Mark Harmon(I)
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Thomas Mark Harmon was born on September 2, 1951, in Burbank, California, to football player and broadcasterTom Harmonand actress and artistElyse Knox(née Kornbrath). Harmon played college football and found success as one of TV's hunkiest actors. While many of his roles have relied on good looks, Harmon was impressive onSt. Elsewhere (1982)as the suave doctor who contracted AIDS.
His sisters areKelly Harmon,the Tic Tac model; andKristin Harmon,a painter and ex-wife of musicianRicky Nelson.He is the uncle of musiciansMatthew NelsonandGunnar Nelsonof the band Nelson, and actressTracy Nelson.In 1987, Harmon and his wife, actressPam Dawber,sued his sisterKristin Harmon,for custody of her youngest son, Sam.
His sisters areKelly Harmon,the Tic Tac model; andKristin Harmon,a painter and ex-wife of musicianRicky Nelson.He is the uncle of musiciansMatthew NelsonandGunnar Nelsonof the band Nelson, and actressTracy Nelson.In 1987, Harmon and his wife, actressPam Dawber,sued his sisterKristin Harmon,for custody of her youngest son, Sam.