‘NCIS’ star Mark Harmon once mentioned his brief and lackluster time with Heather Locklear. Here’s what he said.
NCIS fans are familiar with Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs. He joined the NCIS team in 2003 — and years before that, fans knew him for his dashing good looks. Harmon was named People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1986, and he had no trouble attracting women. While speaking to the publication, he discussed his brief hookup with star Heather Locklear.
‘NCIS’ star Mark Harmon once said his brief hookup with Heather Locklear wasn’t special
Although serious admirers of the actor are aware that Mark Harmon was previously named the Sexiest Man Alive by People, he is best recognized for his role as Leroy Jethro Gibbs on NCIS. After making his debut as Dr. Robert Caldwell in St. Elsewhere, Harmon left fans in awe. Cristina Pickles, his co-star from St. Elsewhere where she played nurse Helen Rosenthal, made a comment about the reactions of women to seeing Harmon.
“Mark’s sensitivity shows through that handsome face, and women love that,” she told People in 1986. “I don’t think he is fully aware of his effect on women.”
“Forget Mel Gibson,” actor Donna Mills noted. “Whenever I see Mark, I think to myself, ‘Your place or mine?’”
While the ladies loved Harmon during his heyday, not every hookup was a winner. Harmon sustained a relationship with Flamingo Road co-star Cristina Raines for four years, and he told People that she’d always remain special to him despite them heading their separate ways. After Raines, he rebounded with Heather Locklear. And the rebound was nothing special.
“It began around Christmas [1984] but was over by New Year’s,” he commented. He then called the star “just an emotional cup of coffee to me.”
Heather Locklear also went on a date with Tom Cruise in the ’80s, but it got ‘weird’
Star of NCIS Mark Harmon was not impressed by Heather Locklear in the 1980s. In 1982, she was said to have dated a number of other well-known men, including Tom Cruise. Sadly, Locklear and Cruise weren’t intended to be together. Locklear described Cruise’s dancing routines as some of the most uncomfortable she had ever seen.
She questioned on Chelsea Lately in 2013, saying, “You know in Risky Business where he does that dance in his underwear?” according to Daily Mail. He entered the club where we were dancing. You simply sort of stand there, unsure of what action to take. Do you make a circle with him while dancing? It was peculiar. I took a seat just now.
Locklear also clarified that she and Cruise didn’t go on a “date.” Rather, it was just dancing. “It wasn’t really a date,” she added. “We had auditioned for something together and he didn’t have any friends. … I mean, not that he doesn’t have friends. Out here, he doesn’t have friends. We went out, and we went dancing.”
Mark Harmon recently discussed his current marriage of 36 years
After his disappointing relationship with Heather Locklear, NCIS star Mark Harmon handled love really well. He met Pam Dawber, his present wife, not long after winning the title of Sexiest Man Alive. In 1986, he obtained Dawber’s phone from a mutual friend and made a cold call. After a year, they got married.
He gave People an explanation of the key to a successful marriage. He answered, “I have nothing to hide.” We chuckle. You have to converse and interact, and you have to laugh. The best part is that. Shall we discuss that over a seat? No. Perhaps you’re just lucky enough to locate the one. Despite the fact that we differ greatly, we have a lot in common.