From childhood ranch to beach ceremony, love knows no bounds for Mark Harmon’s son

Mark Harmon, who plays Gibbs on NCIS, doesn’t like to talk about his personal life. Even though he is a well-known and famous actor, not much is known about his life away from the camera. And his family feels the same way about the fame of their father. They don’t use social media much and are rarely seen.

Mark is used to being in the public eye. He is the son of well-known sportscaster Tom Harmon and actress Elyse Knox. But even his famous parents were very private, and the star said he didn’t know they were famous until he was almost eight years old.

Mark Harmon and Pam Dawber, 1989
Mark Harmon and Pam Dawber, 1989 | Source: Getty Images
What little is known about the Harmons comes from what they have freely told people. Mark didn’t start out wanting to be an actor. That’s something everyone knows. But because Ozzie Nelson told him to try it, he did. Mark has been honest about many things, including how he met his wife, Pam Dawber.

Both of them knew exactly what they wanted in a partner. He wanted something deep, while she was looking for a man who was strong, smart, and caring. Mark and Pam would meet the person they were looking for at a party for a friend they both knew in 1986.

During the night, the two ran into each other and got along great. They started going out together, and after about a year, they chose to live together. Not long after that, they had two boys and named them Sean Christian Harmon and Ty Christian Harmon.

Elyse Knox, Mark Harmon, Pam Dawber and son Sean at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre in Los Angeles, California, 2006
Elyse Knox, Mark Harmon, Pam Dawber and son Sean at the Ricardo Montalban Theatre in Los Angeles, California, 2006 | Source: Getty Images
Pam was in a few small shows at the time, like “Mork and Mindy” and “My Sister Sam.” But she didn’t plan to become an actress after her boys were born. She quit her job so she could take care of her family as a stay-at-home mom.

In the meantime, it was becoming clear that Mark would do well as an actor. The Harmons’ lives were going well, and they spent as much time as they could with their boys. Sean’s first steps happened while the actor was on set, and he thought, “No job is worth missing life’s most important moments.”

Both Ty and Sean Harmon chose to go into show business. Ty wanted to write scripts, while Sean wanted to act. Fans recently got a rare look into the private life of the Harmons when Mark’s oldest son got married to his girlfriend.