Thomas Gibson Birthday Card

Criminal Minds: Thomas Gibson, Aaron Hotchner on Criminal Minds, celebrates his birthday on Wednesday, July 3rd.
Please use this thread to wish Thomas a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY. :)

Happy Birthday, Thomas !!!

Birthday Card for Thomas Gibson

Criminal Minds: Thomas Gibson, Aaron Hotchner on Criminal Minds, celebrates a very special birthday on Tuesday, July 3rd. Please use this thread to wish Mr. Gibson a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY. :)

Happy 50th Birthday Thomas!

Thomas Gibson on Tavis Smiley

Thomas will be on the Tavis Smiley Show on March 21st.

Thomas Gibson interview - ‘The Poor Guy...’

Thomas Gibson can’t be pigeonholded - going from fluffy sitcom Dharma & Greg into gritty FBI series Criminal Minds. He talks about playing the dark and wounded Aaron Hotchner, and his work commute from Texas to California

SOME ACTORS, ESPECIALLY those particularly associated with one role, squeeze in as many side projects as possible, playing roles as varied as they can. Thomas Gibson would seem like a prime candidate to employ such a strategy, but he doesn’t, even though he has starred as the super-serious FBI profiler Aaron Hotchner for seven seasons on the hit CBS series Criminal Minds.

Read the whole article on khaleejtimes.com.

CRIMINAL MINDS: PAGET BREWSTER BACK, RACHEL NICHOLS EXITS

Criminal Minds: Paget Brewster will be returning to Criminal Minds for season seven while Rachel Nichols will be exiting. Wonderful news for all Criminal Minds fans and now we continue to wait to see if Thomas Gibson is also signed for the season.

CRIMINAL MINDS EXCLUSIVE CHAT WITH THOMAS GIBSON

Criminal Minds: Copyrighted transcript held on Sunday, April 17, 2011 with Thomas Gibson and the Criminal Minds Fanatic website.

Thomas_Gibson has joined.

Thomas_Gibson: Hi everybody. done

Thomas_Gibson: see I remember the rules. done

jill: Hi and welcome!

Thomas_Gibson: helloooo! and before I start, I forgot Lauren's birthday yesterday and I wanted to send best birthday wishes...!

jill: Lets start by addressing the BIG PINK ELEPHANT in the room....your contract:
Some fans believe this is a ploy by CBS to gain publicity, some fans think you may not want to come back, and some fans believe that CBS is screwing around with you and want to mobilize an army to save your character. Can you clarify what is happening?

Thomas_Gibson: ok, to address these points: I don't know what CBS is doing or not doing vis a vis publicity, I DEFINITELY want to come back to CM, and to clarify: these negotiations are always a long process and this one is no different. I want to come back, and intend to come back, and I would like the negotiations to go well too. We'll see! done

Hardkorr: We want you back to Thomas. The fandom is hoping this is resolved soon. We want to get a happy tweet that you are back for Season 7 and beyond.

Hardkorr: Sorry Thomas, Jill is having technical difficulties and will be logging back on soon.

Thomas_Gibson: I would also like to say something before we go forward. We as a cast and a family on CM would like to ask our fans to please be more supportive of Rachel Nichols. She is a great person and a terrific actress who has tackled a very challenging situation with professionalism and talent and while we understand the fans being very protective of this show, we also ask that you extend her your support...thank you!

jill: I am back

Thomas_Gibson: shhh everybody, Jill's back! done

jill: LOL

Hardkorr: welcome back jill! LOL Thomas

jill: I am sure Rachel is a nice person but she unfortunately collided with heavy emotions re AJ and Paget.

jill: Fiona: Would u like to see Hotch remarry? If so, any actresses you would like to see cast in the role?

Thomas_Gibson: I think a date would be a good first step! done

jill: Hotch on a date. Would he smile?

Thomas_Gibson: I don't know, Elizabeth Taylor? done. Why would he smile on a date? It's serious business! done

jill: Caroline: What are your plans for hiatus? Books to read? Travel? PS Elizabeth Taylor DIED

Thomas_Gibson: I don't want to see any airports for the hiatus, but my family and I are going to the international TV Festival in Monaco in June...should be fun! And I have a stack of books to read...done And we have to catch that serial killer on Long Island...done

jill: Evelyn R: I won and framed for my den one of your signed 100 scripts. My fav episode. Is it one of yours as well?

Thomas_Gibson: the 100 ep was a great episode to get to work on...challenging and
rewarding as an actor...done

jill: CK: Love your tweets but why shoes?

Thomas_Gibson: somebody asked! and now it's taken on a life of its own! done

jill: Loriana: Do you speak any other languages? Second fav sport after golf?

Thomas_Gibson: my french is mauvais, but that's all I got...still trying to learn italian...and my daughter and I are playing baseball in the backyard these days...and my boys are english premier league fanatics!

jill: Elaine: How many miles did you bike last weekend?

Thomas_Gibson: I only did the 40 mile. I rode with my sister in law, her husband, their 7 year old son, and some friends...and it was windy (especially the last half)...done

jill: Izzy: Why has there been less Hotch this season then any other season? Was that at your request? It has been really disappointing to have less and not more Hotch

Thomas_Gibson: Good question! I've been a little surprised myself... done

jill: BL: Have any of your children expressed an interest in acting and if so would you encourage them or try to talk them out of it?

Thomas_Gibson: Each of my children has had a little taste of performing live...and maybe it's in their wiring, but they each seem to love it...I read a great interview with the Bridges Brothers and they both said that their dad used to take them on sets and let them do little jobs in different departments so they knew what people did and how hard everyone worked...I liked that. My wife and I want them to do whatever makes them happy and fulfilled, and if it's going into this business, they'll know everything I know so that their decision will at least be an informed one... done

jill: When you started in season one did you expect the show would become a top ten show and last this long?

Thomas_Gibson: no idea whatsoever...we just hoped to get a season out of it...! done

jill: Thomas, I am being bombarded with ims asking me what the fans can do to help with your contract negotiations. Is there anything you can think of so we can get involved....writing, CBS, calling, anything? The fans don't feel CBS understands how impt Hotch is to the show.

Thomas_Gibson: I so completely appreciate the support, and all I can ask is that the fans continue to support the show...the show is nothing without that! done

jill: What do watch in what little spare time you have?

Thomas_Gibson: I can't speak for what CBS understands, but they have been very supportive of the show...done

Thomas_Gibson: I watch Colbert, Daily Show, a little golf, and, with my kids, a little Alton Brown and Iron Chef...done

jill: What is the craziest fan experience you have had? And if you say meeting me.......I will sick Morgan on ya

Thomas_Gibson: It didn't happen to me, but Michael J. Fox once told me that a fan ran up to him, threw her arm around him and yelled "Honey, take my pitcher side it!"

jill: From Shirley: Hotch writes with his left hand but shoots with his right hand? Are you right or left handed?

Thomas_Gibson: it...lovely...done

Thomas_Gibson: that's a complicated question...write, eat, tennis, pool, fencing left
handed...everything else, pretty much right...confused I am...done

jill: Erica Messer is chatting tomorrow as the new showrunner of CM. She plans to talk about this season's challenges and the upcoming season. Any ideas for Hotch?

Thomas_Gibson: Hotch needs to deal with a lot of issues, both internally and externally...she and I have plenty to do...done

jill: What is the funniest thing that has happened behind the scenes this season?
Thomas_Gibson: I can't say...but trust me it was funny! done

jill: Famous asks: You recently did publicity tour in NY. Was it fun? We loved watching and reading it and all the blog pics.

Thomas_Gibson: I lived in NY for a long time and I miss it, so I love going back...! It was a great trip, just too short! Saw a great play, had a couple of great meals, and these two Secret Service agents told me that they were fans of the show...that's cool! done

jill: What plays did you see?

Thomas_Gibson: All I had time to see was the Importance of Being Earnest with Brian Bedford and Dana Ivey...it was unbelievable! I was an intern at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival as a young pup and Dana's mother was playing Lady Bracknell in Earnest that summer, so it was especially great to bookend that experience with seeing this production...and ran into Nina Tassler and her husband Jerry there and had a great time! done

jill: Khalid asks: Do you ever speak to the actors who are no longer on the show? Do you think they will ever be guests on the show? Would you like that to happen?

Thomas_Gibson: Haven't really spoken to anyone, but sure it'd be great to have everybody back...Dharma and hector elizondo, and adam arkin...done

jill: Sherry asks: Can you tell us if this season ends in another cliffhanger while we wait to see if you get a new contract like the other season did with the reaper?
Thomas_Gibson: If I tell you I have to kill you...and then myself...done

jill: And if it happens I am personally delivering the zillion emails I will get to Nina's office

jill: Jamie asks: Are you ever surprised by how popular and loved by so many CM fans? You have a huge fan base?

Thomas_Gibson: security is tight on the CBS lot...they won't let me in without a second syndication sale and Charlie Sheen...done

jill: Without Sheen they should have money to spare

Thomas_Gibson: I am surprised. And it's great. The show seems to have all kinds of different fans, and that's great too...done

jill: Well, how many more ?s do you have time for?

Thomas_Gibson: there was a map on the set with pins showing all the places that CM runs, and it was impressive...like the Strangelove map...done

Thomas_Gibson: a few more would be great! I've got a pot roast in the oven...done

jill: When do you stop shooting for the season? You're cooking it?

Thomas_Gibson: my last day is Monday after Easter...done

Thomas_Gibson: and yes I am cooking...don't sound so surprised...! done

jill: Okay some personal reminders then

Thomas_Gibson: it's a REALLY easy recipe btw...done

jill: When you clean out your trailor......it all goes into a box to send to me for the ACS

Thomas_Gibson: i'm gonna need a bigger box...but yes, this week! done

jill: Some imms asking me to ask you what you will do if you don't get a new contract?

Thomas_Gibson: get another job! done

jill: Duh....drama or comedy?

Thomas_Gibson: either...winning! done

jill: Lets all hope that doesn't happen because it will be the nail in CM's coffin. On that happy note, we will say thank you, enjoy the pot roast and we hope to see you soon

Thomas_Gibson: let's not jump to any conclusions...and let's not bury anything that's alive and kicking...done

jill: One more ? please.

Thomas_Gibson: And I just want to say thank you to our fantastic fans. We appreciate all your support for this whole cast, crew, writers and production staff. thanks for your love and support and putting a pot roast on my table...done

Thomas_Gibson: sure one more...

jill: dale asks: are you happy that Erica Messer is new showrunner? She has been with the show since the beginning

Thomas_Gibson: oh and Jill, I just want to say thank you for creating and running the
website. The show has a large debt of gratitude to you...done

jill: You are welcome my friend. CM without you is unthinkable. Go eat your potroast

Thomas_Gibson: Erica is a great, great person and writer, and knows and loves the show and everyone on it. She is a fantastic choice to run the show and brings great energy and expertise to the job...done

Thomas_Gibson has left.

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CRIMINAL MINDS CHAT WITH THOMAS GIBSON

Criminal Minds: Thomas Gibson, Aaron Hotchner on Criminal Minds, will be joining us in the Criminal Minds Fanatic chat room to discuss Criminal Minds on Sunday, April 17th at 4pm EST. Please email the Criminal Minds moderators for the password for this chat: cmfchat@gmail.com AND make sure the subject line reads 'request password for the "Thomas Gibson Chat"

IMPORTANT: the password for the chat will be sent the day of the chat.

Thomas Gibson on 'Criminal Minds' negotiations, Paget Brewster's exit, and his plans for hiatus

Criminal Minds: EW interview with Thomas Gibson -So two weeks ago, the exit Criminal Minds fans had been dreading finally happened. But though we had anticipated the end of Paget Brewster’s Emily Prentiss, the team at BAU was thrown for a loop and are now faced with the task of dealing with Prentiss’ “death.” (Read Ken Tucker’s take on the episode.) In an interview with EW, first previewed in the Spoiler Room, Thomas Gibson previews what’s next for Hotch and the show.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: It’s been a really difficult season for Hotch. First A.J. Cook’s character left and now Emily. He’s such a determined, focused character. How is all this affecting him?

On the inside, all of these things do affect him. They do get to him, but he is disciplined enough to know that they are, A) private, and B) not to intrude on the job that’s got to be done. He will absolutely not try to sweep them under the rug, but the job needs him and his son needs him. There’s too much to do to — I wouldn’t call it wallowing — but there’s too much to do to really rest or even digest. So I think that it’s just a kind of survival instinct. At this point, [the team] has been through — and he’s been through — a great deal of change over the life of the show. We are down to, I think, four of us who started with the show from the beginning and are still with it. Each year seems to have contained the challenges of transition and no greater transition has been called upon than this year. Like I said, the show without A.J. and without Paget — we’re continuing. The show is continuing just like the team is continuing, but hopefully we’re ready for whatever the next transition is and maybe the next transition is the re-addition of team members. I don’t know.
I think the fans are gonna stick with you regardless.
I hope so. People are really crazy about the show. I hear from people in the airport, as I’m going back and forth home every week. And I hear from people in Texas, where I live, and I was in New York a couple weeks ago and got stopped by two secret service agents in the lobby of my hotel. You know, people are connected to the show. I don’t think there are any wishy-washy fans. I think there are fans who are very connected, and we’re grateful for them, so hopefully they will. We’ve still got stories to tell, and I want us to tell them well. Hopefully people are along for the ride.
Last I heard, you were in talks for next season. Have there been any decisions made?
We’re still in talks.

I know 50,000 Twitters followers who are gonna be very upset if they don’t work this out with you.
Yeah, I know. That’s all I can say. I’m hoping to be on the show. I’m planning on being on the show, but we’re still talking. That’s all I can say at this point. I know I certainly don’t feel like it’s time to turn off the lights or anything like that.

I’m sure San Antonio would love to keep you full time, but as far as fans…
I don’t think my kids would mind. That would be a good thing, but they’ve been very understanding. I’ve tried my very best to keep all the balls in the air and be home. When I’m home, I’ve got the kind of time that other dads who live there full time don’t have. I can go and have lunch with my kids at school and that sort of thing. We’re making it work, [but] they are sacrificing as well and not complaining about it.
Yeah, that’s a good bunch there.
They are a good bunch. Yeah, I think we’ll keep ‘em.
I think the solution here would be to take Criminal Minds to San Antonio for an episode or two.
That would be fine. I think we’ve exhausted all the geographical possibilities in Los Angeles County. It would be great to branch out a little bit. None of us would mind the change of scenery. I mean, we get little changes here, but now we’re starting to see the same places over and over again. I think we’ve all gotten to know more of L.A. County than we ever thought possible.

You have your break coming up soon. Do you have anything in the works?

I’ve got a short film that I’ve been adapting and would like to make. I don’t know that I’m going to have it together enough to start shooting this summer, but I may end up trying to do it in the fall. I am going to get it on track to try to pull it together and maybe get it done this summer. It’s a great little idea. It’s very simple. My ambitions for it are reasonable, and I just want to have the experience of doing it really for myself. And if it turns out well, I might let other people see it. It’s a story that I really love. It’s very unique, it’s very interesting. So hopefully you’ll hear more about that in the not-too-distant future.
What’s the skeleton story of it?

It’s based on a short story, and we’re kind of negotiating the rights. I’m going ahead and adapting it anyway. I don’t wanna kill my only chances by putting it out there, but it’s definitely unique, I can tell you that much. I’ll keep you posted.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/03/30/thomas-gibson-criminal-minds-negotiations-paget-brewster/

Criminal Minds: Thomas Gibson at people.com promoting Criminal Minds.

Thomas will be on Regis and Kelly Live tomorrow as well as be on the Wendy
Williams show airing tomorrow.

http://www.wendyshow.com/#

http://www.dadt.com/live/guest-guide.html

CRIMINAL MINDS: THOMAS GIBSON DAY ON TV

Criminal Minds: Thomas Gibson, Aaron Hotchner on Criminal Minds, will be appearing on Regis & Kelly and the Wendy Williams shows on Friday! Please check your local listings for the times in your area.

CRIMINAL MINDS CHAT WITH THOMAS GIBSON

Criminal Minds: Thomas Gibson, Aaron Hotchner on Criminal Minds, will be joining us in the Criminal Minds Fanatic chat room to discuss Criminal Minds on Sunday, January 30th at 3pm EST. Please email the Criminal Minds moderators for the password for this chat: cmfchat@gmail.com AND make sure the subject line reads 'request password for the "Thomas Gibson Chat"

IMPORTANT: the password for the chat will be sent the day of the chat.

CRIMINAL MINDS PROMO FOR "THE THIRTEENTH STEP"

CRIMINAL MINDS: THOMAS GIBSON MAKES IT TO THE FINAL ROUND!

Criminal Minds SOS: Thomas Gibson made it to the final round! Please continue to vote as often as possible and ask your friends and family to vote!

http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/12/01/thomas-gibson-allison-iraheta/

Criminal Minds: A touching message from Thomas Gibson. To Make a donation to Charleston Stage's Annual Campaogn, visit CharlestonStage or call (843)856-5316

CRIMINAL MINDS: THOMAS GIBSON TALKS ABOUT SEASON 6

Criminal Minds: Thomas Gibson, Aaron Hotchner on Criminal Minds, interviewed by Fancast.

-The fans of CBS’ ‘Criminal Minds’ (Wednesdays at 9/8c) were dealt a non-grisly surprise over the summer when word got out that longtime cast member A.J. Cook would be written out early this season. Though her alter ego JJ’s exit is still fresh in viewers’ minds, Thomas Gibson promises that a plan is in place to properly honor the honorably departed.

Gibson discusses his commitment to that goal in this Fancast Q&A, as well as previews Hotch’s own journey and reveals one of his favorite on-screen relationships.

How was it filming these first episodes following A.J. Cook’s departure? A bit melancholy?
Yeah, absolutely. Because she’s a great person – and this was written into the episode as well – she looked at it like, “Sometimes life throws you a curveball and you need to look at it as an opportunity.” [The decision to write out JJ] is something I guess we’ll never quite understand fully, but she has moved onward and upward – and I guess we need to as well.

In fact, in this week’s episode Hotch decides it’s time to think about filling JJ’s role on the team.
Exactly. But Hotch said to her he wasn’t go to replace her because the shoes are too big. So in order to keep our family together, we want to try to redistribute her responsibilities and manage it somehow. This week there’s some interesting exploration of exactly how we do that. It takes a really good turn, I think.

From where you sit, why does ‘Criminal Minds’ consistently dominate Wednesday nights? Why are people tuning in week after week, despite its sometimes-grisly nature?
The idea that [showrunner] Ed [Bernero] always goes back to is that it’s a thriller that has the parameters of a crime investigation. People find this material – and I now I do – fascinating. What makes people tick? What does the dark side look like? It can get a little grisly at times; people will stop me and say, “Hey, enough with the blood!” I think there’s less blood than people think there is, but there are horrific things that we do see. I think that people are fascinated with the stories, with human nature and the dark turns it can take. One of us [on the cast] tweeted a couple weeks ago, “Give me 42 minutes and I’ll give you your unsub.” People like to see the world turned right, to see the bad guy caught – and we don’t miss too many times.

How are you describing Hotch’s journey this season?
The big theme that Ed has talked about is “secrets,” that things we don’t yet know about these characters will get revealed. In hindsight you go, “Yeah, that makes sense to me,” but they’re things you won’t necessarily have seen coming. For my character, given what he went through last year – losing his wife, becoming a single dad – it’s about adjustments. There are going to be things that he didn’t see coming. Trying to keep the ball in the air between his personal life and his professional life is going to be a challenge.

‘Criminal Minds’ Star Pulls Double Duty On Spin-Off

What’s your favorite relationship to play on the show?
I do love the whole concept of [the BAU as] a family, and the times that the characters can connect with each other apart from work are the moments that are greatest to play. And also I love doing the stuff with Cade [Owens], my little boy on the show, who started with us when he was maybe 2-1/2. I’ve seen him grow up and we have a really nice TV father-son relationship.

Is there any one episode from past five-plus seasons that you regard as ‘Criminal Minds’ high-water mark?
Our 100th episode is one that comes to mind for my character, because so much happened to him. But there tend to be a few from each season that each of us on the cast feels fondly about.

For ‘Criminal Minds’ Female Stars, Bad News/Good News

Are there any cool guest stars coming up? The show has had such fun with the disparate likes of Frankie Muniz, Tim Curry, Jason Alexander….
We’ve got a couple of amazing ones. Sally Kirkland (’Valley Of The Dolls’) is doing the show this week, Robert Knepper (’Prison Break’) is doing the show, we’ve got a fantastic episode coming up that Mare Winningham (’St. Elmo’s Fire’) is in, and she is just unbelievable. We will continue to get a caliber of actors like that.

http://www.fancast.com/blogs/2010/tv-news/thomas-gibson-talks-of-criminal-minds-transition-hotchs-challenge/

CRIMINAL MINDS: THOMAS GIBSON & PRIMETIME TV CRIMEFIGHTERS

Criminal Minds: Thomas Gibson, Aaron Hotchner on Criminal Minds, is taking part in the Primetime TV Crimefighters panel.

LIVE WEBCAST AT EMMYS.TV AND EMMYS.COM
Primetime TV Crimefighters
November 1, 2010 - 7:30pm
Location
Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre
5230 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA, 91601
United States
Join us for an evening with our famous TV cops about their careers, the stories behind their current series and how crime shows on television have changed over the years.

PANELISTS INCLUDE*
MATT BOMER (White Collar) • NATHAN FILLION (Castle) • THOMAS GIBSON (Criminal Minds) • ANGIE HARMON (Rizzoli & Isles) • MARG HELGENBERGER (CSI) • BORIS KODJOE (Undercovers) • MARY McCORMACK (In Plain Sight) • DYLAN McDERMOTT (Dark Blue) • MATT PASSMORE (The Glades) • TIM ROTH (Lie To Me) • SKEET ULRICH (Law & Order: Los Angeles)

*SUBJECT TO CHANGE

SPECIAL HONOREE
MIKE CONNORS
(Mannix)
LEGENDARY TV CRIME FIGHTER

MODERATED BY
JIM LONGWORTH author, “TV Creators”

PRODUCED BY
JIM LONGWORTH & BOB TELFORD

Complimentary attendance for Television Academy members and one guest (non-transferable). Membership card and ID are necessary for admittance. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis with reservation. Admission is not guaranteed. Parking is $4 per car. For more information about this and other Television Academy activities, visit www.emmys.tv

Criminal Minds: "Remembrance of Things Past" -- Rossi (Joe Mantegna, left) revisits a cold case that has haunted him for 25 years when several women are found murdered in a similar fashion, causing him to suspect the original unsub (Daniel J. Travanti, right), who now has Alzheimer's Disease, is at work again, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Oct. 6th (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Photo: Adam Taylor/CBS ©2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.

CRIMINAL MINDS THOMAS GIBSON ON THE BONNIE HUNT SHOW

Criminal Minds: Thomas Gibson will be on the Bonnie Hunt Show on Thursday April 8. Look at your local listing for the time and channel.