Mark Harmon: Short Biography, Net Worth & Career Highlights HD

Complete article: http://biographywiki.org/mark-harmon-net-worth/ American television director and producer, actor, as well as a film producer Thomas Mark Harmon, was born on 2 September 1951, in Burbank, California, and to the public is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the popular police procedural series called “NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service”, in the early days of the millennium, and then in “The West Wing”, drawing an Emmy Award nomination in 2002 for his portrayal of special agent Simon Donovan. His acting career began in 1970. So just how rich is Mark Harmon? According to celebrity dot money, Mark’s net worth is estimated to be over 100 million dollars, most of which he has accumulated from his on screen appearances - in 2011 he earned as much as $500,000 per episode of “NCIS”, while in 2013, his salary with the show rose to $700,000 per episode, contributing to an income that year amounting to 15 million dollars. Mark Harmon matriculated from Harvard School, then studied at Pierce College for an associate degree – both in Los Angeles, and later enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he joined the football team, and excelled as a quarterback, for which he was even awarded the National Football Foundation Award for All-Round Excellence. Harmon graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communications in 1974. Harmon supposedly wished to become a lawyer or an advertiser, yet soon decided on becoming an actor; however, his passion and interest in law is one of the main reasons why he often plays characters in that field. Harmon first appeared on television screens in an advertisement, which granted him many guest starring opportunities in such shows as “Police Woman” with Angie Dickinson, and “Adam-12” starring Martin Milner and Kent McCord. In 1977, Harmon co-starred alongside Sara-Jane Alexander, Priscilla Pointer and Blair Brown in Daniel Petrie’s film called “Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years”, which brought him a nomination for an Emmy Award. Subsequently he appeared in “Comes a Horseman”, “Beyond the Poseidon Adventure”, and the mini-series “The Dream Merchants”, so establishing his net worth. However, none have been as celebrated as “NCIS” which Harmon joined in 2003 at its debut, and has been a part of the series ever since. Co-created by Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill, the series has so far produced 12 seasons, with a total of 265 episodes. Aside from Harmon, the series also stars Sasha Alexander, Michael Weatherly and Pauley Perrette. During its first season, “NCIS” managed to attract an average audience of 11.8 million viewers, while its latest, eleventh season enjoyed the attention of 19.8 million viewers. Harmon has been nominated three times for People’s Choice Awards for his performances in the series, and over the years the show has won numerous awards, including ASCAP, ALMA and California on Location Awards. Overall, Mark has appeared in over 30 films