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He [[What Could Have Been|was offered the lead role]] in a little film called ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'', but in the end had to turn it down because the producers of Magnum wouldn't release him for other projects. (The role of [[Indiana Jones]] ended up going to some guy named [[Harrison Ford]].)
 
After Magnum, he turned to film almost exclusively, appearing in ''[[Runaway (1984 film)|Runaway]]'', ''[[Mister Baseball]]'', ''[[Three Men and a Baby]]'', and ''[[Quigley Down Under]]'', a role that he considers his personal best. In 1997, the solidly conservative Selleck played against type to portray an openly gay reporter who has an affair with [[Kevin Kline]] in ''[[In and Out]]''. These days he's mostly back to television, starring in the regular series ''[[Blue Bloods]]'' and appearing in the ''[[Jesse Stone]]'' series of TV movies.
 
Selleck is an avid gun collector, and is a member of the NRA. He lives on an avocado farm, which he operates himself, citing that he works "for less than anyone I can hire."
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