Tony DiNozzo
Anthony DiNozzo is a streetwise former homicide detective. He is well known for his constant flirtation with nearly every woman he encounters. Some may consider his behavior to be borderline chauvinistic and he is no respecter of boundaries, thinking nothing of rifling through his colleagues' possessions and confidential information if he thinks this could be used as a source of amusement (for example, downloading details from a colleague's personal organizer without permission). He has an expensive taste in clothing evidenced by his love for designer names, particularly Ermenegildo Zegna. Though he is in his early 30s, he typically shows teenage behavior. He is considered to be very loyal to his co-workers at NCIS, particularly his supervisor, Gibbs. Tony delights in quoting movies in everyday life, often finding parallels between them and current situations. He often mimics the original actor when quoting them, such as Sean Connery's James Bond. Tony is a fan of the shows Magnum, P.I. and Airwolf, both also Donald Bellisario productions. In the episode "Dead Man Talking" (1x19), he claimed his name was "Stringfellow" when meeting with a suspect.
Although his often-immature behavior has gotten Tony into his share of hot water, he has also demonstrated himself to be an insightful agent when the need arises, and on more than one occasion has surprised Gibbs and his teammates when an apparently immature action on his part actually causes (more often by design than by accident) new evidence to be uncovered. He is himself fairly adaptable and practical, and is fluent in Spanish. Tony is heard speaking Spanish in the NCIS episode "Marine Down" when Gibbs has Tony read a Spanish language newspaper and finally in the episode "Witness" Tony translates Spanish e-mails while McGee reads from English replies.
Tony stated a few times that he was on the varsity basketball team at Ohio State. This team was apparently good, as he stated that they made it to the Final Four at one point before losing to UCLA. He also discusses a football game which he played between his team (Ohio State) and his doctor's team (Michigan). He comments that "we kissed our sisters", meaning that the game ended in a 13-13 tie. He also mentions having broken his leg during the game.
Tony himself claims to have 20/10 vision (Left For Dead) but in an early first season episode (The Curse) he can be seen wearing glasses at his desk before promptly taking them off to talk to Gibbs. He also once donated to a sperm bank (but no one wanted to use his sperm).
Tony's Top 3 "worst ways to die" are - 1.Being eaten by a shark. 2.Being buried alive. 3. Falling into a woodchipper.
The character is played as a "technophobe", who like his superior has limited patience with scientific method and technical terms.
Tony comes from a wealthy family based on Long Island. He is an only child and cut off from his family's fortune. His mother is dead and his father has remarried several times.
His mother went through a "Louis XV phase" when he was five, made him take piano lessons and dressed him as a sailor until he was ten years old. She also drank Tony's Sea Monkeys, confusing their sea castles with her mint julep (alcoholic drink, distinctive to the southern United States).
In episode 2x10 "Chained" it is insinuated that his father is an alcoholic. In 4x06 "Witch Hunt" Tony told McGee that after his father found out that he used one of his expensive ski suits to make a Halloween costume "he couldn't sit down until Christmas", indicating that his father spanked him badly as part of the punishment.
His father is an American Civil War reenactor, and during reenactments Tony carried the "poop bucket". He now is upset by anything to do with the Civil War (3x04 "Silver War").
Tony's Uncle Vincenzo is a butcher on Long Island (3x15 "Head Case"). Another Uncle was a successful businessman, but was found at a golf course looking for mole people ("Conspiracy Theory")
