Selleck Tom is an American actor and director who became popular for his role as a private detective Magnum in the TV series Magnum Private Detective.
Before career
Thomas William Selleck was born in the cold winter of January 29, 1945 in the large American city of Dayreut, Michigan. Tom has German roots from his father and English roots from his mother. The family later moved to Sherman Oaks (California).
As a child, the future actor was very fond of films, films. He did not miss new products and was happy to meet new actors. However, Tom had no desire to become one of them. Selleck was into sports, played on the college basketball team and studied in parallel.
Thomas, having received his secondary education, submits documents to the university for the Faculty of Architecture. However, there were not enough places for him. Undaunted, the future actor submits documents to another faculty called "Dramatic Art". It's funny, but he managed to enter, given the fact that the future actor chose this faculty by the "poke" method.
Actor's career
After graduation, Thomas Selleck worked for several years in television, having signed an eight-year contract with Fox Studios. He managed to get his first leading role in 1980. The actor starred in the film "Magnum Private Detective" and became recognizable among the audience of this series.
In 1987, Tom starred in the film Three Men and a Baby. The film critics liked Selleck's acting very much, and they said that the actor would become popular all over the world. And the prophecy almost came true. Thomas was called for the role of Indiana Jones, but a long contract with Fox made itself felt - the offer had to be rejected. The role went to Harrison Ford, who in a short time became a world star after the film's release.
In 1988, Private Detective Magnum was canceled. The actor was invited to star in another series called Murder, She Wrote.
From the 1990s to the 2010s, Selleck took part in many film projects, of which it is worth noting the series "Blue Blood", which was released in screens in 2010 and received good reviews from critics, as well as the series "Meet the Robinsons. "(2007) and The Boston Lawyers (2004-2008), both popular.
The actor gained his fame thanks to scandals and courts with publishing houses that wrote slander about him. For several years he was suing two publications over material about his personal life, which, by the way, was not true. He managed to sue in a total amount of about $ 20 million.
Personal life
The actor does not cover his personal life, which was once used by newspaper publishers. It is only known that he is currently married to his second wife, Jillie Mac. They later had a daughter named Hannah Margaret.
