{"id":2513,"date":"2024-06-26T20:22:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T20:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=2513"},"modified":"2024-06-26T20:22:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T20:22:24","slug":"tv-icon-72-looks-radically-different-21-years-after-joining-famous-crime-drama-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshstoryes.lol\/?p=2513","title":{"rendered":"TV icon, 72, looks radically different 21 years after joining famous crime drama series"},"content":{"rendered":"

A former NCIS star rarely seen in public since leaving the series in 2021 looks unrecognisable (Picture: Garrett Press\/ Mega)<\/p>\n

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NCIS<\/a>\u00a0star Mark Harmon looks almost unrecognisable two decades after he first joined the crime drama series.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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First hitting screens in 2003, the military police TV series revolves around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS).A spin-off from the series JAG, the long-running show has released 21 seasons to date and has produced six spin-off series\u2019<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Up until 2021<\/a>, Mark starred as NCIS agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs\u00a0before leaving in the nineteenth season<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Three years on, the actor is now busy working on another project, but looks quite different to how we previously saw him on screen.This week he was seen out and about in Los Angeles amid a major heatwave, wearing a red button-down shirt and dark-coloured shorts which he paired with flip flops as he headed to grab groceries.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Mark Harmon played Agent Gibbs on the crime drama for 18 years (Picture: Garrett Press\/ Mega)<\/figcaption>The 72-year-old largely lives his life out of the public eye with his wife of 37 years, Mork & Mindy actress Pam Dawber.Since leaving NCIS, Mark hasn\u2019t been in any films or TV shows however is set to reprise his role in Freaky Friday 2, which will see the cast of the beloved 2003 film reunite.In the movie, Mark played Ryan, the lovable partner of Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) and stepfather of Anna (Lindsay Lohan).<\/figure>\n
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He hasn\u2019t been in any movies or TV shows since then (Picture: Cliff Lipson\/CBS via Getty Images)<\/figcaption>When leaving NCIS, Mark expressed his appreciation for playing Agent Gibbs and the significance it had on his career.\u2018What has always drawn me here is the character I play and to keep it fresh and to keep it challenging,\u2019 he said.<\/figure>\n
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He has been married to actress Pam Dawber since 1987 (Picture: David Livingston\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption>\u2018Plot-wise, this character has taken the path that it did. I thought it was honest and OK.\u2019<\/figure>\n