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Tom Selleck
Actor
Male
Born
Jan 29, 1945
Age
68
Hometown
Detroit
Other Names
Thomas William Se...
Thomas William "Tom" Selleck is an American actor, and film producer. He is best known for his starring role as the private investigator Thomas Magnum, based in Hawaii, in the television series Magnum, P.I. (1980s). He also plays Police Chief Jesse Stone… Read More
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Tom Selleck
Age 68
parents
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Robert D. SelleckFather -
Martha S.JaggerMother
siblings
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Daniel SeleckBrother -
Robert SeleckBrother -
Martha SeleckSister
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Remembering Jerry Buss And 'Showtime'San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 19, 2013
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Peter Dreier: Mainstream Media Downplay Nra's Close Ties To Gun IndustryHuffington Post - Jan 13, 2013
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Bieber Paparazzo Death And Selleck On 'Three Men And A Baby' Sequel The Talk (Videos)Monsters and Critics - Jan 04, 2013
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Myra Chanin: Len Cariou, Broadway's Original Sweeney Todd, Reveals His Canadian RootsHuffington Post - Dec 21, 2012
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1945
Birth
Born on January 29, 1945.
TEENAGE
TWENTIES
1965
20 Years Old
Selleck's first TV appearance was as a college senior on The Dating Game in 1965, and again in 1967; he lost both times.
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1971
26 Years Old
Selleck was married to model Jacqueline Ray from 1971 to 1982, a marriage during which he adopted her son, Kevin (born 1966), from a previous marriage.
THIRTIES

Selleck starred in the 1979 TV movie Concrete Cowboys with Jerry Reed.
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1980
35 Years Old
Selleck played the role of Thomas Magnum in 1980 after six failed TV pilots.
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FORTIES
1990
45 Years Old
He is an accomplished indoor and beach volleyball player playing the outside hitter position for the Outrigger Canoe Club, Honolulu. His adopted son, Kevin Shepard, attended Selleck's alma mater, the University of Southern California, and became an All-American in 1990.
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FIFTIES
1996
51 Years Old
One of Selleck's Magnum co-stars, Larry Manetti, in his 1996 memoir Aloha Magnum, was lavish in his praise of Selleck.
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1999
54 Years Old
To promote his film The Love Letter, Selleck was invited to be on The Rosie O'Donnell Show on May 19, 1999.
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2002
57 Years Old
In 2002, Selleck donated the rifle he used in Quigley Down Under (a custom 13-pound kg, single-shot, 1874 Sharps Rifle, with a 34-inch 86-cm barrel), along with six other firearms from his other films, to the National Rifle Association, as part of the NRA's exhibit "Real Guns of Reel Heroes" at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, Virginia.
LATE ADULTHOOD

2008
63 Years Old
For a number of years, Selleck appeared in television advertising for The National Review (he also subscribes to The New Republic). He endorsed Senator John McCain in the 2008 presidential election.
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As of March 2012, Selleck is featured in Coldwell Banker's new television ad campaign focusing on the deepest, most personal meanings of homeownership.
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