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Long Before 'NCIS,' Mark Harmon Took a Swing — and Missed — in This Forgotten Comedy
Before taking on the role of Leroy Jethro Gibbs on NCIS, Mark Harmon starred in Worth Winning, a comedy that has not stood the test of time.
Today’s generation may know Mark Harmon best for spending several years on the small screen playing seasoned Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs on NCIS. But decades before he was rolling in the bank with the popular CBS procedural, Harmon was named the Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine in 1986. That title had a double-edged sword effect in his film career, especially with the 1989 romantic comedy, Worth Winning.
