"NCIS" star Mark Harmon recently revealed in an interview with People magazine about how he landed a first date with his wife of 36 years, Pam Dawber. Harmon revealed that he made a "cold call" to the "Mork and Mindy" star after a friend suggested that the two be introduced to each other. "I said, 'Can I just call? Can I get a number and just cold call?' And so I did," Harmon told People magazine. He continued by saying, "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. We went out that night, and we're together ever since." The pair married one year "to the day" after their first date.

In a recent interview, Harmon was asked what his secret was to a long-lasting marriage, where he responded saying he had "no secret." "We laugh," he said. "You got to laugh, and you got to talk and communicate. That's the fun part. Do we sit and talk about it? No. Maybe you just get fortunate and find the right one. We share many things, and yet we're really different." The pair shares two sons: Sean, 35, and Ty, 31. They are both a part of the film industry with Sean appearing on "NCIS" as an actor and Ty being a screenwriter. "I’m proud of our boys," Harmon told People. "They understand the work ethic, and they're very different."

The actor opened up about his choice to accept the lead role in "NCIS," where he starred in the show for 18 years before leaving in 2021. "It was important to be able to make pancakes on Saturday morning," he explained. "And there were some times where that meant not sleeping. You just came home and took a shower and came back down," Harmon added. "And yet I look back at it and I don't miss the sleep. I still missed things. I was working, but I've been part of [my sons’] lives. I've been able to spend more time with them.  In many ways, we've had a great opportunity to kind of grow as a family."