Anthony DiNozzo Junior

Anthony D. "Tony" DiNozzo, Junior, (or "Junior" by his father, Anthony DiNozzo Senior or Very Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo) was the Senior Field Agent on the NCIS Major Case Response Team led by Leroy Jethro Gibbs with Tony also serving as the second-in-command of the team and in rare occasions where Gibbs was usually absent or elsewhere, Tony automatically became the temporary leader of the team.
He is the son of Anthony DiNozzo Senior and an unnamed woman as well as the partner/lover of fellow former NCIS Special Agent Ziva David.
After being with NCIS for fifteen years, having first joined the agency in 2001, Tony resigned from NCIS for good in May 2016 to care for his daughter, Tali David-DiNozzo, with his position of Senior Field Agent being passed onto fellow NCIS agent Timothy McGee.
==Biography==
===Pre-Series===
Born in an unknown state, presumably New York, DiNozzo was the son of wealthy businessman Anthony DiNozzo Senior and an unnamed woman (whose maiden name was Paddington), with the family residing in Long Island, New York and also harboring some wealth although the degree of wealth they had was never revealed.
At the age of five, young DiNozzo endured nightmares about vampires due to his mother going through a phase involving Louis XV that inspired the decor of his room.
During his childhood, DiNozzo also owned some Sea Monkeys until his mother accidentally drank them, having confused their sea castles with her mint julep.
Due to the fact that his father was a Civil War re-enactor, young Tony was forced to carry the poop bucket during scenes, causing the other re-enactors to call Tony "their little poo boy".
DiNozzo's mother loved movies and used to take him to the theater with her to watch movies, with DiNozzo later telling Ziva that she was the person who got him interested in movies. "The Little Prince" was the last movie they saw before his mother's death. DiNozzo's mother died when he was only 8 and this triggered DiNozzo's own miserable childhood as his father struggled to look after him on his own. At one point, he was left behind in a hotel room on his own for several days.
DiNozzo Senior would later remarry, choosing various women who would become young Tony's stepmothers with Tony having no positive or pleasant memories of any of them.
DiNozzo was shipped off to boarding school when he was 11. He attended six boarding schools in the four years he spent in high schools, making a habit of getting expelled from each one. The seventh and last one was Remington Military Academy, a private boarding school in Tiverton, Rhode Island. Tony completed his 12th grade year there, graduating high school in 1989.
Tony then attended Ohio State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education. During his time at Ohio State, he was on the varsity basketball team and made it to the Final Four before losing to UCLA. He later participated in a football game leading a team against one from Michigan that was led by Doctor Brad Pitt. Tony broke his leg during the game which was revealed to have been broken by Brad himself. At some point, Tony joined the Ohio State Alpha Chi Delta fraternity. He also received a combined score of 950 on his SATs.
While in Ohio State, Tony saw a townhouse on fire and rushed inside, finding a young boy inside a closet. As Tony carried the boy out of the building, the boy mentioned his sister, Amber, and as Tony attempted to save Amber, a part of the ceiling fell in front of him and as such, Tony decided to leave Amber and save the boy instead. It was later revealed that because the collapsed roof potentially prevented a successful rescue, Tony had a difficult choice to make: save the boy or risk all their lives to save Amber. Tony ultimately choosing to flee the building with the boy in tow but appearing to be haunted by the guilt of leaving Amber ever since.
Upon becoming a Detective, Tony spent two years in Peoria and 18 months in Philadelphia before moving to Baltimore, where he stayed for almost two years. While at Baltimore, Tony ran into his future boss: Leroy Jethro Gibbs and the two worked together on a money laundering case. It is also revealed that Tony had proposed and was engaged to a woman named Wendy, during his time with the Baltimore PD. 
Tony eventually discovered that his partner, Danny Price was a dirty cop which ultimately prompted Tony to resign from Baltimore PD for good and join NCIS instead, Gibbs having suggested it to him earlier. Tony joined NCIS and began as an NCIS Probationary Agent before eventually being promoted to the rank of Senior Special Agent of the team.
===JAG Season 8===
Tony made his debut appearance in the JAG Season 8/NCIS backdoor pilot episode, Ice Queen (episode) where at the time of his introduction, he was the Senior Special Agent of the main NCIS Major Case Response Team led by NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs which also included Agent Vivian Blackadder, Dr. Donald Mallard and Forensic Scientist Abigail Sciuto.
He was first seen driving to Potomac Park in the NCIS Major Case Response Team Truck.
===NCIS Season 1===
He is introduced in the pilot episode and is present and one of the main characters in every episode of this season. 
===NCIS Season 2===
He is present and one of the main characters in every episode of this season. In one of the last episodes of the season he is infected with a plague and almost dies, but manages to survive, but the ordeal traumatizes him. 
===NCIS Season 3===
The season starts with the team looking for Kate's killer and he is broken up about her death along with the rest of the team. 
He is present and one of the main characters in every episode of this season. 
===NCIS Season 4===
He is the new team leader in a few episodes at the beginning of season 4 after Gibbs retired. He steps down as team leader when Gibbs returns to work. 
He is present and one of the main characters in every episode of this season. 
===NCIS Season 5===
He is apart of a major storyline that is ongoing throughout the season outside of the regular cases they are working on. He has been working undercover on an assignment from Director Jennifer Shepard to get close to the daughter of an arms dealer she has a personal connection with. Many episodes cover this storyline, and this is also one of the only seasons he is in a serious relationship with a woman, which happens to be the daughter of Rene Benoit, the arms dealer. Benoit ends up dead, and for a little while Tony is the main suspect of killing him but gets cleared. At the end of season 5, he is reassigned and officially not part of the team, just like the other members. 
He is present and one of the main characters in every episode of this season. 
===NCIS Season 6===
The season starts with all of the old team members being reassigned for a while. DiNozzo was given the position as Agent Afloat on the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan. He was supposed to be deployed for 8 months, but was only there for 4 months after he was reassigned back to the NCIS Major Case Response Team along with the others. In the finale of the season he has killed Ziva's boyfriend in self defense which leads to a conflict with Ziva that causes her to leave the team at the end of the season. 
He is present and one of the main characters in every episode of this season. 
===NCIS Season 7===
In the first episode he is being tortured for information after looking for Ziva in Somalia. The team manages to save her and the team is together for the rest of the season. 
He is present and one of the main characters in every episode of this season. 
===NCIS Season 8===
For a short while he dated fellow NCIS Agent Erica Jane Barrett, when she and her team transferred in from Rota, Spain. During the last minute of the season, DiNozzo receives a secret mission from the new SECNAV Clayton Jarvis, without the rest of the team's knowledge. The mission means dealing with someone that is giving away classified information, but it is not disclosed who this is before the season ends. 
He is present and one of the main characters in every episode of this season. 
===NCIS Season 9===
The season starts with Tony having been found unconscious. He is brought to the hospital with a concussion and a gunshot to the chest, that his vest protected him from. Gibbs brings in Caitlin Todd's sister Rachel Cranston, who is a shrink to talk to him. He asks for help when the evidence suggest that he has shot another NCIS Agent after they find a bloody badge and he can't remember anything. The episode centers around finding out what happens, and it is clear from early on that it is connected to the assignment he got from SECNAV Jarvis at the end of season 8. After the team investigates, they find out that EJ Barrett took a Microchip from dead NCIS Agent Gayne Levin. This chip is connected to the Phantom Eight, a group for black ops mission that is composed of members either US. Navy or US. Army. They reported to the United States Navy Watcher Fleet, which was responsible for monitoring communications and interactions around the world to predict terrorist attacks against the United States Navy. The Phantom Eight was created to pre-emptively strike at these terrorist attacks before they could occur. Each Phantom Eight operative was fitted with a microchip in their left forearm which gave them access to the Watcher Fleet database as well as to anywhere in the world and could also allow them to bypass any electronic lock. It is revealed that Agent Levin was a member of the Phantom Eight. It is disclosed that Agent Cade was the man DiNozzo was supposed to handle, but he was framed. 
He is present and one of the main characters in every episode of this season. 
===NCIS Season 10===
He is present and one of the main characters in every episode of this season. 
===NCIS Season 11===
This season starts with a hotel bombing killing Sec Nav, then Gibbs and Tony were shot at by unknown persons, the NCIS team soon realize that another mysterious person or group is targeting the entire team one by one. Vance also discovers that Ziva is the next target and Tony must track her down before it is too late. After Tony tracks her down in "Past, Present and Future" they soon have a fond farewell, they share a kiss goodbye, and Ziva secretly places her necklace in his pocket that she always wore. 
He is present and one of the main characters in every episode of this season. 
===NCIS Season 12===
He is present and one of the main characters in every episode of this season. 
===NCIS: New Orleans Season 1===
Tony guest stars in the episode Carrier (episode) in NCIS: New Orleans due to the episode dealing with a plague similar to the one Tony had in NCIS Season 2 episode SWAK.
===NCIS Season 13===
He is present and one of the main characters in every episode of this season, except episode 22. 
In "Family First," when Ziva was (seemingly) confirmed killed in the farmhouse destruction, Tony eventually learned from Orli that she had a daughter, named Tali, whom he is her father. After Kort's death, DiNozzo ultimately chose to resign from NCIS in order to raise Tali. 
=== NCIS Season 21 ===
He came back to Washington D.C. for Ducky's funeral, gifting Jimmy with a bowtie to wear to the funeral to honor the former.
===NCIS: Los Angeles Season 7===
DiNozzo works with the Los Angeles OSP team to find an escaped prisoner that DiNozzo was responsible to bring to DC. After recapturing the prisoner, DiNozzo was informed by Hetty that Gibbs, whom Tony had been dodging calls from, informed the latter that she was told to give him a message and crouched down, due to her stature before discovering, to the team's surprise, was a headslap.
==Occupation==
Prior to joining NCIS, Tony did police work in Peoria, Illinois, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Baltimore, Maryland. He was still working with Baltimore when he met Leroy Jethro Gibbs for the first time, catching up to the older man in a footrace while Gibbs was undercover. After learning that his partner on the Baltimore police force was "dirty" in 2001, Tony resigned and applied to work with NCIS instead.
Presumably, after a few months, Tony was promoted from Probationary Agent to NCIS Special Agent before becoming Senior Special Agent of the main NCIS team, a rank he held up until his resignation from the team in May 2016, apart from a short period of 4 months when he was reassigned in season 6. 
==Personality==
DiNozzo was often seen most times as immature and obnoxious, but funny. The rest of the team hates to admit it, but Tony's antics and pop-culture knowledge have led to solving quite a few a few cases, because of his creative ways. He tends to annoy his co-workers (especially his boss, Agent Gibbs), yet no one can deny he is a good cop, and they miss him when he is not around. 
There also have been a few times where he's shown interests in more of his work than being funny. However, he is shown to slack a lot at work and needs to be told to work many times. He always mocks his co-workers and gives them nicknames while occasionally going through their belongings and helping himself to their food from time to time. He is known throughout the seasons to be a ladies man and objectifies women to the annoyance of his female partners. He also has a wandering eye and it takes him a while before he figures out he wants a serious relationship and stops sleeping around. Although he eventually realizes he wants a serious relationship, at the same time he is afraid to take that next step from fear of suffering heartache again. 
He is very loyal; he cares about his friends, protects them and will put himself in harm's way to save them. 
==Physical Appearance==
Tony is a tall, lean man in his late forties with brown hair and green eyes. He is most often seen wearing suits and dress shoes that he states are of high price and designer labels. 
When he was part of Baltimore P.D., he was often seen in blue jeans, casual shirts, and a brown jacket. His switch to suits was possibly from a comment made to him by his former partner who claimed Tony would be a true ladies man if he wore the right clothes.
==Abilities==
As an NCIS Special Agent and also the Senior Agent of the Major Case Response Team, Tony was one of the most skilled Agents associated with NCIS in general. 
He was trained to process crime scenes and interrogate any possible suspects too. At one time, observing Tony interrogate a suspect, NCIS Director Leon Vance asked to Gibbs and Bishop, also watching behind the glass, "Has the Tony show started yet?" in a nod to the peculiar style of interrogation that is unique and compatible to DiNozzo's personality. Nevertheless, he is able to show great results when interrogating a suspect, despite his peculiar methods.
He was also extremely skilled in undercover work as evident by former NCIS Director Jenny Shepard choosing him for an undercover operation that lasted for most of NCIS Season 4. She also gave him the opportunity to lead his own NCIS team in Spain, but he passed on the promotion to stay with Gibbs and the team. 
Like Gibbs, DiNozzo was old school in terms of using traditional methods to solve a case, but in recent years, DiNozzo had also begun using technology as well.
===Firearms===
Like all NCIS Special Agents, Tony was trained in the use of a firearm with his primary weapon being a SIG-Sauer P228.
He was also a skilled marksman, capable of wounding and/or killing or non-lethally wounding a suspect as the situation required.
===Interrogation===
He can be laid back when it comes to the situation and is blunt, however showed in Baltimore when he and Danny Price were interrogating Joey Peanuts. He is fairly laidback when it comes to interrogation and helped Joey by offering him a piece of gum and doesn't want to chew gum alone, however when the situation comes to getting louder just like in Bounce (episode), he got louder at Mitch Wilkins after how he wanted to know after Justin Grady was killed and the reason why he killed Justin Grady with the pictures on how Renny Grant and Carl Davis were framed as well as Justin Grady being killed with reference of The Three Stooges. 
===Lockpicking===
===Undercover Work===
Regarded as his specialty, DiNozzo was exceptionally skilled in undercover work. It was this that eventually led him to taking on numerous aliases during various undercover operations for NCIS.
He even worked with NCIS Director Jennifer Shepard on an undercover mission to help apprehend Rene Benoit AKA "La Grenouille".
==Family Members==
===Anthony DiNozzo Senior===
Anthony Sr. and Anthony Jr. didn't always have the best relationship. When Tony was young, he was sent to a boarding school by his father. As the years went by, Tony showed a lot of resentment to his father because of how his father behaved when Tony was growing up. Anthony Sr. would always flaunt about his money that he didn't have and then turn around and say that he would be having problems with his credit card so he didn't have to pay for a meal, hotel room, etc. 
===Mrs. DiNozzo===
Mrs. DiNozzo, nee Paddington, first name unknown, was Anthony DiNozzo Senior's first wife and the mother of Anthony DiNozzo Junior. She was either British or was closely related to people from Britain, as Tony has multiple British relatives. 
She used to take her son on weekend trips to these dollar matinees in New York City. There was a pretty run down theater over on 42nd Street where she used to take Tony. She loved movies, and it is a passion she shares with her son. 
The last movie mother and son saw together before she died was 'The Little Prince'. Tony was 8 at the time, meaning she died in either late 1978 or early in 1979. 
Mrs. DiNozzo's best friend, sorority sister, and brides maid at her wedding to DiNozzo Senior was Linda Turner. Linda was also Tony Junior's godmother. 
In S11's Dressed to Kill it was revealed that Linda's husband, Hamilton, had died the year before, and the two of them had then rekindled their friendship. Which had led to them dating and then getting engaged. While initially against the wedding, Tony gave his blessing at the end of the episode. 
===Various Stepmothers===
Tony didn't really have relationships with his step-mothers because his father's marriages would usually be over with before it began.
===Tali David-DiNozzo===
Tali is the daughter of Tony, and former NCIS agent and love interest Ziva David. 
Tali was conceived during Tony's time to search for Ziva before he left, unaware that she was pregnant, until he officially meets her in "Family First" and evidently resigned from NCIS to raise her in Paris. 
===Vincenzo===
Vincenzo was mentioned in Head Case (episode), where Tony told Ziva his uncle owns a butcher shop on Long Island. 
==Relationships with Women==
===Wendy Miller===
He was dating Wendy when he was a cop in Baltimore. He proposed and they got engaged. Right before the wedding she broke up with him and he never new why. In season 9 he gets an invite to a Christmas lunch by her, but he does not show. Later in the season she appears when she is close to a case, as she is a journalist. They start up again their flirty tone and clear the air. She reveals that she did really love him but wasn't ready to settle down. 
===Amanda Reed===
===Pam Kim===
===Dr. Jeanne Benoit===
Tony's relationship with Dr. Jeanne Benoit was his most serious relationship prior to Ziva. He met Jeanne while undercover as Tony DiNardo, a professor at a local university. During the months he was undercover, Tony was investigating Jeanne Benoit's father René Benoit (a.k.a. La Grenouille, a.k.a. The Frog) and becoming closer to Jeanne. He began to develop serious feelings to her and eventually they began dating. As their relationship started to become more serious, Tony struggled with hiding the truth from her as he did not want to hurt her. Eventually, he was forced to admit the truth to her and later lied about ever having loved her in order to keep her distant from Tony and the truth about her father. 
===Zoe Keates===
=== Erica Jane Barrett aka EJ ===
He briefly dated EJ in season 9. She was a fellow NCIS Special Agent who transferred in from Rota, Spain. Their relationship did not last long, but it appeared to be meaningful for the both of them. 
===Ziva David===
During several intimate moments, the two came close to revealing how they felt, but held back most of the time as they did not want to ruin theirs and the team dynamic. They have kissed as a part of an undercover operation early on in their partnership, and people bought their act. They never had much screen time after becoming romantic, but in season 7 and in later seasons, hints were dropped about them getting closer even though it might not have been all the way. It is always clear that Tony found Ziva attractive, and Ziva one time admits that Tony is not bad looking as well. They might have stepped over the line in Jet Lag (episode) when they both confronts one another about lying about sleeping on the couch in a hotel room they shared, meaning they both slept in the bed. Their romance is slow burning and teasing for the whole series. 
==Relationships with NCIS Colleagues==
*Leroy Jethro Gibbs: The two are shown to have somewhat of a father-son relationship. While Tony has immense respect and admiration for Gibbs, he also fears him just as equally. Even during times when it seems like Gibbs is making strange or unreasonable plans, Tony will put his absolute faith and trust in his boss that things will work out right while also staying close to help him if needed. Because he knows Gibbs so well, Tony knows how Gibbs will react during certain situations, around certain people, and during certain topics of conversation. During moments of uncertainty, Tony will usually turn to Gibbs for his thoughts and insight. 
*Ziva David: Tony and Ziva had a rough start when she started at NCIS. She was the half-sister of known terrorist and murderer Ari Haswari. Once Ziva became a member of the team, their relationship became easier and much friendlier. Tony often mocked her lack of American culture and slang but found an opponent in her when she would mock his love life and behavior. It is clear that the two care deeply for each other and are concerned when things seem to bug the other. They often know when someone is bugging one another before anyone else does in the team. During several intimate moments, the two came close to revealing how they felt, but held back most of the time as they did not want to ruin theirs and the team dynamic. When Ziva was thought to have been killed, Tony showed emotional torment over this but was relieved when she was discovered to have faked her death for the safety of their daughter. Ziva is also shown to be crushed when the team believed he was dead in season 5. it is also suspected that they shared a bed while on assignment in Paris, when both lied about taking the couch in the hotel, meaning both of them slept in the bed. They share a kiss goodbye when Ziva leaves the team and after years apart, the two moved to Paris to raise their daughter Tali.
*Timothy "Tim" McGee: Him and McGee both had a tough but brotherly relationship. Tony constantly mocks Tim on his "geek" lifestyle and interests but also acknowledges that he has strengths that Tony himself does not possess. While he continually teases Tim and calls him a variety of nicknames often played on the first part of his last name "Mc", Tony does not hide that he thinks Tim is a highly capable and trustworthy agent and left leadership of the team to Tim when he left NCIS.
*Abigail "Abby" Sciuto: The two are shown to have a sibling like relationship. Like the team, Tony is very protective of Abby and often does not hesitate to rush to her aid when she needs it. Abby also cares deeply about him and has shown real concern for him during times he was in trouble. She loves his humor and often describes Tony as great to others. She is very physical with him, giving him hugs and kisses on the cheek. He most of the time calls her "Abs".
He also knows her quite well and can tell when she's upset as she will typically change small things, such as when she stops playing music when she's sad. He'll then show concern and help her in any way he can. However, he sometimes unintentionally inserts himself into her business or spread news he has heard, such as when she was rumored to be offered a new job and earned a head slap from her.
*Eleanor "Ellie" Bishop: Although they only knew each other for a short while, the two quickly developed a sibling-like relationship. Tony was often amazed by Bishop's appetite despite her petite frame. However, he was impressed with her hands-on approach to things and that she wasn't afraid to get dirty thanks to her country up-bringing. The two had a strong trust in each other and often helped out in small and large situations.
*Donald "Ducky" Mallard: Similar to Gibbs, the doctor and Tony have a father-son like relationship although their dynamic is more relaxed and fun. Tony fully trusts Ducky's findings but often tries to keep the doctor from ranting too long during his well-known stories. Although he tried to deny it, Tony knew the doctor could see beyond his happy exterior to the pain he tried to hide. When Ducky passed on, Tony returned for the funeral. 
*Jennifer "Jenny" Shepard: Tony and Jenny's relationship grew closer after Gibbs temporarily left NCIS. When performing an undercover assignment for her, the two came to know each other better and understand the others perspective to the point that Tony began calling her Jenny. After her death, Tony took it rather hard and began drinking in his guilt until he started getting a better handle of things.
*Stanley "Stan" Burley: 
*Caitlin "Kate" Todd: Kate and Tony was partner for two whole seasons. They loved mocking each other and had a brother/sister relationship, where they both support each other when its needed and prank and gets annoyed with each other. He at times seemed to intentionally ignore her privacy and boundaries out of both wanting to know more about her and possibly falling in love with her.
*Vivian "Viv" Blackadder:
==Other Agents from Various Federal Agencies==
*Tobias Fornell:
*Ron Sacks:
*Trent Kort: Suspicious and untrusting of Kort from their first encounter, Tony kept Kort at arm's length whenever they were forced to work together and felt that Kort was not one to be trusted. Tony especially disliked that Kort would manipulate certain events in order for him, or the C.I.A., to have the outcome they wanted, especially if lives are lost in the process. When Ziva was thought to have been killed by Kort, Tony sought payback.
==Trivia==
*He has met every main character on the mothership except for Alexandra Quinn and Jacqueline Sloane. It can be presumed he met Alden Parker, Jessica Knight, Nicholas Torres, and Kasie Hines at Ducky’s funeral in the twenty-first season episode The Stories We Leave Behind.
*It was revealed in Baltimore that his Mighty Mouse stapler was given to him by his former major of the Baltimore police. 
==Appearances==
For a more detailed list, see Anthony DiNozzo Junior/List of Appearances.
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