Tom Selleck

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Biography

Recent Role:
Frank Reagan, New York City Police Commissioner on Blue Bloods
Gender:
Male
Born:
1-29-1945
Birthplace:
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Birth Name:
Thomas William Selleck
AKA:
Tom Seleck, Thomas William "Tom" Selleck
His parents are Robert and Martha Selleck. His father was born in Slovakia, is Tom's tie to Eastern Europe. Robert is now a real estate investor for Selleck Properties. His mother was a homemaker. Tom was one of three of the Selleck's sons.


He grew up in Sherman Oaks, California, and attended college at the University of Southern California. He was in the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He was once quoted as saying, "Those were friends I made that will last a lifetime". His first intentions of going to college were to be an architect. He love to draw and had a very creative


More mind. But regardless of what he wanted to do, he wouldn't be an architect. He drug around because he didn't want to leave home. When he finally did leave, he arrived too late at the University of Southern California, and the School of Architecture was already filled to its capacity. He was heartbroken. Since the careers were in alphabetical order, he just went over to the next table and signed up for the School of Acting. He soon found out that he had exceptional amounts of natural ability, and his ambition to become a famous Hollywood actor developed from there. He had dreams of making millions of dollars on the big screen.

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    A great actor. hide show

    Tom Selleck is a great actor. I best remember him in all of those old western movies. He was my favorite character and he used to be a new version of Clint Eastwood. I liked it when he would get rid of all the bad guys. Either way, he was really entertaining. Aside from those movies, he has been really good in his other work. I have to say that he has never changed and that I respect. He has to be one of the all time greats because he is one of the most recognizable actors of all time. Thank you.

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    Tom Selleck is a cowboy at heart. hide show

    He is one of THE best western cow boy actors to date. Love his western movies. He was also great in Magnum PI and High Road to China. He could have been a bigger star, but he found his nitch and will forever be remembered as one of the memorable actors in Hollywood. Glad to see he found a new venture in the Jesse Stone movies. So stoic. Love him in Las Vegas as well, yet there isn't enough of him in it, IMO. However I would like to see his lighter side again. He won't be Magnum again, but I would love to see the Magnum-esq side of him again.

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    Tom Selleck is known for his role of Thomas Magnum in the '80s show Magnum, P.I. hide show

    Tom Selleck was born Thomas William Selleck to Robert and Martha Selleck on January 29, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan. He grew up in Detroit, but went to the University of Southern California. He gained fame for his role of Thomas Magnum on Magnum, P.I. in the early '80s. On May 15, 1971, he married actress Jacqueline Ray and they have a son named Kevin. In 1982, they filed for divorce. On August 7, 1987, he wed his second wife actress Jillie Mack and they have a daughter named Hannah. He gained stardom again for portraying Dr. Richard Burke on Friends. In 2006, people knew him again for his role of Chief Jesse Stone in the CBS movies Jesse Stone shown every year on CBS. His height is 6' 4"(1.93m). Tom's trademarks are: his mustache and the Detroit Tigers baseball cap. I think he portrayed Thomas Magnum very well. I hope to see more great roles from Tom Selleck real soon.

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