{"id":1257,"date":"2024-12-29T18:55:18","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T18:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=1257"},"modified":"2024-12-29T18:55:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T18:55:18","slug":"mark-harmons-honest-confession-about-his-power-on-ncis-years-before-pauley-perrette-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=1257","title":{"rendered":"Mark Harmon\u2019s Honest Confession About His Power on \u2018NCIS\u2019 Years Before Pauley Perrette Allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-dark-mode-bg-image\"><strong class=\"wp-dark-mode-bg-image\">Mark Harmon\u2019s Humble Leadership: The Secret Behind\u00a0<em class=\"wp-dark-mode-bg-image\">NCIS<\/em>\u00a0Success<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-dark-mode-bg-image\">Mark Harmon may have been the face of\u00a0<em class=\"wp-dark-mode-bg-image\">NCIS<\/em>\u00a0as Gibbs, but he never saw himself as the \u201cbig dog\u201d on set. Long before the behind-the-scenes drama with Pauley Perrette made headlines, Harmon opened up about his modest role within the series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-dark-mode-bg-image\">\u201cI\u2019m not the big dog,\u201d Harmon once shared with the\u00a0<em class=\"wp-dark-mode-bg-image\">Seattle Times<\/em>. \u201cI might be a dog. But there\u2019s a lot of dogs.\u201d This humble perspective was a cornerstone of his leadership style, one that prioritized teamwork over personal glory. Harmon emphasized that the show\u2019s success was a collective effort, even as\u00a0<em class=\"wp-dark-mode-bg-image\">NCIS<\/em>\u00a0climbed to become a ratings powerhouse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-dark-mode-bg-image\">Reflecting on the early days, Harmon admitted, \u201cWe weren\u2019t good enough to get all the attention and we weren\u2019t bad enough to get canceled. \u2026 And the biggest thing: We shoot in Santa Clarita. Nobody from the network wanted to drive out there!\u201d His unassuming approach to fame and leadership helped the show weather cast changes, including Perrette\u2019s contentious departure.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1258\" src=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot_20241229_195430_Chrome-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot_20241229_195430_Chrome-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot_20241229_195430_Chrome-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot_20241229_195430_Chrome-630x359.jpg 630w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot_20241229_195430_Chrome.jpg 904w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-dark-mode-bg-image\"><strong class=\"wp-dark-mode-bg-image\">Mark Harmon and Pam Dawber: A Love Story Built on a Bold Move<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-dark-mode-bg-image\">Harmon\u2019s off-screen life is just as grounded. His romance with wife Pam Dawber began with a bold gesture. Instead of a traditional introduction, Harmon cold-called Dawber after getting her number, leaving a casual message about meeting for coffee. Dawber picked up mid-message, and the two went out that very night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-dark-mode-bg-image\">They married a year later, on March 21, 1987, and built a private but enduring partnership. Dawber even joined\u00a0<em class=\"wp-dark-mode-bg-image\">NCIS<\/em>\u00a0in 2021, appearing alongside Harmon in her return to TV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-dark-mode-bg-image\">Through humble leadership, career highs, and a long-lasting love, Mark Harmon\u2019s legacy on and off the screen continues to resonate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Harmon\u2019s Humble Leadership: The Secret Behind\u00a0NCIS\u00a0Success Mark Harmon may have been the face of\u00a0NCIS\u00a0as Gibbs, but he never saw himself as the \u201cbig dog\u201d on set&#8230;. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1258,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1257"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1259,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1257\/revisions\/1259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}