NCIS star reveals "cold call" that led to first date with wife
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NCIS star Mark Harmon has revealed that he cold-called his wife of 36 years, actress Pam Dawber, to arrange their first date.
In an interview with PEOPLE, Harmon explained that a friend had offered to arrange a group date for the pair to get to know each other. However, the actor decided he wanted to take a more direct approach and simply phone the Mork & Mindy star to ask her out.
"I said, 'Can I just call? Can I get a number and just cold call?' And so I did," he recalled.
"I got the number, and I called, and I got an answering machine. And I started to leave a message that said, 'We don't have to all go out. We could get a cup of coffee or something.' And then she was monitoring and she picked up."
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"We went out that night and we're together ever since," he added, revealing the couple married exactly a year later.
Dawber is known for playing the role of Mindy McConnell in ABC sitcom Mork & Mindy alongside Robin Williams, as well as making a brief appearance in NCIS opposite her husband. The couple share two children together, Sean, an actor, and Ty, a screenwriter.
Harmon is best known for his work on the police procedural show, starring as Leroy Jethro Gibbs from 2003 until 2021.
Following his exit from the show, Harmon has turned his attention to writing, with the actor set to release his first book later this month.
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Harmon's debut historical non-fiction book, titled Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, a Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor, set for release on November 14.
The book tells the true story of Japanese-American spy Douglas Wada, who gathered intelligence for the US Navy after the attack on Pearl Harbour.
NCIS airs on CBS in the US. Seasons 1-20 are streaming on Disney+ in the UK.
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