{"id":88027,"date":"2023-11-25T09:28:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T09:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=88027"},"modified":"2023-11-25T09:28:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T09:28:16","slug":"ncis-star-cote-de-pablo-almost-didnt-nab-iconic-role-of-ziva-david","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/tv-movies\/ncis-star-cote-de-pablo-almost-didnt-nab-iconic-role-of-ziva-david\/","title":{"rendered":"NCIS star Cote De Pablo almost didnt nab iconic role of Ziva David"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NCIS star Cote de Pablo joined the ensemble show in 2005, sailing through the peaks of the show\u2019s fame until her exit in 2013 which for many marked the end of an era as her leading co-stars slowly followed suit.<\/p>\n

However, despite her immense popularity as the former Mossad agent, Cote almost never got the opportunity to take on the role as some show bosses needed a bit more convincing when she first auditioned.<\/p>\n

After Sasha Alexander (Caitlin Todd) left the series in season three, NCIS was in desperate need of a new female lead and casting director Susan Bluestein felt she found a perfect fit when she brought in Cote, who she had been a longtime fan of from the series The Jury.<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter in celebration of NCIS\u2019 20th anniversary, the casting director insisted there was also \u201cinstantaneous\u201d chemistry between Cote and NCIS star Michael Weatherly.<\/p>\n

Head of casting Peter Golden was convinced by the actress within seconds, recalling: \u201cI remember she walked in the room, and we all were like; \u2018Oh, my God, who is this woman?\u2019 Which doesn\u2019t happen now that much at network tests.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, the show\u2019s creator Donald P. Bellisario wasn\u2019t \u201c100 percent on board right away\u201d according to Peter.<\/p>\n

While Donald seemed to adore the Hollywood star as an actress, he reportedly had a different casting choice in mind for the role of Ziva that he \u201cfelt as righter\u201d.<\/p>\n

Luckily for Cote, she had made such an impression on so many of the other show bosses that Donald was eventually convinced by his own colleagues.<\/p>\n

Executive producer Mark Horowitz highlighted that something very similar happened between audiences and Ziva as well, revealing that she wasn\u2019t initially as popular as they thought she would be.<\/p>\n

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