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Tom Selleck Biography
Birth Name:
Thomas William Selleck
Birth Place:
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Profession
Actor, producer, screenwriter
Fast Facts
- Attended USC on a basketball scholarship
- Activated during the Watts Riots while in the California National Guard
- First TV appearance was on The Dating Game in 1967
- Originally slated to star in Raiders of the Lost Ark but CBS would not release him from Magnum, P
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- commitments
- Father Robert played his grandfather on Magnum, P
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- Member of the National Rifle Association, feuded with Rosie O'Donnell about gun control during an appearance on her show in 1996
- Involved since 2005 in an ongoing series of made-for-tv movies based on the Jesse Stone series written by Robert B
- Parker; Selleck is a producer for the series as well as lead actor
Awards
- 2007Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie: nominated
- 1988Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
- 1987Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
- 1986Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1986Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
- 1985Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: winner
- 1985People's Choice Awards-Favorite Male TV Performer: winner
- 1985Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1984Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
- 1984Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: winner
- 1984People's Choice Awards-Favorite Male TV Performer: winner
- 1983Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
- 1983People's Choice Awards-Favorite Male TV Performer: winner
- 1983Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1982Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
- 1982Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
- 1981People's Choice Awards-Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Program: winner
Relationships
- Daniel Selleck -- Brother
- Robert Selleck II -- Brother
- Hannah Margaret Mack Selleck -- Daughter
- Jacquelyn Ray Selleck -- Ex-wife
- Robert Selleck -- Father
- Martha Selleck -- Mother
- Martha Selleck Ketchum -- Sister