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Spellbound (CSI)
The sixth season of ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005 and ended May 18, 2006. The series stars William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger. Plot Brass, now partnered with Sofia Curtis, finds himself caught in a shootout that leaves one officer dead, and a Latino community enraged ("A Bullet Runs Through It"), before finding himself critically injured in a hostage standoff ("Bang-Bang"), in the sixth season of ''CSI''. Meanwhile, Grissom and Willows reunite in order to investigate their toughest cases yet, including the death of a movie star ("Room Service"), a corpse discovered at a suburban home ("Bite Me"), a mass suicide at a cult ("Shooting Stars"), and an apparent suicide ("Secrets and Flies"), as Nick comes to terms with his PTSD ("Bodies in Motion"), and later tracks down a missing child ("Gum Drops"). Also this season, Nick hunts the head of a civil war reenactor ("Way to Go"), Grissom investigates the death of a psychic ("Spellbound"), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Petersen
William Louis Petersen (born February 21, 1953) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for his role as Gil Grissom in the CBS drama series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2000–2015), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award; he was further nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards as a producer of the show. He reprised his role as Gil Grissom in the sequel '' CSI: Vegas'', which premiered on October 6, 2021. He also starred in the films '' To Live and Die in L.A.'' (1985), '' Manhunter'' (1986), ''Young Guns II'' (1990), ''Fear'' (1996), '' The Contender'' (2000), '' Detachment'' (2011), and ''Seeking a Friend for the End of the World'' (2012). Early life Petersen was born in Evanston, Illinois, the youngest of six children of June (née Hoene; 1909–2006) and Arthur Edward Petersen (1907 – 2004), who worked in the furniture business. Of Danish and German descent, he was raised in the Roman Catholic faith of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Brass
James Brass is a fictional character portrayed by Paul Guilfoyle on the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel ''CSI: Vegas''. He made his first screen appearance in the show's Pilot (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), pilot, broadcast on October 6, 2000. He was credited in 317 episodes. Guilfoyle's departure was announced in March 2014 and his character left on May 7, 2014. He returned for the series finale, ''Immortality (CSI), Immortality'', and appeared in two episodes of ''CSI: Vegas''. Appearances The character appeared in every episode during his run, with the exception of "Felonious Monk" from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 2), season two, "Gum Drops" and "The Unusual Suspect" from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 6), season six, "Leaving Las Vegas" from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 7), season seven, "Blood Moon", "All That Cremains" and "Cello and Goodbye" from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 11), season eleven and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naren Shankar
Narendra "Naren" Kanakaiah Shankar (born April 1, 1964) is an Indian American writer, producer and director of several television series. He is co-showrunner of the Amazon Prime series ''The Expanse''. He was also co-showrunner on the long-running CBS crime drama ''CSI'' and ''Almost Human'', among other series. As a writer and producer, Shankar has contributed with works for ''Farscape'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Night Visions'', '' The Outer Limits'', '' The Chronicle'', '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', ''seaQuest 2032'', ''Grimm'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', and '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. Education Naren received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D degrees in applied physics and electrical engineering from Cornell University. After graduating, he joined the team behind '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. As a producer, Shankar has worked with '' UC: Undercover'' and ''Farscape''. He also contributed to ''Doom''. Career Star Trek Naren joined the writing staff of '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Mendelsohn
Carol Mendelsohn (born 1951) is an American television producer, showrunner, and screenwriter, known for her work on the crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''. Education Mendelsohn grew up in Chicago, where her father was an attorney. She attended the Latin School of Chicago. Also she went to Smith College, but later transferred and in 1973 graduated from Cornell University. She then went to the George Washington University Law School and practiced at the Washington, D.C., office of the prominent Los Angeles-based firm Wyman, Bautzer, Rothman, & Kuchel. She also worked for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Film and television career Realizing that she did not want to be a lawyer, she enrolled in an American Film Institute class. She moved to Los Angeles and started writing for the movie industry. Her early work included contributions to ''Hardcastle and McCormick'', ''Stingray'' and '' Wiseguy''. As producer for Cannell Studios, she worked on ''The Trials of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conor O'Farrell
Conor is a male given name of Irish origin. The meaning of the name is "Lover of Wolves" or "Lover of Hounds". '' Conchobhar/Conchubhar'' or from the name ''Conaire'', found in Irish legend as the name of the high king Conaire Mór and other heroes. It is popular in the English-speaking world. Conor has recently become a popular name in North America and in Great Britain. Some alternative spellings for the name are often spelled '' Connor'', '' Conner'' and sometimes ''Konnor''. The name is occasionally also used as a female given name. Notable people named Conor ;Men * Conor Brady, former editor of ''The Irish Times'' * Conor Burns, British politician * Conor Casey, American soccer player * Conor Coady, English footballer * Conor Cruise O'Brien, Irish politician and commentator * Conor Daly, American racecar driver * Conor Deasy, indie-pop singer * Conor P. Delaney, Irish-American surgeon * Conor Garvey ( 2010s), Irish Gaelic footballer * Conor Gibbons, Irish Gaelic footballer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia Curtis
Sofia Curtis is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama, ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', portrayed by British actress Louise Lombard. Background Sofia was introduced in the season five episode " Formalities". It is later explained in the season six episode " Bodies in Motion" that, though she qualified to become a detective, the sheriff "pulled her papers" and assigned her to CSI due to her lab skills. Due to a struggle in office politics, Conrad Ecklie demoted her from acting day shift supervisor (season 5 episode "Mea Culpa") to night shift; she subsequently thought about quitting. Gil Grissom talked her into staying, and in season six she resumed her original career path and returned to police work as a detective, like her mother. She originally took a position in Boulder City, but transferred back to Las Vegas in the first episode of season six. In the two-part episode "A Bullet Runs Through It", she believes that she may have accidentally shot and killed Office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Lombard
Louise Lombard (born Louise Marie Perkins; 13 September 1970) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Evangeline Eliott in the BBC drama series ''The House of Eliott'' (1991–94) and Sofia Curtis in the CBS drama series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2004–11). Early life and education Lombard was born in Redbridge, London, England, the fifth of seven children. One of her siblings is former footballer Declan Perkins. Lombard began taking drama lessons when she was eight. She attended Trinity Catholic High School, a Roman Catholic school, from which she achieved nine O Levels. Lombard studied English literature at Cambridge University. Career Lombard is best known for playing Evangeline Eliott in the 1990s television drama ''The House of Eliott''. Her first big break was in the hit series '' Chancer'', after which Lombard went on to star in the television dramas ''Bodyguards'' and ''Metropolis'' and several films including ''Gold in the Streets'', '' My Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Simms
Wendy Simms is a fictional character from the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', portrayed by Liz Vassey. She first appeared in the sixth season episode "Secrets and Flies", broadcast on November 3, 2005. Casting After making her debut during the sixth season in 2005, Vassey returned to the series the following year on a recurring basis. During the tenth season, Vassey was promoted to series regular. She was also added to the opening credits. On June 1, 2010, Michael Ausiello from ''Entertainment Weekly'' reported that Vassey's contract option had not been picked up and she would be leaving ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''. Vassey's departure came at a time when several of the show's actors negotiated their own contracts and Ausiello thought this might be a sign of a big cast shake-up. Development In 2009, Vassey expressed her interest in having her character go out into the field, after Wendy accompanied Raymond Langston (Laurence Fishburne) to a crime scen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Vassey
Elizabeth Leigh Vassey (born August 9, 1972) is an American actress. Her most notable roles include Emily Ann Sago on ''All My Children'', Captain Liberty on ''The Tick'', Wendy Simms on ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', Lou on '' Brotherly Love'', and Nikki Beaumont on the web series ''Nikki & Nora''. Early life, family and education Vassey was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. She graduated from Chamberlain High School in Tampa, Florida in 1990. Career Vassey played teenager Emily Ann Sago on the soap opera ''All My Children'' from 1988 to 1991. From 2004 to 2005, she had a recurring role on the series ''Tru Calling'' as Dr. Carrie Allen. She appeared in several episodes of the sitcom ''Two and a Half Men''. In the episode "The Last Thing You Want is to Wind Up with a Hump" in 2003, in "Twanging Your Magic Clanger" and "The Crazy Bitch Gazette" (2011), and in "Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt" (the season premiere with Ashton Kutcher). From 2005 to 2010, Vassey had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hodges (CSI)
David Hodges is a fictional character portrayed by Wallace Langham on the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas''. Hodges is known for having a habit of giving far more information than anyone wants to hear while explaining things and is very afraid of germs. Background Hodges, a lab technician with a B.A. from Williams College, was transferred to the Las Vegas crime lab from the Los Angeles crime lab, where his superiors felt he had an attitude problem. In Las Vegas, Hodges has annoyed his co-workers and superiors, and in the season 3 episode, "Play With Fire", he is one of the employees initially suspected of causing an explosion in the lab where co-worker Greg Sanders was working and, as a result, injured. Despite being accused of causing the explosion by Catherine Willows and Warrick Brown, he vehemently denies responsibility to the point of promising to call his lawyer if taken to case on the incident. He is ultimately cleared whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallace Langham
James Wallace Langham II (born March 11, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Phil the Head Writer on ''The Larry Sanders Show''. He has also played the roles of David Hodges on the crime drama television series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas'' and NASA Administrator Harold Weisner in the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series '' For All Mankind.'' Film career Formerly billed as Wally Ward, Langham got his start in the John Hughes film '' Weird Science'' (1985), as well as in '' The Invisible Kid'' and the ABC Afterschool Special entitled ''Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story'', but later moved to roles as a young bigot in '' Soul Man'' and as a gang leader in ''The Chocolate War''. He appeared in the Eddie Murphy comedy ''Daddy Day Care'', and the critically acclaimed ''Little Miss Sunshine'' and ''The Social Network''. Television career Langham dropped the Ward moniker in the 1990s as he moved to mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Phillips (CSI)
David Gregory Phillips is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', portrayed by David Berman, who also serves as head researcher for the series. From Season 10 onwards David Berman has been credited in the opening titles. Work Phillips (nicknamed "Super Dave") is the assistant coroner to Chief Medical Examiner Al "Doc" Robbins. He received his self-ascribed nickname after saving the life of a victim during an autopsy. In the ninth season, episode "The Gone Dead Train," he is promoted to Assistant Medical Examiner and conducts his first solo autopsy. Due to his line of work, he is not fazed by much. Occasionally other characters, including new CSIs, have been turned off by his and Doc Robbins's gallows humor. Personal life Although the main characters tease him about his supposed lack of social experience earlier in the series, David marries at some point early in the seventh season. (He mentions meeting with the wedding planner in 703 "T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
