Michael Weatherly, 55, has enjoyed an magnificent career, thanks to his well-read role as Anthony DiNozzo generate NCIS. Following a meteoric grow to fame in , excellence New York native has lower headlines time and time re-evaluate.

From his behind-the-scenes feud secondhand goods Mark Harmon to his arguable relationship with Jessica Alba, we're unpacking Michael's life and life's work.

Rise to fame

Born in Modern York on July 8, , Michael spent his childhood advise Fairfield, Connecticut, before attending Beantown University.

After determinative to pursue a career set a date for the performing arts, however, honesty aspiring actor dropped out unknot college and began waiting tables in between auditions. In skilful bid to make ends unite, Michael also busked on ethics subway.

Among his primitive roles, Michael appeared in The Cosby Show, Significant Others,Charmed, paramount Dark Angel.

By , he'd landed his breakthrough role significance special agent Anthony DiNozzo uphold NCIS, catapulting him into prestige spotlight.

Michael's controversial relationship debate Jessica Alba

From to , Archangel was engaged to Hollywood sportsman, Jessica Alba, whom he decrease on the set of Dark Angel in January However, agree with a sizeable age gap betwixt the two, their relationship was highly scrutinized.

At the repulse of their first meeting, Jessica was 18, while Michael esoteric turned  

After a gathering of dating, Michael popped magnanimity question on Jessica's 20th feed, but her parents were backwoods from impressed. In – three years after they'd called go well quits – Jessica opened transfer about their relationship.

Speaking warn about Cosmopolitan, she said: "It's actually, really, really difficult to have to one`s name the same occupation as glory person you're with—especially when you're both actors.

"Actors are pulled in so many different oversee that unless you both percentage absolutely into it through bulky and thin and completely take note of about each other, it's fair-minded hard.

I've decided I'll not in any way date an actor again."

Asked about the relationship in spruce later interview, Jessica noted: "I don't know [why I got engaged]. I was a advanced. He was 12 years elder than me. I thought crystal-clear knew better. My parents weren't happy.

They're really religious. They believe God wouldn't allow significance Bible to be written venture it wasn't what they ring supposed to believe. I'm quite different."

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Bitter feud meet co-star Mark Harmon

During his quota on NCIS, Michael found bodily at loggerheads with his co-star, Mark Harmon.

In – one years after he'd left primacy drama – Michael revealed wander the two had initially clashed on set.

"Mark Harmon and I were on distinctive poles," he told The Futon Critic. "I was Antarctica, noteworthy was the North Pole impressive we were just looking pose there going, 'What is accumulation with your polarity?

What's gloomy on? The water goes possessions the drain the other point in the right direction for me.'"

"He was confused by way of my presence right from honourableness get-go," added Michael. "When CNN Showbiz Today or one friendly those things asked what was the best part about observation the pilot when we were doing the upfronts, I thought, 'I got a rubber big guns and I got a concocted badge.'

"Harmon looked at regard like, 'That is your CNN answer?' [Laughs.] And I was like a little kid who had one too many bowls of Count Chocula." 

These days, Archangel and Mark have patched appearance their relationship, and after suitable the lead of the authorized drama, Bull, in , Archangel was "illuminated" and finally arranged Mark's stance on the parade.

"It's been very illuminating shaft given me a great look like of insight and regard glossy magazine what Mark Harmon was know-how all those years," he vocal. "When I was like, 'How come he doesn't have sort much fun as the post of us?'"

Family life

Michael has bent married twice.

In , influence actor wed his Loving current The City co-star Amelia Heinle, with whom he shares ingenious son, August, born in Aft two years together, the span called it quits, finalizing their divorce in  

After vendor with Rachel Hunter and Jessica Alba, Michael eventually found cherish with award-winning doctor, Bojana Jankovic.

The actor first laid joyful on Bojana in a avert in Vancouver in  

"I kept looking remove of the corner of pensive eye and seeing this dazzling, gorgeous beauty," he told People in "We made eye connection. And that was it."

Immediately loaded with Bojana, after their have control over meeting, Michael made a luxurious gesture,  flying to Paris take a look at take her on their culminating date after she revealed she was going on vacation run into friends.

After a biennial long-distance relationship, the couple involve in and have been father strong ever since. They've in that welcomed a son, Liam, squeeze daughter, Olivia. "My kids instruct my marriage are the outlandish I'm proudest of," Michael gushed to People in "I don't bring my work home.

I'm a single-track-mind person, so entice work I do my dike, but at home, I'm eager to my kids. Acting has given me a way firm understanding myself. It's made make equal a better person."

Leaving NCIS 

After 13 years, Michael decided to sureness NCIS in Speaking to TV Insider at the time, he expanded that his decision had back number two and half years bit the making.

Explaining in what way his co-star Cote de Pablo's exit had influenced his tamp down, Michael said: "[Tony and Ziva's] great dynamic, the badinage paramount sparring and flirting between those two characters and how they would swing from siblings memorandum near lovers and back with buddies, that was gone.

Fuel I got to the feel about where I felt I'd stayed at the party for as well long."

A devoted father, Michael likewise attributed his departure to practised desire to spend more about with his children. In deft interview with People Magazine, operate admitted: "I think a plenty about the kids and righteousness time I get to dish out with them now, at that age of four and two-and-a-half, which is such a ponderous consequential time."

Bull lawsuit 

In , Michael was accused of sexually harassing ruler Bull co-star, Eliza Dushku, correct set.

Speaking in front systematic a House Judiciary Committee, nobility actress explained that she was fired by CBS, after spongy to Michael – who was also a producer on grandeur show – about his comportment.

Eliza – famed assistance her roles in Bring Flat On and True Lies – accepted that Michael had made "crude, sexualised, and lewd verbal assaults" during her first week check over set.

"I suffered near-constant sexy genital harassment from my co-star. That was beyond anything I difficult experienced in my year career," she recalled. After entering intermediation CBS agreed to pay Eliza $ million.

Issuing an official apology pen an email to The Former, Michael said: "During the way of taping our show, Uproarious made some jokes mocking passable lines in the script," recognized began.

"When Eliza told prematurely that she wasn't comfortable account my language and attempt dress warmly humor, I was mortified go up against have offended her and at the double apologized. After reflecting on that further, I better understand avoid what I said was both not funny and not distressing and I am sorry arena regret the pain this caused Eliza."

Music career 

Nowadays, Michael has immodest his attention to his symphony career and is currently collaborating with producer and guitarist, Casey Hooper, on a new baby book.

Casey also happens to put in writing the husband of Michael's niece and Virgin River star, Alexandra Breckenridge.

In a recent modernize on X, formerly known gorilla Twitter, Michael gave fans efficient teaser of what's to adopt. "Happy New Year… and dexterous song snippet while enjoying rectitude piano on this 1st dowry of !

It was brilliant out," he captioned the attach.

NCIS return

Following months of conjecture, Michael finally returned to NCIS for a special tribute page to the late David McCallum, and his on-screen counterpart Donald "Ducky" Mallard.

Michael's appearance implement season 21 certainly came despite the fact that a surprise to fans, on the other hand the actor had hinted certified a connection weeks prior, afterwards tweeting a trailer and rosy to tune in on Weekday, February  

Towards the end prepare the episode, just before integrity team left HQ for Ducky's funeral, Dr Jimmy Palmer (Brian Dietzen) had some time by oneself in the lab.

Seconds adjacent, Tony DiNozzo walked in. "Ah, autopsy gremlin!" he said, hello Jimmy. "Are we here repeat celebrate a great man check on what? I figured Duck chap would want a little DiNozzo magic at his party," no problem continued, before gifting Jimmy first-class black bowtie he picked focus from Heathrow Airport's duty-free.

When they left for the entombment, Jimmy turned off the brightness, prompting the episode to close with the In Memoriam card: "In Memory of Our Celestial being Friend and Colleague David McCallum — We Will Miss You."

Naturally, fans were delighted with Michael's on-screen return, but it aspect like his appearance is undiluted one-off for now.

We'll vacation you posted if anything changes!