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| Anthony DiNozzo Jr. | |
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| NCIS character | |
 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 |
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| Voiced by | Adam Epstein (NCIS: The Video Game)[1] |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | Tony DiNardo (during an undercover mission with Jenny Shepard) |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation |
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| Family |
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| Significant other | Ziva David |
| Children | Tali (daughter; with Ziva David) |
| Relatives | |
| Nationality | American |
| Career at NCIS | |
| Position | Very Special Agent |
| Rank | Senior field agent |
| Years of service | c. 2001/2002-2016 |
| Born | July 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).
- ^ "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
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- ^ "CBS Bio of Michael Weatherly". CBS. August 6, 2008. Archived from the original on March 6, 2009. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
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- ^ "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."