Sinise: We Can Do Some Great Things

Leading man Gary Sinise (Mac Taylor) talks CSI: New York, the Lt Dan Band, Steppenwolf and the city that owns a piece of his heart.

Sinise has been with New York since the series began in 2004. As for his future with the show, the actor is only looking one year ahead. “I’m booked through season seven,” he explained. “Beyond that, who knows what’ll happen with that?”

In addition to acting, Sinise travels around with his Lt Dan Band and performs for the men and women in the US military. He also does a few other performances, including a recent turn on stage at a gala for the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, which he co-founded 36 years ago in Chicago, Illinois. “That’s my theater fix, and I get my onstage fix by playing music, and we can do some great things by having that kind of fun,” the actor said.

For Sinise, one of the great things about performing is having a chance to give back to American soldiers. “For them, our brave defenders, we owe it to them to back them up,” he shared. “They are the providers and defenders of our freedom that we enjoy here. And we often take it for granted, life goes on in America.”

One American city that is close to Sinise’s heart is his hometown of Chicago. “I was born here, went to high school here, I have a theater company here, most of my band lives here, the Cubs are here, so I feel like a big piece of me inside is Chicago,” he said.