Are you a fan of TV shows like NCIS , JAG and Quantum Leap ? Thank television producer Donald P. Bellisario, as he created these popular series and many others from the 1980s to early 2000s. NCIS is even still going strong, as it’s about to enter its 23rd season on the 2025 TV schedule this fall. Various actors from these shows got together this past weekend to celebrate Bellisario’s 90th birthday, including Scott Bakula, who affectionately poked fun at the man while giving a speech at the party.

JAG actress Catherine Bell shared a snippet of the speech Bakula gave to the attendees on her Instagram Stories. The actor, who starred as Sam Beckett in the original Quantum Leap , amusingly busted Bellisario’s chops with these words:

We’re here tonight, because Donald Paul B

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