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TheNCISuniverse had its favorites, and Pauley Perrette had a theory: DC couldn’t get enough of them. Somehow, David McCallum and Mark Harmon weren’t just key players onNCIS, they seemed to have a special place in the franchise’s DNA.
Through cast changes and plot twists, these two remained untouchable. Coincidence? Perrette didn’t think so.
Pauley Perrette’s theory: DC’s obsession withNCISran deep
Pauley Perrettehad a theory about theNCISuniverse: DC’s obsession with the show keptDavid McCallumandMark Harmonat its core. She explained during aninterview,
I guess they must like the NCIS people over there.
And honestly, she wasn’t wrong.
McCallum’s Dr. Mallard was the wise forensicexpert, while Harmon’s Gibbs was THE backbone of the team. Their presence never wavered, no matter how many cast changes happened around them. TheNCISworld thrived on consistency, and these two defined its identity.
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One big reason, though? The brutal schedule. Unlike sitcom stars who squeezed in movies over the summer, theNCIScast barely had timeto breathe. Twelve-hour days, nine months a year – there wasn’t much wiggle room for side gigs. She revealed in the same interview,
There’s a couple reasons. When you’re on a sitcom, you work four days a week. You do a couple table reads, you do it in front of an audience, and then you go home. But for Mark [Harmon, who plays Gibbs], Michael [Weatherly, who plays DiNozzo], Sean [Murray, who plays McGee], and Cote [de Pablo, who played Ziva], when she was there, they work twelve hours a day, nine months a year. Their schedule is grueling.
So all we have free are a couple months in the summer, and two weeks around Christmas. That’s not enough time to do a big movie, even if we wanted to.
Perrette herself had toturn down a role inThe Big Bang Theorysimply because the schedules wouldn’t align. Even when shedidget offers for movies, she was picky. If something didn’t sit right with her, she passed.
That didn’t mean she was completely out of Hollywood’s orbit.
DC personally tapped her to voice Lois Lane inSuperman vs. The Elite, no audition needed. Turns out, Perrette had a thing for Superman, making the gig a dream come true.
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Plus, David McCallum voiced Alfred inBatman: Gotham KnightandBatman: The Brave and the Bold, while Mark Harmon voiced Superman inJustice League: Crisis on Two Earths. Indeed, DC’s obsession with NCIS stars was real.
But back toNCIS. Perrette’s point stood – McCallum and Harmon didn’t just play key roles. Theywerethe show. And in a universe that loved its own, that meant they weren’t going anywhere.
Pauley Perrette says “never again” to acting, embraces a new chapter
NCISalumPauley Perrette officially closed the curtainon her acting career. In a newinterview, she made it clear: she’s not coming back. Reflecting on her time in the industry, she said,
Never again. I’m not ungrateful for the benefits that it gave to me.
She continued,
But I’m a different person now and I want to be here for it – the good and the bad and the painful. I want to be me all the time, and it takes a good amount of courage for me to say that to myself but it’s authentically how I feel.
While she appreciated what acting gave her, she admitted she’s in a “different place now.”
Perrette played fan-favoriteAbby Sciuto for 15 years before leavingNCISin 2018. She gave TV another shot withBroke, but after CBS canceled it in 2020, she stepped away for good.
Now, she’s all about authenticity. Producing documentaries likeStudio One Foreverfuels her passion, letting her embrace who she truly is.
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For Perrette, acting was once an escape. Now, she’s fully present – for the good, the bad, and everything in between.
NCISis available to watch on Hulu & Apple TV.
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