The TV star’s sister Kristin married pop icon, Ricky Nelson.
Mark Harmon is no stranger to fame. Growing up with celebrity parents – Hollywood actress Elyse Knox, and sports star Tom Harmon – the NCIS star had already rubbed shoulders with the A-list before he'd discovered his love of acting. Among his famous relatives, Mark's eldest sister Kristin Harmon had also become a household name after marrying pop icon Ricky Nelson in 1963. Here's everything you need to know about Mark's relationship with his brother-in-law…
While Kristin and Ricky were married for 19 years, their relationship wasn't always plain sailing. The pair shared four children, Tracy, twins Gunnar and Matthew, and Sam, but unfortunately had a deeply acrimonious relationship which ultimately resulted in a divorce in 1982.
During an exclusive interview with People in 1987, Kristin reflected on the difficult years of their marriage, saying: "After a while, we were totally messed up, both of us. I got into therapy and so did he for a while but then he started not showing up. I tried telling my family, there's a drug problem here and we've all got to help. But they totally denied there was anything wrong."
Just three years after their divorce, Ricky died in a tragic plane crash, after the Douglas DC-3 on which he was a passenger, was forced to make an emergency landing between Alabama and Dallas. Later, in 2018, Kristin passed away suddenly .
Asked about being Ricky's former brother-in-law, in 2019, Mark told Parade: "[it] gives me a really nice relationship with [Ricky and Kristin's] kids, and that's a gift. Ricky was a really good guy."
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