Mark Harmon has revealed that his NCIS The character almost had another name!
The 72-year-old actor played Leroy Jethro Gibbs for 19 seasons, before bidding farewell to the long-running series in 2021.
Mark recently spoke about what initially intrigued him about the TV role and how the series creator almost changed his character’s name to something very different.
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“I read ‘Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ and thought, ‘Hey, I like that name,'” he said. Eastern Time of what sparked his interest. “And then, for a brief second, when I decided I liked the idea of the project, the name changed.”
“[It was] Bob Johnson or something like that. And I said, ‘No, no, it has to be Leroy Jethro Gibbs.’ The creator said, ‘No, you can’t play a guy named Leroy Jethro Gibbs,’ and I said, ‘Why not?'” Mark added. “And then he came back and was happy about it.”
Earlier this year, a producer on the show talked about the possibility of Mark returning to the show at some point.
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