NCIS became a massive popular show after its first couple of seasons on air. Soon, it was able to reach a broader international audience. Some countries might’ve even treated the NCIS stars better than the States did.
Michael Weatherly once shared how ‘NCIS’ was viewed in other countries Weatherly and his cast had no idea how successful NCIS would become. Before he snagged his role as Tony DiNozzo, the actor admittedly had more misses than hits. Perhaps his most successful show before NCIS was the James Cameron series Dark Angel , and even that only lasted for two seasons.
Weatherly had gotten so used to the career disappointments by then, that he felt his new role as Tony DiNozzo would follow the same pattern. “I thought, ‘You know what? None of these things go, so it’s fun. I’m resigned to the idea .
..’ It’s kind of like dating.
You just have to say, ‘Okay. I’m a guy who has relationships that three weeks to two years. And then they go away.
’ And that was sort of like the acting job, was like short-term. And now I feel like I’m in a marriage,” Weatherly once told Assignment X . It’s a marriage that’s paid off, as Tony DiNozzo has become Weatherly’s most popular role by far.
So much so he sends fans in a frenzy internationally. Weatherly felt audience’s reaction to him worldwide was a testament to the show’s reach. “When I went to Australia two years ago, it was like an episode of The Monkees ,” Weatherly once told TV Guide.
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