In an interview with CNN in , Petersen revealed that he'd become comfortable in the role, perhaps a bit too comfortable: "I didn't want to be on the show because it saved me from having to go look for other jobs. Just didn't want it.
It was too safe for me at this point. So I needed to try and break that, and the way to do that, for me, is the theater. Petersen also left "CSI" because he also felt the character of Grissom had reached a natural ending point: "It was a complete life for me that's reached its end, and it's reached it in the right way, I think.
This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info. The police procedural saw a crack team of forensic experts cracking cases using science. The original series starred William Petersen as a CSI senior supervisor working for the Las Vegas Police Department and along with his colleagues took on various cases.
A major arc for Gil was his hearing loss. CSI spent time in Seasons 2, 3 and 4 fleshing out this storyline. Apparently, Gil had Otosclerosis, a degenerative disease he inherited from his mother. In Season 3, he underwent surgery for his hearing loss, and Season 4 revealed the operation was successful. Gil continued his work as before. By the time Season 7 rolled around, Gil was showing signs of burnout, and left on sabbatical to teach at Williams College in Massachusetts.
He did return, however, and continued as part of the team. Thus, his actor, William Petersen, left CSI as a regular member of the cast but remained as an executive producer. He returned as a guest star in the Season 11 episode "The Two Mrs. In short, Petersen left CSI because he believed he was becoming "too comfortable" in the role, and wanted to pursue other opportunities.
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