Weatherly grew up in Fairfield and moved to be closer to his parents.
However, before things started going uphill, for a long time, they didn’t.
His 13-year run as Tony DiNozzo in “NCIS” also had a bitter end.
The star recalled feeling like someone who had overstayed his welcome after de Pablo left.
“I would look around the room and other people were really in sync and having fun.”
His father went to Princeton University and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School before becoming a successful businessman.
Michael Weatherly Jr. dropped out of college to pursue an acting career in New York.
“I thought people thought I was stupid,” he toldTV Guide.
The “Dark Angel” actor admitted that he was haunted by his parents' success.
However, in 1997, the couple called it quits.
Weatherly stayed in Califonia, and Heinle moved to New York with their son.
“I was completely depressed.
“‘NCIS’ was initially kind of like: Are we still on the air?”
One of those aspects was his family.
After the show was canceled, he faced the stress of having to support his family.
Their son, August, was only one at the time.
The split and the struggles Weatherly faced as a budding actor also affected his son significantly.
“It’s a tough thing for a kid.”
The actor’s journey with instruments traces back to middle school.
“And thus began a very long, tragic attempt at pop stardom,” the star toldPepsi Music.
“We slowly built.”
But the end result was disheartening.
Weatherly eventually made a conscious choice to not pursue a music career.
“I saw nothing ahead in the world of music for myself but deep pain.”
he reflected in an interview withThe Futon Critic.
But back in the early 2000s, many great TV shows were canceled too early.
Weatherly was in “Significant Others,” which got canceled after three episodes due to low ratings.
We didn’t even finish the day.
They just killed it,” Weatherly told The Futon Critic.
“FOX is not my friend.
I’m the curse,” the actor recalled.
“I wrapped my head around the idea that this was never really going to go.”
Within a month, he was cast in “Guiding Light.”
“I believe they cut my lines.
“It threw me into the fire.
…I was a clueless boob.”
For a long time, he felt like a pretender.
In retrospect, Weatherly recalled feeling deeply uncomfortable and immobilized in his early gigs.
He was very technical in getting himself into characters, and the process drove him into a corner.
“Like I was reading the cards from extremist Muslim hostage takers.”
He felt so stiff as an actor that Weatherly admitted he could even see the desperation.
“There was like stigma attached to it,” Weatherly toldThe Futon Critic.
“Immediately, you just hate it, just because it’s in your parents' time slot.”
Even his sister didn’t like the show after sampling one episode.
“She was like, ‘Yeah, it’s not really my thing.’
Weatherly is also one ofthe “NCIS” stars Mark Harmon feuded with over the years.
From the start,Weatherly and Harmon struggling to get alongwas obvious.
Weatherly recalled his co-star being “confused” by his presence.
As he struggled with the demands of his job, Weatherly started to give in to an unhealthy diet.
“You get to working late, there’s pizza and Chinese food,” he toldPeople.
When he went home, his family also needed his attention and help.
The result was significant weight gain.
“I got up to 250lbs.”
“I have sleep apnea it turns out.”
Sleep apnea is a condition where a person’s breathing stops when he sleeps.
Since his diagnosis, Weatherly has been wearing a CPAP mask to help him breathe better at night time.
Michael Weatherly didn’t reveal the cause of Will’s death at the time.
There’s also very little to know about Will, who was not a public figure.
“He always liked to travel.
Rest in peace, brother.”
80’s Weatherly Family photo!
Hi brother Will and sister Leigh!
“With a characteristic twinkle in his eye, he replied, ‘I’ve done it all.’
May he rest in peace.”
In 2019, the actor shared a picture of the two onXto celebrate his father’s birthday.
