Tom Selleck turns 80 and reveals if he's ready to retire after Blue Bloods was shockingly canceled
Tom Selleck turned 80-years-old on Wednesday.
It was quite the milestone for the iconic Hollywood actor who is now facing a slower pace after an incredibly successful career.
His highlights included Magnum PI, the Jesse Stone movies and a guest role on Friends.
Selleck had to adjust his lifestyle after the bad news that his long-running hit cop show Blue Bloods was canceled last year.
It is not likely Tom is celebrating turning 80 with a lot of hoopla as in December the star told Parade magazine he was not making plans.
'None whatsoever,' said the actor as he said that birthdays don't mean much to him now. 'I'm trying not to count. I stopped celebrating birthdays a while back. I intend to keep working.'
Tom Selleck turned 80-years-old on Wednesday. It was quite the milestone for the iconic Hollywood actor who is now facing a slower pace after an incredibly successful career. Seen in 2015
Selleck had to adjust his lifestyle after the bad news that his long-running hit cop show Blue Bloods was canceled last year after 14 seasons
'I would love to do another comedy. The right kind of comedy,' said the star who played Courteney Cox's love interest on Friends.
'Friends made people laugh and cry at times. That’s the kind of comedy I enjoy doing. Three Men and a Baby had that, too.'
The Detroit, Michigan native starred as Frank Reagan in the CBS police drama Blue Bloods, which was cancelled after 14 years on-air, in October.
Selleck added that he would be open to appearing in a spin-off series one day, admitting that he loves his on-screen character.
However, he is yet to receive an offer from the TV network.
The acting veteran — who also previously in the 2007 crime drama movie Jesse Stone: Sea Change — said: 'I’m open to suggestions because I love Frank Reagan, but nobody’s really asked.
'I don’t see him retiring and going off somewhere. If he goes off to a small town, I’d rather do more Jesse Stone movies.'
Months ago he opened up about feeling 'frustrated' after the shows out-of-the-blue and sudden cancellation.
Tom is looking forward to spending his twilight years on his Ventura, California ranch with his wife and daughter, a source said last year
80s star Tom is renowned for for his role in Magnum PI (pictured in 1980)
He took on the role of Dr. Richard Burke, Monica Geller's love interest — who was played by Courteney Cox; seen with Courteney in 1996
Despite boasting an impressive 14 seasons, the actor claims there is still more to the story and that the ending was missing key elements to the show's plot.
In an October interview with TV Insider he said, 'I'm kind of frustrated. During those last eight shows, I haven't wanted to talk about an ending for Blue Bloods but about it still being wildly successful.'
'In a Top 100 Shows of 2023-2024 (in total viewers, we were number 9 out of 100), if you discount the three football shows, we're #6!' he said.
Selleck added, 'My frustration is the show was always taken for granted because it performed from the get-go.'
Tom is said to have relocated back to his California ranch with wife Jillie after 14-years of commuting to and from the East Coast to film the show, which was suddenly halted by CBS bosses at the end of last year.
TOM SELLECK WROTE A BOOK
Tom Selleck has revealed he wrote his new memoir entirely by hand.
The actor penned his memoir You Never Know without a computer because he 'can't think in front of a keyboard.'
Tom – whose breakout role was as private investigator Thomas Magnum in the hit 1980s TV series Magnum, P.I. – told Town and Country magazine: 'I've always written that way, and it's the only way I know how to write. I can't think in front of a keyboard.'
'It's like I drive 'em nuts on Blue Bloods because I said, "No, you have to send me scripts. I need to see the paper." I don't really register things the same way when I scroll, so it's better for me anyway'
Tom has always been guarded about his private life – but the actor feels that he's been more honest than ever in his new memoir.
Tom Selleck has revealed he wrote his new memoir entirely by hand; pictured Tuesday
The 79-year-old actor penned his memoir You Never Know without a computer because he 'can't think in front of a keyboard'
Speaking about his unusual approach to writing the memoir, Tom explained: 'It made it more personal.
'Look, I'm obviously a pretty private person, but I knew if I did a memoir that there were private things I would need to share. So then it was just getting to different events and seeing how much I was willing to share.
'It was certainly a lot more than I have in the past, and drawing the line when I knew I was getting to a level where I might be exploiting something rather than just telling a private story, especially with other people,' he explained.
'Because they aren't in the room saying, "Oh yeah, that's okay. Write about that." It affects them very much and I was well aware of that.'
You Never Know takes readers from Selleck's college years at the University of Southern California, his time in the Army, being bachelor No. 2 on the Dating Game, along with the small roles and commercials he booked before Magnum P.I
'I didn’t have one of those headline-grabbing lives,' the actor, who played Monica Gellar's love interest on Friends, said.
'The only way I could make the book entertaining — and I think my primary job and goal in this book is to entertain — was to get into these stories in a way that the reader got inside my head, he told the Associated Press.
The Two Men and a Baby actor spent four years writing on yellow legal pads as he laid out the story of writing six unsold pilots, booking his first big role in a movie that stunk and eventually landing Magnum P.I. when he was in his mid 30s.
Tom – whose breakout role was as private investigator Thomas Magnum in the hit 1980s TV series Magnum, P.I. – told Town and Country magazine: 'I've always written that way, and it's the only way I know how to write. I can't think in front of a keyboard'
'It's like I drive 'em nuts on Blue Bloods because I said, "No, you have to send me scripts. I need to see the paper"'
'I don't really register things the same way when I scroll, so it's better for me anyway
Tom has always been guarded about his private life – but the actor feels that he's been more honest than ever in his new memoir; pictured at an event for his memoir
'I wanted to speak the language of our business to young actors,' he says. 'It’s not an easy road. The product you’re selling — when somebody says no, which is 99% of the time — is you,' he graciously said.
In the memoir he also reveals that despite his 6'4" frame and handsome face he often plagued with insecurity and doubts.
'That critic on your shoulder is a formidable opponent,' he wrote.
He also shared what he's learned about himself, saying: 'I’m most proud that I, as a person, was willing to take risks. They didn’t always pay off, but many times they did. Risk is the price you pay for opportunity itself..
