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Thomas William Selleck is an American actor and film producer, best known for his starring role as Hawaii-based private investigator "Thomas Magnum" on the 1980s television series, Magnum, P.I. (1980).
Selleck was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Martha (Jagger), a homemaker, and Robert Dean Selleck, a real estate investor and executive. He is of mostly English descent, including recent immigrant ancestors. Selleck has appeared extensively on television in roles such as "Dr. Richard Burke" on Friends (1994) and "A.J. Cooper" on Las Vegas (2003). In addition to his series work, Selleck has appeared in more than fifty made-for-TV and general release movies, including Mr. Baseball (1992), Quigley Down Under (1990), Lassiter (1984) and, his most successful movie release, Three Men and a Baby (1987), which was the highest grossing movie in 1987.
Selleck also plays "Jesse Stone" in a series of made-for-TV movies, based on the Robert B. Parker novels. In 2010, h
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Tom Selleck was born in Detroit in 1945 while his father was working in the U.S. Army as a mechanic on B-29 bombers. Selleck, his older brother, and his mother lived with his grandparents until his father returned two years later. A carpenter by trade, Selleck's father dreamed of starting a new life in California. In 1949, the dream became a reality when the Sellecks moved with nothing more than what they could fit into the family car. With the help of the GI bill, they made a down payment on a small house in Sherman Oaks, near Los Angeles.
Working on straight commission as a real estate agent, Selleck's father earned money only when he sold a house. Looking back, Selleck realizes the family's financial situation was precarious, but he was not aware of the stress and hardships his parents faced. "I could go into analysis for 20 years and never blame my parents for anything," he says. "They lived a life of strong moral values and taught us that you are judged by your last worst act. They didn't lecture us about how to be good; they just set a good example. They walked their talk.
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Tom Selleck
(1945-)
Who Is Tom Selleck?
Tom Selleck is an American actor whose first major role as Thomas Magnum in the hit 1980s detective series Magnum, P.I., earned him a Golden Globe and an Emmy. Selleck has also starred in movies like Three Men and a Baby (the highest-grossing film of 1987), Mr. Baseball and Quigley Down Under, with later television projects including Friends, Jesse Stone and Blue Bloods.
Early Life and Career
Thomas William Selleck was born on January 29, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, with his family later moving to Los Angeles, California. A talented collegiate athlete who earned a basketball scholarship to the University of Southern California, Selleck supported himself as a model and won small parts in films and television projects during the 1970s once he decided to pursue acting. He was featured in a range of TV series that included The Wide World of Mystery, Marcus Welby, M.D., The Young and the Restless, Charlie’s Angels and Taxi.
Star of 'Magnum, P.I.'
Selleck received his big break when he was cast in the starring
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