Michael Weatherly

Michael Weatherly
Weatherly in October 2012
Born	Michael Manning Weatherly, Jr. (1968-07-08) July 8, 1968 (age 48) New York City, New York, U.S.
Residence	Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Actor, director
Years active	1990–present
Known for	Tony DiNozzo NCIS Dr. Jason Bull Bull
Spouse(s)	Amelia Heinle (m. 1995–97) Bojana Janković (m. 2009)
Partner(s)	Jessica Alba (2000–03)
Children	3
Relatives	Alexandra Breckenridge (niece)

Michael Manning Weatherly, Jr., (born July 8, 1968) is an American actor and director best known for playing Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo on the television series NCIS from 2003 to 2016.

Weatherly was born in New York City and reared in Fairfield, Connecticut, by parents Patricia O'Hara (née Hetherington) and Michael Manning Weatherly, Sr. Weatherly is of partly Irish descent.

Weatherly attended Fairfield Country Day School and graduated from Brooks School in North Andover, Massachusetts. Weatherly attended Boston University, Menlo College, and American University, but he left college to pursue acting.

Weatherly plays several instruments, including piano and guitar. He has contributed two songs to the NCIS soundtracks, "Bitter and Blue" and "Under the Sun", and played in a band while pursuing his early career in New York City. Another early project was a video shot for a Karaoke CD: A Taste Of Honey's version of "Sukiyaki".

Weatherly began his acting career with a minor television role on The Cosby Show as Theo Huxtable's roommate. He was later cast in the role of Cooper Alden on Loving and later, The City. He appeared in the role from 1992 until 1996.

Weatherly later moved to Los Angeles, soon landing a role as a series regular on the FOX television series Significant Others, with Jennifer Garner. The show only lasted six episodes. He then met director Whit Stillman, who cast him in the 1998 film The Last Days of Disco as Hap opposite Chloë Sevigny. Weatherly also appeared as a conflicted warlock in the series Charmed during its first season in 1998.