{"id":3924,"date":"2025-12-05T16:12:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T16:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=3924"},"modified":"2025-12-05T16:12:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T16:12:54","slug":"in-his-most-recent-post-ncis-michael-weatherly-pays-a-sweet-nod-to-on-screen-father-robert-wagner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=3924","title":{"rendered":"In his most recent post, NCIS\u2019 Michael Weatherly pays a sweet nod to on-screen father Robert Wagner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NCIS fan-favorite Michael Weatherly recently warmed hearts by sharing a sweet social-media tribute to his on-screen father, Robert Wagner-proving that the show\u2019s beloved bonds are still going strong.<\/p>\n<p>Wagner, now 92, played Tony DiNozzo Sr. for nearly a decade, appearing in more than a dozen episodes as the charming, no-nonsense father to Weatherly\u2019s Tony.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3925\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3925\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3925\" src=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1764951102871-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1764951102871-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1764951102871-1024x743.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1764951102871-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FB_IMG_1764951102871.jpg 1292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LOS ANGELES &#8211; JANUARY 8: Cast member Michael Weatherly, right, and guest star Robert Wagner of the hit CBS series NCIS mingle with the press during the &#8220;Drinks with the DiNozzos&#8221; cocktail party at the CBS portion of the TCA 2010 WINTER PRESS TOUR held at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena, California on January 8, 2010. Robert Wagner guest stars as Anthony DiNozzo, Sr. on &#8220;Flesh and Blood&#8221; the 150th episode of NCIS, Tuesday, Jan. 12 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET\/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Photo by Jeffrey R. Staab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even after Weatherly departed NCIS, Wagner returned for a few appearances, reuniting with Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and the rest of the team to deliver updates on Tony Jr.\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>Though the father-son duo hasn\u2019t shared the screen since the 2016 (not 2018) Season 13 finale,\u00a0<em>Family First<\/em>, Weatherly showed his affection remains intact.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curiousworld.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/NCIS-Michael-Weatherly-Robert-Wagner.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curiousworld.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/NCIS-Michael-Weatherly-Robert-Wagner.webp 976w, https:\/\/www.curiousworld.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/NCIS-Michael-Weatherly-Robert-Wagner-300x246.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.curiousworld.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/NCIS-Michael-Weatherly-Robert-Wagner-768x630.webp 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"800\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Over the weekend, he posted a throwback photo on Twitter from a pre-NCIS project filmed in Australia, joking, \u201cI\u2019m having a Robert Wagner flashback\u2026 As my hair remembers what it was like to have hair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans flooded the post with love for both actors and calls for an NCIS reunion. Many praised their on-screen chemistry, saying they truly felt like father and son. Others sent warm wishes to Wagner and expressed hopes for another appearance from DiNozzo Sr.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1520093269090316288&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.curiousworld.net%2Fmichael-weatherly-honors-robert-wagner%2F&amp;partner=ogwp&amp;sessionId=79b4c6ffa08a7f8f87b5416c779484040cb3f800&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1520093269090316288\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Wagner hasn\u2019t appeared on NCIS in three years, though showrunners have made it clear they\u2019d gladly welcome him back. Executive producers Frank Cardea and Steven Binder explained in 2020 that C0V1D-19 complications made it difficult for Wagner-who had just turned 90 at the time-to travel for filming, but they emphasized that he\u2019s energetic and always eager to return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s the youngest 90-year-old I\u2019ve ever met,\u201d they said. \u201cHe sounds like he\u2019s in his thirties. He\u2019s not quite ready to come back yet, but you could definitely see him in the second half of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCIS fan-favorite Michael Weatherly recently warmed hearts by sharing a sweet social-media tribute to his on-screen father, Robert Wagner-proving that the show\u2019s beloved bonds are still going&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3925,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3924"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3926,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3924\/revisions\/3926"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}