Brian Dietzen’s net worth, measurements, wife, family. Died?

Brian Dietzen is an American actor, who rose to fame when he was cast as the coroner’s assistant, Dr. Jimmy Palmer on CBS’s mega-hit series, “NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service)”.

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Early life and family

Brian Dietzen was born on November 14, 1977 in Barrington, Illinois, USA, but his family moved to Colorado. Little else is known about his family except that he would hang out with his father and cousin watching or playing golf. His mother, Trudy, has passed away and a bench has been created in her memory at Niwot Children’s Park in Niwot, Colorado.

Education background

Not much is known about his primary education, except that he performed as a bad elf in a Christmas play as early as second grade; he also took part in school plays during his high school days. He graduated from Niwot High School in Colorado and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, majoring in acting, from the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU Boulder). He was mentored by Sean Kelly and through him he was able to earn the lead roles in the stage productions from Peter Shaffer’s Tony Award-winning play Equus, Arthur Miller’s All My Sons and Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett. For two years he participated in the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, a professional theater company in partnership with CU Boulder.

Dietzen was awarded the UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program) grant for Outstanding Achievement in the Creative Arts.

Career

First steps

He moved to Los Angeles and began writing letters to producers and casting directors about wanting to be part of a series or movie. Little did he know that the protocol in the company involved a manager and a talent agency.

His television career began with the WB’s “My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star” which aired March 14, 200; he was cast as the group’s drummer.

It was canceled after only a few weeks of debut, with eight of the 13 episodes not airing.

Also in 2002, he appeared as David Caplan in the episode “Chapter Forty-Six” of Fox’s acclaimed school drama series entitled “Boston Public”.

In 2003, he made his big screen debut, with the romantic musical “From Justin to Kelly” starring Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini, of American Idol fame; this film was a blockbuster that grossed $4.9 million against a production budget of $12 million, and was regarded by critics as one of the worst films ever made.

He appeared as Ghost in the independent film ‘Purgatory House’ in 2004, which was written by Celeste Davis at age 14. The story dealt with a teenager’s views on drug addiction and suicide, and it received a dozen awards at film festivals.

further success

“NCIS”

Brian was cast as Dr. Jimmy Palmer, the assistant medical examiner on the police procedural drama “NCIS.” He said he auditioned for the part because he thought it was just something cool to add to his resume, so he put on glasses, shrugged, acted nervous, and was able to get a role. It had to be a one-time but the production people kept asking him back and he ended up having a recurring role for nine seasons. Dietzen first appeared on the 21^st episode titled “Split Decision” in season one that aired May 11, 2004; it was only in 2012 in its 10^e season he became a series regular.

“NCIS” starring Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Sean Murray and Sasha Alexander, premiered on September 23, 2003, and has seen the main characters change over the years. It’s 17^e season is now showing, with nearly 400 episodes – Jimmy Palmer’s character was in 298 of them. He also became the chief medical researcher when Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard, played by David McCallum, retired. “NCIS” is the second longest-running non-animated scripted series on US primetime TV currently airing, behind only “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”.

Concurrent with his “NCIS” work, Brian appeared in several other films and series, including the horror mystery “Nowhere to Hide” (2009), the romantic comedy “Karaoke Man” (2012) and the 2013 “Asylum” episode of the crime drama series ‘Perception’.

As a writer and producer

In 2012, Brian produced, wrote and starred the independent film ‘Congratulations’, the story of a relationship that can be torn apart by a marriage proposal. It was chosen by more than a dozen film festivals and even won the best feature film awards from New Filmmakers and United Film Festivals. He has also made a documentary about the Wounded Warriors Amputee Softball team.

He starred in and produced the romantic comedy short, “One-Minute Time Machine”, in 2014, in which he used the said time machine to win the heart of Regina played by Erinn Hayes.

Private life

He lives with his wife, Kelly Scoby Dietzen, whom he married in 2004, and their daughter and son in LA. Not much about his family is disclosed other than what he posts on his Instagram account. When not working, he goes on vacation with his family and watches plays with them.

Interesting facts and rumors

• He is a fitness fanatic. and has defined abs to ensure it. The cast and crew were at a party with Michael Weatherly when Pauley apologized to his wife and took him to the producers to let them feel his abs and ask them to give him more work. Admittedly, he got a bigger role the following week, which involved taking off his shirt.
• He was often referred to on the street as “that guy” because no one really recognizes him without the glasses he wore on “NCIS.”
• His father’s advice to him when he was younger was that he should find out what he loves to do, and then figure out how to get paid for it.
• Dietzen and the rest of the “NCIS” cast support several charitable groups, including Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer and Inclusion Matters from Shane’s Inspiration. They also had an annual tradition of bringing Christmas gifts to the children of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
• He formed the comedy sketch group The Norm with Jill Farley and Kevin Rankin.

Appearance

He is six feet tall and weighs 163 lbs (74 kg). He has dark brown hair and brown eyes.

Net value

Brian has been with “NCIS” for 16 years and according to sourceshis estimated net worth as of June 2020 is $2 million, a significant portion of the aforementioned series.