Tom Selleck Net Worth

Tom Selleck's Quotes

• [televised interview broadcast the day before Laguna Heat (1987) was shown on N.Y. cable TV] I was planning to go into Architecture. But when I arrived [to sign up for courses], "Architecture" was filled up. "Acting" was right next to it. So I signed up for Acting instead.
• [interview in American Western Magazine, 1/01] Why westerns get segregated into a genre in Hollywood, I don't know . . . It's just good entertainment.
• [interview with Taylor Fogarty of American Western Magazine/ReadTheWest.com, 1/93] All I see is people out there who are hungry for more [movie westerns].
• I just really want people to see this movie and I hope they like it, because to me Monte Walsh (2003) probably reflects my sensibilities more than any other I've done in the Western genre. I'm really proud of it and I think it may be the best role I've ever had.
• I don't know if my political opinions ever lost me work, but I know for sure they never got me any.

Interesting Facts about Tom Selleck

1. Turned down the role of Richard on the TV show Titans (2000).
2. Received an honorary doctorate from Pepperdine University. He was chosen because of his outstanding character and ethic. He is a board member of the non-profit Michael Josephson Institute of Ethics and co-founder of the Character Counts Coalition. Attended the University of Southern California and in his senior year earned a basketball scholarship after walking onto the team as a junior. [April 2000]
3. Was a member of the California National Guard and was activated for the Watts riots.
4. Was turned down for the lead role in the TV show Vega$ (1978), which went to Robert Urich. Selleck and Urich once co-starred in a TV pilot (that was never picked up) called Bunco (1977).
5. Used to own the Black Orchid Restaurant in Honolulu, along with two other investors, including former co-star Larry Manetti.
6. Studied acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Katselas.
7. He and his family maintain their primary residence in Thousand Oaks, California, but also have secondary properties in Freedom, California; Jonesboro, Maine; and in the Shetland Islands, located off Scotland. [2010]
8. Chosen by People Magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. [1998]
9. Selleck was originally cast as "Indiana Jones", but was not able to take the role because he was committed to Magnum, P.I. (1980). "Magnum" did an episode, Magnum, P.I.: Legend of the Lost Art (1988), that parodied "Raiders", complete with hat, whip and booby traps.
10. Is a member of the National Rifle Association and memorably sparred with Rosie O'Donnell on The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996) about gun control and an advertisement in which he appeared supporting the NRA.
11. Member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.
12. First TV appearance was as a college senior on The Dating Game (1965) in 1967 and then a second time (date unknown at this time). Incredibly, he lost both times. Soon after, he appeared in TV commercials for products such as Pepsi-Cola.
13. Starred in six failed TV pilots before landing his breakthrough role in Magnum, P.I. (1980).
14. One of four children of Robert, manager of the San Fernando Valley office of a prestigious commercial real estate company, and Martha Selleck, Tom Selleck has three siblings: Robert (b. 1944); Martha (b. 1953); and Daniel (b. 1955).
15. Shaved off his trademark moustache for the 1997 film In & Out (1997). Once rarely seen without it, he has since kept it off for most of his stage and screen work.
16. While preparing for Mr. Baseball (1992), he joined the Detroit Tigers in 1992 for spring training. He actually took an at-bat (as a pinch hitter) in a game against the Cincinnati Reds, facing Reds' pitcher Tim Layana. Selleck ended up striking out after fouling away half a dozen pitches.
17. During the brief run of the late night The Chevy Chase Show (1993) on Fox, he guest-starred and, as a gag, asked to be presented his 1993 Worst Supporting Actor "Razzie" award for his performance as "King Ferdinand of Spain" in Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992). When the Razzie was actually presented to him on the air, Selleck took it in stride and asked the entire studio audience to "blow me a raspberry". Selleck thus became the third person in Razzie history to voluntarily accept one of the Worst Achievements in Film statuettes.
18. In 2001, he appeared clean-shaven (a rarity for Selleck) on Broadway in "A Thousand Clowns"; unfortunately, the show was forced to close early due to the 9/11 attacks.
19. The decision of choosing the leading role of Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) or Magnum, P.I. (1980) actually haunted Selleck so much that he consulted his best friend. Together they came to the conclusion that honoring his contract with Magnum, P.I. (1980) was the honorable thing to do. It turned out that the shooting of the pilot for Magnum, P.I. (1980) was delayed for over 6 months, which would have enabled Selleck to complete the role of Indiana Jones. Ironically, while waiting in Hawaii for Magnum, P.I. (1980) to commence filming, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas were also in Hawaii to shoot scenes for Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
20. Was asked to star opposite Julie Andrews in Victor Victoria (1982) but hesitated, and by the time he decided he wanted the part, he was already locked into his Magnum, P.I. (1980) contract - the very same contract that cost him the role of Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).