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George Eads
February 25th, 2010 by Lynn DeVries

George Eads: Plays Nick Stokes

Full Name: George Coleman Eads III

[Photo: ©2010 CBS Broadcasting Co.]
Interviews: Live Chat Transcript 11/09
Birth Date: March 1, 1967
Astrological Sign: Pisces
Birth Place: Fort Worth, Texas
Spouse(s):
  • none
College:
  • Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX (Marketing, 1990)
Awards:
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards

    • 2005 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for: "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) – Winner
      Shared with: Gary Dourdan, Jorja Fox, Paul Guilfoyle, Robert David Hall, Marg Helgenberger, William Petersen, Eric Szmanda
    • 2004 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for: "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) – Nominated
      Shared with: Gary Dourdan, Jorja Fox, Paul Guilfoyle, Robert David Hall, Marg Helgenberger, William Petersen, Eric Szmanda
    • 2003 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for: "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) – Nominated
      Shared with: Gary Dourdan, Jorja Fox, Paul Guilfoyle, Robert David Hall, Marg Helgenberger, William Petersen, Eric Szmanda
    • 2002 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for: "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) – Nominated
      Shared with: Gary Dourdan, Jorja Fox, Paul Guilfoyle, Robert David Hall, Marg Helgenberger, William Petersen, Eric Szmanda
  • Teen Choice Awards

    • 2006 Choice Actor for: "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) – Nominated
Fast Facts:
  • He owns High Rise Apartments on Cloverfield Blvd in Santa Monica.
  • He has two Harley Davidsons, a Porsche 911 and a silver Cadillac Escalade, and a yellow labrador retriever named Maverick.
  • Prior to beginning an acting career Eads used to work as a copy machine salesman.
  • Member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, Texas Epsilon chapter.
  • Was so popular in the series premiere of Savannah as the murdered Travis that producers brought him back in flashbacks, and eventually as the twin brother of his original character.
  • Was fired from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and then rehired (along with costar Jorja Fox) in 2004 following a reported contract dispute.
  • As of May 2007, George and his girlfriend, Monika Casey, are living together.
  • In 2006, George was No. 15 on CMT’s ‘Sexiest Southern Men’ Special.
  • George’s Golden Retriever, Maverick, was used in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "Dog Eat Dog".
  • George was runner up for “Sexiest Braniac” in TV Guide’s The Sexy Issue (2007).
  • George Eads has featured in an anti-dandruff L’Oreal shampoo advert. It played on the Tarantino season finale where he is buried alive.
  • It was during his college years at Texas Tech that he began to think about pursuing an acting career. "I mentioned it to my mother one day while I was in college, and she said she thought it was a pretty good idea," he says. "I was close to finishing school, so she wanted me to complete that so I would have something to fall back on."
  • The ever-so famous "moustache" George sported on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation only lasted for three episodes.
  • When he arrived in Los Angeles, he could only drive during the day because the truck he borrowed from his step dad had two broken headlights (after landing his role on Savannah, Eads bought a new truck).
  • When he first went to Hollywood he was passed over for a one line television role.
  • George got his start doing modeling and commercials in Texas.
  • George Eads and William Petersen are golfing buddies.
  • At one time George held a job in a gym putting away weights and cleaning.
Quotes:
  • "Evel [Knievel] was a true superhero," he told TV GUIDE in 2004 as he promoted a TV movie about the daredevil’s life. "He appealed to that sense of adventure in all of us, the part that wishes we could laugh death in the face, but we can’t."
  • (on his favorite person to work with on CSI) Marg! Marg is awesome. I love her, I love being around her.
  • My TV’s always on SportsCenter, Comedy Central or the Discovery Channel.
  • (On CSI’s success) I think people like to solve puzzles. I think when they tune to the show … they feel like they’re really learning something. It seems like in this day and age, with computers, the TV’s become more than just this "boob tube": people can tune in, learn something and have a good time.
  • (On co-star William Petersen) I add things (to scenes), so does everybody. We get it from Billy. Billy is the king of adding things to scenes. He’s a great guy.
  • It would take a lot of guts for a guy to stalk me. I’d pretty much take care of that problem myself.
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