Selleck Tom is an American actor, director, who became popular thanks to the role of private detective Magnum in the series "Private Detective Magnum".
Before career
Thomas William Selleck was born in the cold winter of January 29, 1945 in the large American city of Daytroit, located in Michigan. Tom has German roots from his father and English roots from his mother. The family later moved to Sherman Oaks, California.
In childhood, the future actor was very interested in 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 fond of sports, played in the college basketball team and studied at the same time.
Thomas, having received secondary education, submits documents to the university to the faculty of architect. However, there were not enough places for him. Not bewildered, the future actor submits documents to another faculty called "Dramatic Art". It's funny, but he managed to do it, given the fact that the future actor chose this faculty by the "poke" method.
Actor's career
After graduating, Thomas Selleck worked on television for several years, signing an eight-year contract with Fox Studios. He managed to get his first major role in 1980. The actor starred in the movie "Private Detective Magnum" and became recognizable among the audience of this series.
In 1987, Tom starred in the movie "Three Men and a Baby". Actors Selleck really liked the film critics, and they said that the actor will become popular around 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 proposal had to be rejected. The role went to Harrison Ford, who in a short time became a world star after the film was released.
In 1988, the series "Private Detective Magnum" was closed. The actor was invited to star in another series called "She wrote the murder."
In the period from the 1990s to the 2010s, Selleck took part in many film projects, of which the Blue Blood series, which was released in 2010 and received good reviews from critics, as well as the series “Visiting Robinsons, are worth noting "(2007) and Boston Lawyers (2004-2008) are popular.
The actor gained his fame thanks to scandals and courts with publishers who wrote slander about him. For several years he sued two editions because of material about his personal life, which, by the way, was not true. He managed to sue a total of about $ 20 million.
