The Skinny on Tom Selleck, A Hollywood Legend

Published on 04/22/2018
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Influence

When Selleck turned 70, he called it a defining moment because that was the first time in his life, after his father’s passing in 2011, he really felt like a grown man. “I had had a lot of leadership positions, I had been in the military…but you know, in my case, when my father died, I go, ‘There’s nobody to go to for fatherly advice. You’re on your own, pal’,” Selleck revealed.

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Only The Start

As you know, Selleck was working as a model but it was his drama coach and college fraternity brothers that pushed him to audition for The Dating Game. Sometimes it takes just a piece of advice to become a sensation, and that’s all it took for Tom Selleck. Thanks to his stint on the 60’s show, Pepsi called him to star in their commercial film. He was virtually an overnight sensation. Hold on, it is just the beginning for this legend.

Only The Start

Only The Start

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