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| Birth Name(s) : Tom Selleck |
Date of Birth: January 29, 1945 |
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Married
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Partner:
Jillie Mack |
| Profession:
Actor |
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Full Tom Selleck Biography
True, enduring big-screen star- dom still eludes this likable leading man who seems to have everything going for him: ruggedly handsome features, a massive frame, obvious athletic ability, and genuine charm. But the strong identi- fication with a particular TV role- as the lighthearted "Magnum, P.I." (1980-88)-and an unfortunate choice of movie vehicles (trying, perhaps too hard, to be as different from the Magnum character as possible) have worked against him. A former model who played handsome hunks in most of his early films, in cluding Myra Breckinridge (1970), The Seven Minutes (1971), Daughters of Satan (1972), Terminal Island (1973), Midway (1976), and Coma (1978), Selleck spent much of the 1970s in episodic TV and telefilms, among which the Louis L'Amour Western sagas The Sacketts (1979) and The Shadow Riders (1982) showed him off to best advantage.
After winning fame (and an Emmy) as private detective Thomas Magnum on TV, Selleck renewed his bid for big-screen stardom-having had to turn down Steven Spielberg's offer to play Indiana Jones because of his series schedule-with three duds in a row: High Road to China (1983, as a 1930s aviator), Lassiter (1984, as a 1940s cat-burglar), and the futuristic cop thriller Runaway (also 1984). As one of the carefree bachelors in 3 Men and a Baby (1987), Selleck finally got a bona fide box office hit. But Her Alibi and An Innocent Man (both 1989) moved him back to square one.
The inevitable sequel, 3 Men and a Little Lady (1990), scored Selleck another hit, but that year's Quigley Down Under an offbeat "Western" set in Australia, was the biggest disappointment of all: a firstrate film with a first-rate performance from Selleck that barely found an audience (until its release on video). The actor took plenty of lumps in three 1992 releases: Folks! in which he's terrorized (and brutalized) by parents Don Ameche and Anne Jackson, Christopher Columbus-The Discovery in which he was miscast as King Ferdinand (!), and the pleasant but routine Mr. Baseball as an American ballplayer "exiled" to a Japanese team. |
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Additional Tom Selleck Biography
Thomas William Selleck (born January 29, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning American actor, screenwriter and film producer, best known for his starring role on the long-running television show Magnum P.I.. He is recognizable by his 6 ft 4 (193 cm) height and trademark moustache.
Born in Detroit to a Ruthenian father Robert Selleck (died 2001) and Scottish-American mother Martha, the family moved to Sherman Oaks when Tom was younger. Tom's siblings include brother Robert (born 1944), brother Daniel (born 1950), and sister Martha. Tom graduated from Grant High School (Los Angeles, California) in 1962.
Along with doing some modeling, Selleck attended the University of Southern California on a basketball scholarship. He was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. While he majored in business administration, a drama coach suggested Selleck try acting. He then studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse under Milton Katselas.
Selleck had a very successful recurring guest-star television role on the popular sitcom Friends as "Richard," an ophthalmologist friend of Monica Geller's father and, eventually, one of Monica's (ex-)boyfriends. During filming, when he would show up on stage, he would receive long standing ovations. Selleck reprised his role as Richard several times throughout the show's ten years on the air.
Selleck has also appeared in a number of made-for-TV movies in recent years. In particular, he has sought to help bring back to popularity the western, often playing one of that genre's typical characters but thrust into a modern context.
Surprising many of his fans, Selleck unexpectedly played the role of General Dwight D. Eisenhower in the History Channel's 2004 made-for-TV movie Ike: Countdown to D-Day. The movie showed the planning, politics, and preparation for the 1944 Invasion of Normandy, and Selleck was critically lauded for playing a cool, calm Eisenhower.
Most recently, Selleck has appeared in a recurring role on the acclaimed ABC drama Boston Legal as Ivan Tiggs, the troubled ex-husband of Shirley Schmidt (Candice Bergen), and as novelist Robert B. Parker's character Jesse Stone in several CBS made-for-TV movies, earning a 2007 Emmy nomination for Jesse Stone: Sea Change.
Tom Selleck played the role of Thomas Magnum in 1980 after six failed TV pilots. The show would go on for eight seasons and 162 episodes until 1988. Selleck was famous for his moustache, a Hawaiian-style aloha shirt, and Detroit Tigers baseball cap. Magnum drove a Ferrari 308 GTS.
Selleck played the recurring role of Dr. Richard Burke on Friends, a love interest to the character of Monica Geller (Courteney Cox). Richard Burke is an ophthalmologist who is 26 years older than Monica and close friends with her parents. Monica and Richard have a very close and deep relationship until Monica discovers that Richard isn't willing to have more children, when the two break up. Richard Burke appears in seasons 2, 3 and 6 of Friends and is referred to often throughout the series. The role helped revitalize Selleck's career.
On April 28, 2000, he received an honorary doctorate from Pepperdine University. He was chosen because of his outstanding character and ethic. He is a board member of the non-profit Joseph and Edna Josephson Institute of Ethics and co-founder of the Character Counts Coalition. Selleck received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1986. The star is situated at 6925 Hollywood Blvd.
- Golden Apple Awards- 1982 Male Star of the year
- Golden Apple Awards- 1983 Male Star of the year
- People Choice's Award- 1984 Favourite Male TV Performer
- Emmy Awards- 1984- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- People Choice's Award- 1985 Favourite Male TV Performer
- People Choice's Award- 1985 Favourite All-Round Male Entertainer
- Golden Globes- 1985 Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series-Drama
- Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame- 1986 6925 Hollywood Blvd
Tom Selleck was married to model Jacqueline Ray from 1970 - 1982 from which he adopted her son, Kevin (born 1966), from a previous marriage.
Selleck married Jillie Mack August 7, 1987. They have one daughter, Hannah Margaret Mack Selleck (born December 16, 1988). The family lives in Thousand Oaks, California.
Selleck is a board member of the National Rifle Association. On May 19, 1999, he sparred with Rosie O'Donnell on The Rosie O'Donnell Show on the issue of gun control and an ad in which he appeared which supported the NRA. Selleck was invited to the show to promote his latest movie, The Love Letter, but found himself instead defending his position on gun ownership. Selleck refused to be drawn into a heated discussion by saying: "It's your show, and you can talk about it after I leave". O'Donnell was highly criticized for this, which led her to make an apology to Selleck by saying: "For him feeling embarrassed and humiliated by me, I strongly do apologize to him personally, but I do not apologize for my feelings about this issue gun control."
Selleck describes himself politically as "a registered independent with a lot of libertarian leanings." |
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| I was Planning to Go into Architecture. But 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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