Abby is a hearing child adopted by deaf parents and likes her music loud. In the episode "Seadog '', Gibbs tells Tony that Abby knows how to use sign language because both of her parents were deaf. Abby has stated that she dreams of visiting the Galápagos Islands, Dollywood, and Israel before she dies. Abby graduated with full honors from Louisiana State University with a triple major in sociology, criminology, and psychology. She earned her master 's degree from Georgia State University in criminology and forensic science. Sciuto 's interest in forensics came from living near a wrecking yard and being intrigued by the cause and effect of the wrecks. The season nine episode "Enemy on the Hill '' revealed that Abby has another brother, Kyle (played by Daniel Louis Rivas), who is her biological brother, as it is revealed that Abby is in fact adopted.
who played abby's brother kyle on ncis
Daniel Louis Rivas