Helgenberger's Husband To Play Willows' Love Interest?

Catherine Willows' upcoming love interest on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation may be played by none other than Marg Helgenberger's real-life husband Alan Rosenberg.

The news was revealed by Michael Ausiello, the TV Guide columnist who recently gave away that Willows' mother will be played by "an actress with two Oscar nods and five Golden Globe wins under her belt," a description that seemed to fit only Swedish-born singer Ann-Margret (story). In the latest edition of his Ask Ausiello column, Ausiello wrote that the producers of the original CSI are searching for a "name" actor to play a potential love interest for Catherine Willows.

"This person has one Emmy nomination under his belt," Ausiello wrote, "for a guest-starring role on a current NBC drama." This time around, Ausiello's code wasn't as easy to decipher, as this description applies to West Wing guest star Oliver Platt, ER guest stars Alan Rosenberg, Vondie Curtis-Hall and even Ewan McGregor. However, as eagle-eyed Talk CSI member 'abc' noted, Alan Rosenberg is actually the real-life husband of actress Marg Helgenberger, a coincidence that seems impossible to ignore.

54-year old Rosenberg most recently was a regular cast member on the CBS cast show The Guardian, and before that had starring roles on Cybill, Civil Wars, L.A. Law and soap opera Ryan's Hope. He's also had a recurring role on Chicago Hope, and appeared in the fourth episode of ER, "Into That Good Night," for which he earned his one Emmy nomination. He has been married to Marg Helgenberger for over 15 years; they have a son whose name is Hugh.

As for the character Rosenberg would be playing, CSI executive producer Carol Mendelsohn provided a few details to TV Guide. "He's a criminal defense attorney that she meets in a bar," she said. ""[The casting] will be a real surprise for the audience if we can pull it off."

For Ausiello's original report, please follow this link. Thanks go out to 'abc' for this.

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