‘NCIS’ Facts You Haven’t Heard Before

Published on 04/30/2018
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Popularity

Reports from 2011 discovered that the character Leroy Jethro Gibbs made Mark Harmon the fourth most popular actor on primetime TV. Nice! Moreover, some other NCIS cast members made the top ten. Including Pauley Perrette (Abby Sciuto), Cote de Pablo (Ziva David), David McCallum (Ducky Mallard), and Michael Weatherly (Anthony DiNozzo).

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Purpose

In 2003, Pauley Perrette was cast as Abby Sciuto and there is true meaning behind her character. Okay, more about her character’s creation and the purpose behind it. Perrette explained, “Don Bellisario told me that when he created Magnum, P.I. he wanted to introduce a Vietnam vet who defied the negative stereotype. So with Abby, he wanted to take an alternative-style person with tattoos and make her someone who is happy, totally put together and successful. All the script said about her was: black hair, caffeinated and smart…She’s completely unaware that anybody thinks she looks weird. She thinks she looks pretty and never calls herself anything other than happy. And I fight for that.”

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