‘NCIS’ Facts You Haven’t Heard Before

Published on 04/30/2018
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Daddy-O

Ralph Waite who portrays Jethro Gibbs’s father, Jackson, is pretty impressive off-screen too. His character Jackson Gibbs is known to have been a World War II fighter pilot for the US Army Air Force. Moreover Mark Harmon’s real life father, Tom Harmon, also was a World War II fighter pilot for the US Army Air Force. Funny how life imitiates art.

Daddy O

Daddy O

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Moolah

In the show, we see that Tony DiNozzo’s very wealthy dad cuts him off from his inheritance when he turns 12 years old. While that sounds harsh and normal, in the real world, Michael Weatherly’s actual father also cut him off from his inheritance when he made the choice to become an actor. Whoa.

Moolah

Moolah

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