In the 1980s, Tom Selleck became famous through the cop series Magnum. In eight seasons He investigated 162 episodes in a variety of cases. As if that wasn’t enough of a legacy, he currently leads the extremely popular series Blue Bloods – Crime Scene New York, not to mention other iconic roles.
Is there a big master plan behind this impressive career? Probably not, if we can believe Selleck’s own words. In his biography, published in May You Never Knowwhich won the title You never know the star talks about his unexpected first steps in front of the camera.
Before Blue Bloods and Magnum: Tom Selleck stumbled into acting by chance
As the Berliner Zeitung writes in a summary of Selleck’s first TV experiences, the actor was pure luck, because at the age of 22 he was studying business administration and playing basketball at his university. During one game he was recruited for a Pepsi commercial and then ended up in a dating show called The Dating Game.
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Tom Selleck in Blue Bloods
Selleck accepted the gigs primarily because he could use the money. Before he knew it, his TV career began – even though he was Bachelor No. 2 did not find true love. Shortly after The Dating Game, he played his first recurring role in the soap opera The Young and the Restless from 1974 to 1975.
This career was definitely not planned. Or as Selleck puts it: “It’s the story of an accidental career. I never took a single acting lesson because I was never interested in it.” Nevertheless, he developed a presence on domestic screens that was evident after Magnum no one could escape.
A new case for Jesse Stone: Tom Selleck already has an idea for his career after Blue Bloods
The next big thing in Selleck’s career is the finale of Blue Bloods, which will be broadcast on the US broadcaster CBS in December this year. What comes after that? Selleck has already hinted that he would be interested in bringing back the character of Jesse Stone. He already played the police officer in nine TV filmspublished between 2005 and 2015.
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