Although Pauley Perrette played the role of the quirky, crime-solving forensic scientist Abby Sciuto on NCIS, she might not be that different from her character in real life.
In fact, she has many things in common with Abby, and strives to devote much of her time to helping others.
Today, Perrette has left the world of crime solving on TV – following several horrifying incidents – in order to do more comedy. We think her new look really suits her.
Pauley Perrette has done plenty in her life. She’s a well-educated woman who found herself landing quite abruptly in the world of comedy. Later, she became a huge star on NCIS as brilliant forensic scientist Abby Sciuto, known to millions of people all over the world.
Pauley Perrette
Pauley went from being a good actress to a great one, getting all the acknowledgement that she deserved along the way. However, her 15 years on NCIS were also marred by some negative incidents – not only did she have a stalker for more than 10 years, but she was forced to exit the show in a distasteful way.
No matter what happened, though, Pauley Perrette came out a stronger person. Today, she’s back on the comedy scene, where she loves it the most.
This is her story, from a southern state upbringing to landing a big role in one of TV’s hottest shows.
Pauley Perrette – NCIS
In the early 90s, Perrette starred in several television series, including Frasier, The Drew Carey Show, and later on That’s Life. In 2000, she also got a role in the classic Almost Famous. It wasn’t long after that she’d land a role that would eclipse them all.
Pauley was cast in NCIS as quirky forensic scientist Abby Sciuto. Alongside actors such as Mark Harmon and Leroy Jethro Gibbs, she appeared in the first ever episode aired in 2003.
The show wasn’t that big of a success when it first aired. But as the seasons went by, Perrette and her colleagues on the show soon found themselves on the No. 1 drama television series in the US.The show went on to win several ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards, as well as being nominated for three Primetime Emmy’s.
For Pauley, the show was huge. It was her first really big role, and since the role she was playing was crucial for the show, she naturally became a star. For her part, she absolutely loved the character.
Pauley Perrette – fiancé
Shivens was charged with violating the restraining order against him. If convicted, he faced 18 months in jail.
”The biggest problem we have is that the stalking laws have not been updated since the internet. That is just ridiculous because a lot of stalkers use the internet,” Pauley said.
Four years after her split with Shivens, she got engaged with cameraman Michael Bosman, only for the couple to split before a wedding. They went seperate ways in 2008.
In 2011, she announced that she was dating Thomas Arklie, a former British Marine and actor. Together, the couple made a pact that they weren’t going to get married until same-sex marriage was legal.
“We have been engaged for four years because we worked for a federal, marriage-equality law, and that Friday [when same sex marriage became legal] was the strangest day,” she told Fox in 2016.
“My life as a civil rights activist and as a straight ally has been marching, speaking, donating, marching, donating, speaking, marching, speaking, rally, holding poster signs, and then it was over. It was so weird.”
In 2019, Pauley and Arklie decided to split. The same year she wrote on her Twitter that she would live in celibate and didn’t want a man in her life.
“I’m no one’s girlfriend. I’m a solo act,” Perrette said.
Pauley starred on NCIS for a total of 15 years, and when you work for that long a time with co-workers, arguments will surely arise. In Perrette’s case however, arguments were the least of it.
In 2017, following 15 seasons on the show, Perrette announced she was leaving NCIS. Just days after, she took to Twitter, where she implied she’d left the show due to “multiple physical assaults”.
Left NCIS in 2018
According to several news outlet, Perrette and Harmon’s relationship had turned rather icy due to a dog bite on set.
Via Twitter, she shared an emotional farewell:
“I hope everyone will love and enjoy EVERYTHING ABBY not only for the rest of this season but for everything she has given all of us for 16 years,” Perrette wrote . “All the love, all the laughter, all the inspiration…I love her as much as you do.”
Saying goodbye to a character she had played for over a decade wasn’t easy on Perrette. Speaking with CBS Sunday Morning, the actress said she felt down about her departure from the popular show.
“It makes me sad to imagine a world without Abby in it. It really makes me sad,” Perrette said.
“I’m still grieving. It feels differently every day, and it’s sad. I usually cry in my car every day when I drive to work. And then I usually cry on my way home at some point. And then I take a deep breath and I go, ‘Alright’.”In 2019, she wrote on Twitter that she was “never going back to NCIS”, as well as that she was “terrified” of lead actor Mark Harmon.