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With an athletic father and an actress mother, it is no surprise Harmon played college football and has found success as one of TV's hunkiest actors. While most of his roles have relied on little more than good looks, Harmon was impressive as the suave doctor on "St. Elsewhere" (1982) who contracted AIDS.
Harmon and Pam Dawber have two children: Sean Harmon born 25 April 1988 and Ty Christian Harmon born 25 June 1992.Chosen as People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive. [1986]His godfather Forest Evashevski is in the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame.Risked his life to save two teenage boys who were involved in a car accident outside of his home. Harmon used a sledge hammer from his garage to break the window out of their car then pulled them free so they wouldn't be burned to death, while his wife Pam Dawber called 911. He made every effort to downplay his role in saving their lives. [1996].Graduated cum laude from UCLA, 1974, with degree in communications. Also played quarterback for UCLA Bruins, 1972-73 winning National Football Foundation Award for all-round excellence.Worked as a carpenter before he hit it big.No relation to Angie Harmon.Not the grandson of former U.S. Secretary of the Navy William Franklinn (Frank) Knox, since his mother - born Elsie Lillian Kornbrath to Frederick and Elizabeth Kornbrath in Hartford, Connecticut - was not Knox's daughter. This is despite many modern sources suggesting that she is.Father, Tom Harmon, played for the University of Michigan Wolverines and won the 1940 Heisman Trophy emblematic of the best player in the nation.