- Cousin of Angie Harmon.
- In addition to being an award winning actor, Sam is a multi-million selling recording artist.
- Was the winner of the first season's $100,000 Grand Prize on television's Star Search (1983), hosted by Ed McMahon in the early 1980s.
- Liza Minnelli, was quoted as saying "Some things are difficult to explain. A few rare things are easy. Sam Harris is the best damn singer I've ever heard in my whole life. It's that simple.".
- His Carnegie Hall debut sold out in 5 hours.
- Was nominated for Broadway's 1997 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Musical) for "The Life."
- Columnist Liz Smith called his portrayal of "Perry Pearl" on The Class (2006): "the breakout hit comedy character of the season".
- He and Danny Jacobsen, who is a director and presentation coach for numerous Blue Chip companies and also film producer, have been a couple since 1994, and married since 2008. They adopted a son, Cooper Atticus Harris-Jacobsen, in April 2008, seven months before their November 2008 wedding ceremony.
- He was the first person to sing "Over the Rainbow" on the television show, Star Search (1983) (before the song became popularly sung on the show throughout the years), and won with this song.
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