Anthony DiNozzo

Anthony DiNozzo Jr.
NCIS character
A man with short hair wearing a police bulletproof vest over a button-down shirt.
Michael Weatherly as Anthony DiNozzo Jr in a screencap from the NCIS season 2 premiere episode, "See No Evil".
First appearance"Ice Queen" (JAG)
Portrayed by
Voiced byAdam Epstein (NCIS: The Video Game)[1]
In-universe information
AliasTony DiNardo (during an undercover mission with Jenny Shepard)
GenderMale
Occupation
  • NCIS Very Special Agent (former)
  • Police Detective (former)
Family
  • Anthony D. DiNozzo Sr. (father)
  • Unknown Paddington (mother; deceased)
Significant otherZiva David
ChildrenTali (daughter; with Ziva David)
Relatives
  • Clive Paddington (uncle; deceased)[2]
  • Crispian Paddington (cousin)[2]
  • Vincenzo DiNozzo (uncle)[3]
NationalityAmerican
Career at NCIS
PositionVery Special Agent
RankSenior field agent
Years of servicec. 2001/2002-2016
BornJuly 8, 1972

Anthony D. "Tony" DiNozzo, Jr.[4] /dɪˈnoʊzoʊ/ is a fictional character from the CBS TV series NCIS portrayed by American actor Michael Weatherly.[5] Created by producer Donald P. Bellisario, he appears as a series regular in the first 13 seasons before departing in the season 13 finale "Family First". He has also made guest appearances in the spin-offs NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans.

The character initially drew mixed reception, often criticized for his male chauvinism.[6] Audience reception had improved after Weatherly decided to tone down that aspect of his portrayal, and afterwards the character was better received,[6] but critics remained polarized on the character's "goofball personality".[7] By 2011, Weatherly was listed among the top-10 most-popular actors on primetime television due to his portrayal of DiNozzo, according to Q Score.[8][dead link‍]

In January 2016, Weatherly and CBS confirmed that season thirteen would be DiNozzo's last as a series regular.[9] In the show, DiNozzo leaves after learning that he has a daughter with his former partner Special Agent Ziva David, who apparently died in a mortar attack on her home in Israel.[10] DiNozzo leaves NCIS to care for his daughter.

Weatherly returned to made a cameo appearance as DiNozzo at the end of the season 21 episode "The Stories We Leave Behind", paying tribute to Ducky Mallard (David McCallum).

  1. ^ "Voice Of Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo – NCIS: The Video Game | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 25, 2017. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ReferenceB was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Season 3, Episode 15 "Head Case"
  4. ^ Season 3, Episode 9 "Frame Up"
  5. ^ "CBS Bio of Michael Weatherly". CBS. August 6, 2008. Archived from the original on March 6, 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference commentary was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference AOL was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference HP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Egner, Jeremy (January 6, 2016). "Michael Weatherly Leaving 'NCIS'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  10. ^ "Family First". NCIS. Season 13. Episode 24. May 17, 2016. Event occurs at 09:41. CBS. DiNozzo: "What do we know? What are the facts? 'Cause we don't assume, we verify. Do we know she's dead? 'Cause if we know she's dead, we're gonna get him." Gibbs: "Yeah, she's dead, and we will get Kort."