Why does grissom leave csi

I've got it all figured out. And I just realized, God, as an artist, I'm going to atrophy. You do anything for nine years, it becomes somewhat rote.

I didn't want to be on the show because they were paying me money and I liked the money. 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. So, with his final "CSI" episode scheduled to air Thursday on CBS, Petersen is saying goodbye to the show that made him very, very famous and very, very rich.

He's now living in Chicago, where he's resumed a career as a theater actor. Leaving fame and fortune behind in the name of artistic integrity? There's a novel concept for Hollywood. But still, isn't he just a little sentimental about parting ways with a character that has defined him since ? So I won't miss Grissom. And I hope that the audience won't miss him either.

But why did he leave? 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. You get to meet your family again. Petersen is also said to be an executive producer on the new show which will see Grissom make a comeback.

American actor and producer Petersen was part of CSI for nine season before he left. Lucifer season 5: Ella Lopez star teases huge change to character. As his IMDb page detailed, he had a handful of television roles throughout the '80s, and Screen Rant noted some movies that raised his profile as well.

What he's become most remembered for, though, is his role on "CSI. Petersen loved the premise for "CSI" when he first got involved, but "didn't know if we could pull it off," he told Entertainment Weekly. For this series, "We wanted to see what happens behind those guys.