New star for CSI Las Vegas

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macrae1234 · #1 Post by **macrae1234** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:45 pm

After a month of rumor and speculation, Laurence Fishburne has officially signed on to join the cast of CBS' "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation."

While not technically replacing exiting series star and executive producer William Petersen, Fishburne will make his debut on "CSI" in the season's ninth episode, an addition generally tied to Petersen's pending exit.

Fishburne's character is a former pathologist, now lecturing at colleges in criminalistics. As was previously reported, the character is an expert on criminal behavior, driven by the fact that he has several key genetic markers that show he has a tendency toward acts of violence himself.

Sir_Galahad · #2 Post by **Sir_Galahad** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:34 pm

I always get him confused with Samuel L. Jackson.

TheCalvinator24 · #3 Post by **TheCalvinator24** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:52 pm

Fishburne was on "Peewee's Playhouse"

Jackson was in Pulp Fiction

Glad to clear that up for ya.

silverscreenselect · #4 Post by **silverscreenselect** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:43 am

Fishburne is no "stranger" to Las Vegas, having recently appeared in 21 as a casino head of security.