Mark Harmon is a former college football player who turned actor and is best known for playing Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs in NCIS and NCIS: New Orleans
The veteran actor received the 2017 People’s Choice Award for Favorite Drama Actor. Mark is also a director and producer. Read on to learn more about his career, family, and health.
Mark Harmon Bio (Age)
Mark Harmon was born Thomas Mark Harmon, the youngest of three children to Tom Harmon and Elyse Knox on September 2, 1951 in Burbank, California. Her father Tom was an American football player who won the Heisman Trophy in 1940 and played for the Los Angeles Rams before becoming a sports broadcaster. On the other end, her mother Elyse was an actress, model and fashion designer. He is of Irish, French, German and Austrian descent.
Harmon attended Harvard-Westlake High School where he graduated in 1970. From there he attended Pierce College where he earned a two-year associate’s degree before enrolling at the University of California in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Harmon had followed in his father’s footsteps to play football as a quarterback. He had made the 1971 All-American selection for the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), so it was no surprise that once he was at UCLA, his talents earned him a starting position in the NJCAA. Bruins football team.
Mark Harmon notably helped his school to a 17-5 record from his two years there, earning second-team academic honors as well as the National Football Foundation Athlete-Scholar Award since earning a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Communication.
After leaving college, Harmon planned to pursue a career in law, advertising, or business, but later changed to acting. His first acting role was in an episode of Ozzie’s Daughters (1973), after which he appeared in a number of series, including episodes of Adam-12 and Policeman in 1975. In 1977, his Robert Dunlap’s role in the TV movie, Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years earned him an Emmy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Harmon continued to land supporting roles in the years to come until he landed a role in the Flamingo Route.(1980). The show ran for two seasons before being canceled, allowing Harmon to move on to the medical drama St. Elsewhere in 1983.
Mark Harmon’s profile was at an all-time high in the late 80s when he was named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive and starred in films like Fresh Prince of Bel Air (1986) The Deliberate Stranger (1986) and Rob the House (1988). In the ’90s, Harmon took on roles in shows like Reasonable Doubts (1991–1993) and Chicago Hope (1996-2000) before landing his defining role in NCIS.
His net worth
Mark Harmon, as of 2018, is said to have an estimated net worth of $90 million. This should come as no surprise, as he is among the highest paid actors in television, as he reports that he makes around $525,000 per episode of NCIS and also earns residual income from reruns of the series.
In 2016 alone, Harmon reportedly grossed over $20 million. That figure dropped, but not significantly, in 2017, as it reportedly brought in $19,000,000.
Health
Rumors that Mark Harmon is in poor health were started by NCIS fans who noticed that the actor had lost a lot of weight and looked slimmer than usual. The story caught more fire after news surfaced that Harmon was looking to leave the long-running show to take care of himself. Neither Harmon nor his representatives have confirmed the story so anything known is purely speculative. Anyway, the actor continues to appear in the series of which he is today a producer and executive producer.
Family, Wife and Children
It’s not impossible, however, it’s very rare for a couple in Hollywood to stay together for more than two decades. Mark Harmon and his wife Pam Dawber have made it a point to be part of this rare breed because they’ve been married for not just a decade but three.
The couple, who are both renowned actors in their own respect, exchanged vows in March 1987. Since then, the two parties have rarely been seen together in public and have been known to keep things about their marriage and family life a secret. . Together, Harmon and Dawber have two sons: the first is Sean Thomas Harmon, an aspiring actor born on April 25, 1988, then Ty Christian Harmon born on June 25, 1992.
