continued to hold discussing Jorja Fox's sexuality as off topic because Jorja Fox has not come out of the closet. ^{[citation needed]} To that extent, this meant that lesbian members of the group were not encouraged to discuss her in that manner, nor acknowledge that lesbian fans are one of the reasons why Sara Sidle is such a popular character on the show. ^{[citation needed]} At the same time, it was deemed acceptable to discuss the heterosexual female fans of William Petersen because William Petersen is out regarding is heterosexuality ^{[citation needed]}.
• In mid-July 2008, the CSI community responded to the news that William Petersen was leaving the show. [1][2]
• Starting January 2009, there were numerous reports of people online pretending to be William Petersen. This is despite the fact that William Petersen has no online presence. The bogus pretenders were still active in late March 2009. [3]
• In March 2009, George Eads gave an interview in which it appeared he called Jorja Fox a diva and criticized William Petersen's work ethic and professionalism. This interview upset some William Petersen and Jorja Fox fans. [4][5]

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[edit] External Links

• William Petersen @ FanWorksFinder

[edit] See also

• William Petersen fanzines

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