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“Magnum” star Tom Selleck is 80
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If you think of Tom Selleck, you immediately have the image of his iconic beard in your head. The “Magnum” star celebrates its 80th birthday this Wednesday.
The role of his life has been for many decades. Nevertheless, the cult around his mustache continues to shape Tom Selleck’s acting career. The hairy upper lip bar has been his indispensable trademark since he was roaring as a casual private detective in the TV series “Magnum” in Red Ferrari in Red Ferrari to solve tricky crime cases and get to know interesting women.
Tom Selleck always with a showbart
For over four decades, the actor born on January 29, 1945, Michigan, consistently passed through his iconic Mousthache style and made only a few exceptions. One of these rare deviations from the Schnauzer rule includes the feature film “In & Out-Rosa like love” from 1997 by embodating a gay reporter.
After his gigantic success with the TV series “Magnum”, Selleck was able to do some with films such as “Quigley the Australian” (1990), “Three Men and a Little Lady” (1990) or “Christopher Columbus-The Discusser” (1992) Booking success in the cinema, however, was primarily known as a television star. Among other things, from 1996 he participated in several episodes of the cult sitcom “Friends”, followed by roles in series such as “Boston Legal” and “Las Vegas”.
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Casual with lotus flower: Tom Selleck often shows himself in the flower shirt for his TV role in “Magnum”
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Since 2005, Tom Selleck has been seen in a total of nine films by the crime novels by the American author Robert B. Parker (1932-2010). The television film series, for which he is also responsible as a producer, runs under the title “Jesse Stone” and deals with a lonely chief of police with alcohol problems.
Since 2010, Selleck has been one of the main actors of the police series “Blue Bloods-Crime Scene New York”. The actor caused the fact that the extremely successful TV format was finally discontinued by the station CBS at the end of 2024 by the actor. In an interview with the “Town & Country” magazine, he said: “Whatever” Blue Bloods’ happens, I will certainly not stop acting. I still hope that CBS will be reflected. “
In the case of “Blue Bloods”, it was shown that Tom Selleck would basically have no problem in front of the camera without his mandatory schnauzer. In a conversation with the magazine “People”, he reported last year that he suggested the producer of the series in advance of roasing the beard for the role of New York police chief, since in real life men in this position were not allowed in this position. However, this was rejected immediately by the broadcaster CBS. They wanted Tom Selleck as you know – with the famous mustache on the face.
Tom Selleck has recently been hidden under lush full beard
The end of “Blue Bloods” seems to have sustainably taken the “Magnum” star. In September 2024, Selleck made headlines when he was photographed by Paparazzi with a lush full beard and a sloppy T-shirt when purchasing several hamburgers. In the following months he showed himself with his new beard also on official occasions.
After the series-off, Selleck is said to have withdrawn to his avocado ranch in California, where he has been living with his wife Jillie Mack for years. Expert, the actor will also celebrate his 80th birthday there. The report says from insider sources: “His wife and daughter plan a big celebration on the farm with friends to celebrate Tom, toast his health and maybe roast him a little.” It remains his secret whether he will get his old Hawaii shirt out of his closet and return to the iconic schnauzer on this occasion.
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