Tom Selleck Biography

Tom Selleck, Actor
Born asThomas William Selleck
Occup.Actor
FromUSA
SpousesJacqueline Ray (1971-1982)
Jillie Mack (1987)
BornJanuary 29, 1945
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Age79 years
Early Life
Thomas William Selleck, better called Tom Selleck, was born on January 29, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is the boy of Martha Selleck, a housewife, and Robert Dean Selleck, a real estate investor and executive. Tom has 3 siblings-- Robert, Daniel, and Martha. In 1948, the Selleck family moved to Sherman Oaks, California, where Tom and his brother or sisters grew up.

After finishing from Grant High School in Van Nuys, California, Selleck registered at Los Angeles Valley College, where he studied organization administration. He later on transferred to the University of Southern California (USC), where he majored in service administration. While going to USC, Tom used the university's basketball group and won a basketball scholarship. During this time, he likewise worked as a design and business actor to make ends satisfy.

Performing Career
Tom Selleck's acting profession began in the late 1960s when he landed bit parts in television programs while still a trainee. Nevertheless, his huge break can be found in 1980 when he was cast as the lead character, Thomas Magnum, in the detective tv series "Magnum, P.I". The program ran for eight seasons from 1980 to 1988 and propelled Selleck to fame. His function as a private investigator earned him numerous distinctions, consisting of a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1984 and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series-- Drama in 1985.

During his time on "Magnum, P.I.", Selleck likewise appeared in numerous movies such as "The Sacketts" (1979), "The Shadow Riders" (1982), and "High Road to China" (1983). However, his film career genuinely took off after "Magnum, P.I". ended in 1988. Selleck starred in numerous motion pictures, including the 1987 funny "Three Men and a Baby", which was a box-office success, together with its follow up "Three Men and a Little Lady" in 1990.

Selleck continued acting in the 1990s and 2000s, appearing in tv series such as "The Closer" (1998) and "Friends" (1996-2000), where he had a recurring role as Dr. Richard Burke. He likewise starred in the popular television film "Jesse Stone: Stone Cold" (2005) playing the title role of Jesse Stone, a former LAPD murder detective turned small-town police chief. The movie's popularity caused eight more films in the Jesse Stone series.

In 2010, Selleck when again handled a lead function in a tv series, playing Frank Reagan, the Police Commissioner of New York City in the hit crime drama "Blue Bloods". The program has been applauded for its realistic portrayal of law enforcement and household characteristics, with Selleck making honor for his performance as the patriarch of a multigenerational family of policeman.

Personal Life
Tom Selleck married model and starlet Jacqueline Ray in 1971, and they had a son named Kevin in August of that year. However, the couple divorced in 1982. In 1987, Selleck wed his current wife, Jillie Mack, and they have actually one daughter named Hannah, born in 1988.

Besides acting, Selleck is likewise a passionate gun collector, and he belongs to the National Rifle Association (NRA). He is known for his work with different charities, consisting of the Character Counts Coalition and the Josephson Institute of Ethics.

Throughout his career, Tom Selleck has actually brought in a devoted fan base and has ended up being a true icon in the show business. With a career covering over 5 years, Selleck's body of work stands as a testament to his talent, commitment, and long-lasting appeal.

Our collection contains 24 quotes who is written / told by Tom.

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24 Famous quotes by Tom Selleck

Small: Son, never throw a punch at a redwood
"Son, never throw a punch at a redwood"
Small: Having had that experience... I think, what modern culture wants to see is the relationship with the wo
"Having had that experience... I think, what modern culture wants to see is the relationship with the woman. I don't think you can tell a story on film nowadays where the woman simply is there for the man when he decides to settle down"
Small: Which to this day is a source of enormous guilt, because I left with three classes to go in the busines
"Which to this day is a source of enormous guilt, because I left with three classes to go in the business school to sign a contract with 20th Century Fox"
Small: To me, the excitement is in ordering a fine shotgun, going through the process that everybody who has b
"To me, the excitement is in ordering a fine shotgun, going through the process that everybody who has bought one has gone through for 100 years. You order it, you make a significant down payment, and then you wait three or four years for the gun to be custom-made for you"
Small: There was a time I could have been mistaken for Burt Reynolds. I had a moustache and so did he.
"There was a time I could have been mistaken for Burt Reynolds. I had a moustache and so did he. But he was the number one star in the world, so there wasn't really much confusion"
Small: You know, theres so much imitation and so much pandering in Hollywood
"You know, there's so much imitation and so much pandering in Hollywood"
Small: Shooting clay targets is a very cleansing experience. Its very relaxing. It takes a lot of concentratio
"Shooting clay targets is a very cleansing experience. It's very relaxing. It takes a lot of concentration. It's also very social, since you're usually shooting with friends. You can talk and forget about almost anything else that's on your mind"
Small: It is scary for an actor when you get hired as a lead. No matter what the plot is, it is your job to do
"It is scary for an actor when you get hired as a lead. No matter what the plot is, it is your job to do something interesting enough to make them want to get inside the lead character's head"
Small: If you buy an expensive thing and you never use it, I dont think theres a point to it
"If you buy an expensive thing and you never use it, I don't think there's a point to it"
Small: And besides, because of all she has accomplished, Barbara Jordan has always been a hero of mine
"And besides, because of all she has accomplished, Barbara Jordan has always been a hero of mine"
Small: You know I grew up watching the TV series The Rifleman
"You know I grew up watching the TV series The Rifleman"
Small: I live a pretty simple life
"I live a pretty simple life"
Small: I think a lot of Magnum was me
"I think a lot of Magnum was me"
Small: Do you like my suit? I think this is an amazing suit, dont you think?
"Do you like my suit? I think this is an amazing suit, don't you think?"
Small: But, you know theres a lot of westerns - not that they were bad - its just that they can be remade beca
"But, you know there's a lot of westerns - not that they were bad - it's just that they can be remade because they're great stories that aren't indelible in an audience's mind when it comes to both the cast and the story"
Small: Ive never reacted well to other people telling me what to do
"I've never reacted well to other people telling me what to do"
Small: I realized I really liked the screen. I knew it was a challenge, but I wasnt afraid of risk
"I realized I really liked the screen. I knew it was a challenge, but I wasn't afraid of risk"
Small: I had a strong, really good upbringing, not puritanical
"I had a strong, really good upbringing, not puritanical"
Small: I feel the other element of a western is the land, which is very important in this movie. I mean the la
"I feel the other element of a western is the land, which is very important in this movie. I mean the land is another character in the piece, actually"
Small: I dont feel the obligation to have a big explosion in the first 20 seconds so the audience doesnt turn
"I don't feel the obligation to have a big explosion in the first 20 seconds so the audience doesn't turn on another channel. We are trying to make something that looks like a feature film that was bought for television and I think we are succeeding"
Small: Its not that conservatives dont care. We do. We just have different answers than liberals do. Its a dif
"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"
Small: Ive learned by hanging out in Hollywood, where I disagree politically with most people, that most peopl
"I've learned by hanging out in Hollywood, where I disagree politically with most people, that most people's hearts are in the right place, and the only thing we have to argue about is the way to solve the problems"
Small: I guess after Dances With Wolves they probably tried some derivative westerns, and if they didnt work,
"I guess after Dances With Wolves they probably tried some derivative westerns, and if they didn't work, they said the western is dead and moved on to something else"
Small: I praise CBS for taking a risk, which is always the price you pay for opportunity. This is not standard
"I praise CBS for taking a risk, which is always the price you pay for opportunity. This is not standard movie of the week storytelling. I think movies of the week have fallen into a niche and that isn't my niche"