Hollywood is the location where dreams come true, yet outside of the naturally brilliant and fortunate, very few people are able to get there and stay.

Thankfully for us, Tom Selleck is one of those stars who has been on TV for a very long time. Very few celebrities can boast of having successful careers in the entertainment industry.

His performance as Thomas Magnum in the television series Magnum, P.I., which won him five Emmy nominations and one win in 1985, marked his big break into the entertainment industry.

Despite this, before becoming well-known, he had small parts in movies and TV shows, featured in a number of advertisements, and made a few appearances on The Dating Game.

He described the game show as “humiliating and embarrassing” because he was embarrassed. “I lost. Twice. I wasn’t really witty or hilarious.” Later, Selleck was given a job by 21st Century Fox in their ability program, where he worked for almost two years before quitting. When he returned, he was abandoned, but it didn’t break his spirit.

Selleck told AARP, “The luckiest thing that occurred was that I didn’t acquire a serious job until I was 35. When I was 25, I appeared to be 35 but only sounded 15. There are many generally outstanding performers who succeed as younger driving men but fail to transition because the audience does not regard them as adults.”

Magnum P.I. appeared just as he was about to abandon all hope of pursuing a career as an entertainer. During a conversation, he added, “I suppose if Magnum hadn’t worked out, I wouldn’t have worked again in this profession.”

Since around 2010, Selleck has been a co-star in the television series Blue Bloods as Frank Reagan, the magistrate of the New York City Police Department. The thirteenth season of the show has been confirmed.

Throughout the course of his lengthy career, Selleck has performed the majority of the acts himself, but regrettably, this choice has severely altered his physique from what it once was.

Selleck said, “My back’s kind of messed up.”

“When you perform stunts for movies—I do a lot of them—you take a chance but also spend a lot of time waiting around. It’s not like you have a personal trainer telling you, ‘Okay, we’re ready to go, but Tom needs ten minutes of stretching and warm-up,’ after you perform a fight scene.”

“And I think the price,” he continued, “I see it with colleagues, I talk to them occasionally. You can simply see the cost of all those tricks. Although they weren’t particularly challenging, I believe the stop-and-go nature of all that stuff is to blame.”

To stay fit, the performer works on his farm near Ventura, California. He and his daughter have a great passion for horses.

For a very long time, Selleck and his wife Jillie Mack were married. Their connection is one of the most deeply established in Hollywood due to the fact that he prioritizes his family above all else.

In 2012, Selleck stated, “I quit Magnum to have a family.”

“I try very hard to have balance, and this ranch has helped me do that,” the speaker said after taking a long time to exit the train.

His wife continued, “We both thought it was the best environment for Hannah to grow up.”

We wish Tom Selleck all the best.