Michael Weatherly Biography
Summary
"Michael Manning Weatherly, Jr." (born July 8, 1968) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Logan Cale on television series "Dark Angel" and Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo on "NCIS".
Biography
Early life
Weatherly was born in New York City on July 8, 1968, and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, by wealthy parents Patricia, a hospital administrator, and Michael Manning Weatherly, Sr. He left college to pursue acting. His father cut him off from his inheritance when he decided to drop out of college. He also had a great passion for music, and played in a band while pursuing his acting career. He has six siblings, one brother and five sisters (one of whom is the mother of actress Alex Breckenridge), though his only full sibling is his brother Will. The rest are either half- or step-siblings, as both of his parents are married for the third time. He graduated from Brooks School in North Andover, Massachusetts, in 1986. Subsequently, he spent some time in Paris at the American University of Paris.
Career
Weatherly began his professional acting career starring in minor television roles as Theo Huxtable's roommate on "The Cosby Show", "The City" and "Loving". With various guest spots on television he moved to Los Angeles. After moving, he landed 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 Chloe Sevigny.
He began his movie acting career in 1997 with "Meet Wally Sparks", as Dean Sparks. In 2000, he had a role in "Cabin by the Lake". This was followed by a role in the independent film "Trigger Happy" (2001) opposite Rosario Dawson.
He starred in "Dark Angel" for the two seasons it was on the air. This role earned him three award nominations, two Saturn awards for Best supporting actor on Television in 2001 and 2002, and one Teen Choice award for choice actor in 2001. During filming, Weatherly began a relationship with fellow co-star Jessica Alba, leading to an engagement in 2002, which was later broken off.
Since 2003, Weatherly has starred as Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo on the TV show "NCIS", alongside actors including Mark Harmon, Sean Murray, Pauley Perrette, Sasha Alexander, Cote de Pablo, David McCallum, Lauren Holly, and Rocky Carroll.
He was a guest presenter at the Australian Logie Awards of 2007 on 6 May, 2007 and was a guest on Rove Live. He also starred in the 2004 television film "The Mystery of Natalie Wood", as Robert Wagner.
Personal life
Weatherly dated Rachel Hunter and Rebecca Gayheart.
Weatherly married Amelia Heinle, his co-star in "Loving" and "The City" in 1995. They had one child in 1996 - August Manning Weatherly. They divorced in 1997.
In 2001, he became engaged to his "Dark Angel" co-star Jessica Alba, but the couple broke up in 2003.
Awards and nominations
"Saturn Awards"
2001: Nominated, 'Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series' - "Dark Angel"
2002: Nominated, 'Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series' - "Dark Angel"
"Soap Opera Digest Awards"
1994: Nominated, 'Hottest Male Star' - "Loving"
1995: Nominated, 'Outstanding Younger Lead Actor' - "Loving"
"Teen Choice Awards"
2001: Nominated, 'Choice TV Actor' - "Dark Angel"
External links
(Michael Weatherly) at Hollywood.com
Credit
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