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Anthony "Tony" D. DiNozzo is an senior investigator on the television series '' NCIS '' on CBS Television . He is portrayed by actor Michael Weatherly . CHARACTER Anthony DiNozzo is a streetwise former homicide detective1. He is well known for his constant flirtation with nearly every woman he encounters. Some may consider his behavior to be borderline . Tony delights in quoting movies in everyday life, often finding parallels between them and current situations. He often mimics the original actor when quoting them, such as Sean Connery 's James Bond . Tony is a fan of the shows '' Magnum, P.I. '' and '' Airwolf '', both also Donald Bellisario productions. In the episode "Dead Man Talking" (1x19), he claimed his name was "Stringfellow" when meeting with a suspect. Although his often-immature behavior has gotten Tony into his share of hot water, he has also demonstrated himself to be an insightful agent when the need arises, and on more than one occasion has surprised Gibbs and his teammates when an apparently immature action on his part actually causes (more often by design than by accident) new evidence to be uncovered3. He is himself fairly adaptable and practical, and is fluent in Spanish. Tony is heard speaking Spanish4 in the NCIS episode "Marine Down" when Gibbs has Tony read a Spanish language newspaper and finally in the episode "Witness" Tony translates Spanish E-mail s while McGee reads from English replies.5 Tony stated a few times that he was on the varsity basketball team at Ohio State. This team was apparently good, as he stated that they made it to the Final Four at one point before losing to UCLA. 6 He also discusses a football game which he played between his team (Ohio State) and his doctor's team (Michigan). He comments that "we kissed our sisters," meaning that the game ended in a 13-13 tie. He also mentions having broken his leg during the game. Tony himself claims to have 20/20 vision but in an early first season episode (The Curse) he can be seen wearing glasses at his desk before promptly taking them off to talk to Gibbs. He also once donated to a sperm bank (but no one wanted to use his sperm). Tony's Top 3 "worst ways to die" are - 1.Being eaten by a shark. 2.Being buried alive. 3. Falling into a woodchipper.Season 1 Episode 22 "A Weak Link" EDUCATION AND WORK HISTORY
RELATIONSHIPS Women Tony is almost constantly talking about his latest girlfriend - or one-night stand. He pursues girls on a regular basis, typically indiscriminately (though he has shown an aversion to women who don't shave). Most of these relationships fail to progress past a certain point and he has admitted to have commitment issues. One of the women he has dated turned out to be a terrorist working with Ari Haswari ; another turned out to be a pre-operative Transsexual who murdered one of his co-workers. He once dated a social worker named Michelle, who after he ended their relationship broke into his apartment and filled his closet with dog crap. Apparently Gibbs met Michelle once and gave Tony the advice to "run while he still had the chance". He also had a short relationship with NCIS Special Agent Paula Cassidy and once dated his high school music teacher. Dr. Jeanne Benoit In Season 4 we are introduced to Tony's new girlfriend, Dr. Jeanne Benoit (played by Scottie Thompson ). Tony seems genuinely interested in her and has even told her that he is quietly searching for the right woman. In " Twisted Sister " it is revealed that he and Jeanne have not consummated their relationship, because he wants to take it slow out of fear of this relationship becoming like his earlier ones. He even visits Director Shepard for advice on his relationship (her final advice is "What's stopping you?" and "Good luck."). Tony and Jeanne subsequently have sex in the episode " Smoked ". He is really serious about this relationship and goes to great lengths, though often with a lot of inspiration from films, to make it special. In the episode " Friends And Lovers ", he shows how serious he is about the relationship when he confronts Jeanne about her previous boyfriend. Tony is suspicious of his constant calls and emails. Tony met this old boyfriend/ex-fiancee, who was in fact a Metro Police Officer, though neither of them knew about the other's relationship with Jeanne. They bonded rather quickly through the fact that they were very similar in character, sharing many habits and traits, showing what taste Jeanne has in men and how serious this relationship could become. Unbeknownst to either Tony and Jeanne, John said good-bye to Jeanne in an email and died in Tony's arms. In " Iceman ", Tony and Jeanne go wall climbing. Jeanne makes a bet that the one that reaches the top first gets to say "I love you". Tony wins but fails to tell her. Jeanne later refuse to answer Tony's phone calls, which makes him worried. He goes to visit Jeanne, who is crying. She tells him that she loves him, but that he needs figure out if he feels the same way about her and what it is he wants for their relationship. In " Grace Period ", Tony is told by his earlier love interest, Paula Cassidy, who had just lost two of her agents and blamed herself for their deaths, that if he loves someone, he should tell them while he still can. Cassidy throws herself into the path of a suicide bomber to save Gibbs' team. Tony is left standing distraught. He later goes to see Jeanne and tells her he loves her. The last shot we see is of Tony embracing Jeanne and crying on her shoulder. In " In The Dark ", Jeanne gets evicted from her apartment. While Jeanne is having a melt down about finding a new place, Tony suggests that they get an apartment together. In Season 4's finale, " Angel Of Death ", we learn that Jeanne's father is La Grenouille . Special Agent Caitlin Todd Tony's relationship with Kate Todd was sisterly, but with a constant undertone of flirtation and the possibility of something more. Tony and Kate constantly competed, very similar dynamics to his relationship to Ziva David. In extras seen on Season 2 DVD Box Sets, it is shown that the producers intended for there to be a relationship between these two characters. In the episode "Witness" Tony tries to strangle Kate whilst doing an experiment. Mossad Officer Ziva David His relationship with Kate's successor, Ziva David , has been sort of a cat and mouse relationship with an unspoken attraction between them. The two also often try to outdo each other in verbal and physical competitions. Ziva taunts Tony in much the same way Caitlin Todd did before she was killed. Some aspects of Ziva's personality disturb him, such as the fact that she sleeps with a gun in her hand. Ziva also intimidates Tony, she is the only one other than Gibbs who can sneak up behind him without him realizing it. In " Shalom " Ziva learns that Mossad, apparently on her father's orders, has been spying on her for several months; the surveillance reveals that Tony has been visiting Ziva at her apartment at least once a week for the past 3 months, leading to suggestions that the two have become intimate. She neither confirms nor denies the implication in the episode, however it was later confirmed that Tony and Ziva actually have been intimate in the season 3 episode, "Untouchable". The reason for his frequent visits are unrevealed as yet. Episode 4.03 " Singled Out " sees Ziva questioning Tony about an unidentified girlfriend. Subsequent episodes have established that Tony is building a relationship with medical student Jeanne Benoit and no apparent romantic link exists between him and Ziva. Nonetheless, it was suggested in several episodes that Ziva might be jealous of his new girlfriend, until the episode " Driven " revealed that Ziva was in fact unaware of Tony's romance, and has been misreading some of his secrecy. Due to Tony's frequent clandestine visits to a hospital (where his girlfriend works) and his claim that he's undergoing tests, Ziva indicates to Gibbs that she is worried that he might be having a medical problem related to his exposure to Y. pestis in episode 2.22 " SWAK ". In " Suspicion ", she repeats her concern to Gibbs, who surprises her by suggesting Tony might have "other reasons" for the secrecy. NCIS Director Jenny Shepard In the fourth season, Tony's relationship with Jenny Shepard appears to have warmed considerably in comparison to the end of the third season, with DiNozzo occasionally being caught referring to her by her first name. The main reason for warming of their relationship is the fact that Tony is involved in an ongoing operation run by Shepard, which is of personal importance to her. As they are keeping secrets, they develop a strong level of trust, which is hard to do without faith in the other person. The absence of Gibbs also allowed Tony to become closer because he interacted with the director much more when he took Gibbs' job. Fellow Male Officers Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs He greatly respects Gibbs and claims to have a father/son-type relationship with him, a feeling supported by the "tough love" Gibbs often demonstrates. Gibbs has the tendency to smack Tony on the back of the head whenever he says or does something inappropriate, Although this annoys Tony, it also appears to be something he has come to expect from his boss; when Kate gives him a similar smack in the season 1 finale " Reveille " he reacts with momentary anger indicating only Gibbs is allowed to do that. Tony is very fond of Gibbs odd interrogation technique, placing the suspect in a cold, dimly lit interrogation room for an extremely long time, then just as the guy starts to zone out, he bursts in the door and rifles off some questions. Tony has even named the technique, calling it "Rock The Baby". After Gibbs left at the end of season 3 Tony took his place as team leader and as leader he tried to emulate Gibbs' leadership style. But he did make some changes to make things run smoother such implementing the "campfire" and reorganizing the equipment in the field truck. In season 4 Gibbs returns initially to close some loose ends from previous encounters of his, but eventually returns to run the team again. When Tony is offered his own team in Rota, Spain he turns the offer down. He claims one of the reasons for doing this is because he wants to keep an eye on Gibbs whose memory is still sketchy after the blast at the end of season 3, Gibbs indicates that Tony is ready for his own team when he says, "I wouldn't have left if I didn't think he was ready", but doubts his maturity or else "everyone would know." During the time Gibbs was away Tony started working on a undercover operation with Director Shepard that Gibbs doesn't know about. This leads Gibbs to openly questioning DiNozzo's relationship with the director, as he has occasionally been caught referring to her by her first name. In " Blowback ", the undercover op is revealed to Gibbs and Tony apologizes to him for not telling him about it. Special Agent Timothy McGee Tony himself considers his relationship with Timothy McGee to be abusive. Part of this could be considered hazing, as McGee is the least experienced member of the NCIS team and ranks only as a junior field agent. For example, when McGee joined the team as a probationary Special Agent, Tony began calling him "Probie". Another of his names for McGee is "McGeek". Contrary to appearances, though, Tony really does care for him on some level. In episode 3x10 " Probie ", Tony goes out of his way to support McGee and makes an effort to cheer him up. At one point, after McGee has expressed his chagrin at being called "Probie", Gibbs tells him that his first senior agent still calls him "Probie" and suggests that it is not a sign of distaste or disrespect. FAMILY Tony comes from a wealthy family based on Long Island. He is an only child and cut off from his family's fortune. His mother is dead and his father has remarried several times. His mother went through a " Louis XV phase" when he was five, made him take piano lessons and dressed him as a sailor until he was ten years old. She also drank Tony's Sea Monkey s, confusing their sea castles with her Mint Julep (alcoholic drink, distinctive to the southern United States). In episode 2x10 " Chained " it is insinuated that his father is an alcoholic. In 4x06 " Witch Hunt " Tony told McGee that after his father found out that he used one of his expensive ski suits to make a Halloween costume "he couldn't sit down until Christmas", indicating that his father spanked him badly as part of the punishment. His father is an American Civil War Reenactor , and during reenactments Tony carried the "poop bucket". He now is upset by anything to do with the Civil War (3x04 " Silver War "). Tony's Uncle Vincenzo is a butcher on Long Island (3x15 " Head Case "). Another Uncle was a successful businessman, but was found at a golf course looking for mole people (" Conspiracy Theory "). REFERENCES |
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