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'''Thomas William Selleck''', from Detroit Michigan (born on January 29, 1945), is an American actor, director, producer, and political activist. His early career is filled with television commercials and minor roles as boyfriends, best friends, cowboys, cops, and lawyers. In 1980, he enjoyed his first big... no, make that ''frickin' huge''... break when he was cast as Thomas Magnum in ''[[Magnum, PIP.I.]]'', a role he continued with until the series was cancelled in 1988. During his time on ''Magnum'', he became one of the most bankable stars on television.

He [[What Could Have Been|was offered the lead role]] in a little film called ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark (Film)|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.