A Chat with Brian Dietzen (“NCIS”)

Posted দ্বারা Will Harris (05/11/2008 @ 11:13 am)

He’s played a ঢাকি on the short-lived WB sitcom “My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star,” and not only did he survive the experience of co-starring in “From Justin to Kelly: With Love,” but he actually speaks fondly of it. He’s Brian Dietzen, but আপনি probably know him best from his role as medical assistant Jimmy Palmer on CBS’s long-running drama, “NCIS.” What started as a one-shot appearance quickly turned into a steady কোঁচ, gig for Dietzen, with Mr. Palmer gradually working his way out of the background...

NCIS' assistant medical examiner Jimmy Palmer can't stay lovably dim forever, right?

"I wanted the character to grow a little bit and learn a bit from what he's been doing the last seven years in autopsy," Brian Dietzen tells TVGuide.com of his character's growth this season. "Jimmy's always kind of been the bumbling guy who's a half a beat behind. We don't want to lose any of that, but ... if this guy hasn't learned a thing since the first season, he'd get canned pretty quickly."

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Jimmy will start on that path in Tuesday's episode, when...