In 1984, Tom won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series playing Magnum on Magnum, P.I..
Tom has worked with Ted Danson three times. The first time when Ted guest starred on Magnum P.I. then they co-starred in Men and a Baby and the sequel Three Men and a Little Lady.
Tom has recently done voiceovers for MSNBC promos. (2005-present)
Tom used to be part owner of a restaurant named The Black Orchid.
Tom is close to his parents.
Tom appeared on The Dating Game game show in 1967.
Tom was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity when in college.
People Magazine choose Tom as one of the most 50 beautiful people in the world in 1998.
Tom keeps a summer home in Jonesboro, Maine.
Tom married Jacqueline Ray in 1970 and they divorced in 1982. When they married Tom adopted her son, Kevin, and still treats him like a son even after the divorce. Tom married Jillie Mack on August 7, 1987 and they have a daughter, Hannah, together.
Tom was a member of the California National Guard and went into active duty for the Watts Riots.
Tom received an honorary doctorate from Pepperdine University.
Tom turned down the role of Richard in the TV show Titans in 2000.
Tom's trademarks are his famous mustache and Detroit Tigers Baseball Cap.
Tom is 6' 4" (1.93 meters) tall.
Tom's character, Thomas Magnum, in the TV series Magnum P.I. is a role that, made him famous and he'll always be remembered for.
Tom was Peter Mitchell in the 1987 Three Men and a Baby and reprised his role in 1990 sequel Three Men and a Little Lady.
In the made for TV movie Twelve Mile Road released in 2003, Tom played the character of Stephen Landis.
Tom was the Narrator in Special Ops: Mike Force in 2001.
Tom Selleck plays Chief Jesse Stone in the CBS TV movies; Stone Cold (2005), Night Passage, Death in Paradise (2006) and Sea Change (2007) based on the books series by Robert B. Parker. He is also executive producer and producer for each of these movies.
Tom was the first choice for the role of Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark, but his commitment to the Magnum, P.I. TV series prevented him from taking the role.
(when asked about Earl's mustache from My Name is Earl)
Tom: Earl's mustache is coming along well and when he reaches puberty, it will really fill in. (laughs) That's a joke. I have my mustache now when people want it or when it is OK for that character. I have thrown plenty of spoofs at my mustache on Conan O'Brien. Every time I go on Conan, we make fun of my mustache.
Tom: There was a time I could have been mistaken for Burt Reynolds. I had a mustache and so did he. But he was the number one star in the world, so there wasn't really much confusion.
Tom: For a character with longevity, you have to have that strength.
Tom: I had a fantasy of being a pro baseball player, and I've gotten to play a Major League Baseball player (in 1992's Mr. Baseball). I loved Westerns as a little kid and I get to do them. I even get to die as an actor and then you just go home and have dinner. It's great. So now, I'm not a candidate, but I play one on TV and I'll be home for dinner.
Tom: His announcement was so typically Chuck -- he did it with grace and dignity and intelligence, ... Wolf Blitzer Reports.
Tom: I've got nothing against this particular set of candidates, but I do think we're not seeing enough of who they are, ... We're kind of seeing who they and their handlers think we want them to be.
Tom: It's intimidating to play the nominee for president. The little kid inside you says, "I'm not enough". I would guess that happens to politicians, too. They go, 'C'mon, who am I kidding? I'm just this guy or this woman".
Tom: I had a fantasy of being a pro baseball player, and I've gotten to play a Major League Baseball player (in Mr. Baseball 1992), ... I loved Westerns as a little id and I get to do them. I even get to die as an actor and then you just go home and have dinner. It's great. So now, I'm not a candidate, but I play one on TV and I'll be home for dinner.
Tom: Popularity is the pocket change of history. The true measure is courage. There will never be another Charlton Heston.
Tom: Going through my mind? Don't screw up, don't screw up Frank's birthday.
Tom: If a guy as good and decent with as much grace as Chuck Heston can stand up for an issue that I think is very important, ... then I certainly could stand up and I plan on remaining a life member for life.
Tom: He said, I still got a lot of fight in me, and this isn't the end of the line" and that's very much Chuck, too. He had a lot of humor Friday and it was great to talk to him.
Tom: It's not that Conservatives don't care. We do. We just have different answers than Liberals do. It's a difference of the mind, not of the heart.
Tom: There was a time I could have been mistaken for Burt Reynolds. I had a mustache and so did he. But he was the number one star in the world, so there wasn't really much confusion.
Tom: Son, never throw a punch at a Redwood.
Tom: Do you like my suit? I think this is an amazing suit, don't you think?
Tom: (in a TV interview a day before Laguna Heat started) I was planning to go in to Architecture. When I arrived (to sign up for courses) Architecture was filled up. Acting was right next to it. So I signed up for acting instead.
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