Tom Selleck Net Worth

Tom Selleck is an American actor and film producer. He has starred in a number of television films, mini-series and television series. Selleck is the spokesman for the National Rifle Association (NRA), an endorser in advertisements for the magazine, Nation Review and the co-founder of the Character Counts! Organization. He served in the California Army National Guard in its 160th Infantry Regiment from 1967 to 1973. Selleck, on 28 April 2000, received an honorary doctorate degree from Pepperdine University for his outstanding character and ethic.

Tom Selleck Early Life and Family

Tom Selleck was born on 29 January 1945 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. His father, Robert Dean Selleck was an executive and real estate investor and his mother Martha Selleck was a homemaker. Both his parents had English ancestry though his father had a German ancestry as well. Selleck has three siblings, an older brother Robert, a younger brother Daniel and a sister Martha. During his childhood, his family moved to Sherman Oaks, California.

On his paternal side, Selleck is a direct descendant of English colonist, David Selleck. In 1663, David Selleck moved from Somerset, England to Massachusetts. Tom Selleck is the 11th generation of the Selleck family born in North America.

Tom Selleck Personal Life

Tom Selleck married television actress Jacqueline Ray in 1971. At that time Selleck was relatively unknown in the entertainment industry. He adopted Ray’s son, Kevin from her previous marriage. Kevin took his last name and is known as Kevin Selleck. Kevin is an actor and former drummer of the rock band, Tonic. Selleck and Ray divorced in 1982.

Tom Selleck married again in 1987. He married actress and dancer Jillie Joan Mack. The couple has a daughter Hannah Margaret. After Hannah’s birth, Selleck quit Magnum PI, took a break from work and moved to Ventura County, California to focus on his family life.

Hannah is now an accomplished equestrian. She secured the second place in the 2007 Pessoa/ U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF) Medal Finals. She won a gold medal at the 2008 North American Youth Championships. She also won in the 2008 USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals.

Tom Selleck Education

Tom Selleck completed his schooling from Grant High School in 1962. He then enrolled himself in to Los Angeles Valley College. During his junior years there he transferred to the University of South California with the help of a basketball scholarship. Here he played for the USC Trojan’s men’s basketball team. Selleck was majoring in Business Administration when a drama coach suggested him to try acting. So in his senior years, he dropped college. He went to study acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse under American stage director and producer Milton Katselas.

Tom Selleck Career

Tom Selleck first appeared on television on The Dating Show as a college senior in 1965 and again in 1987.  Soon after, he was seen in commercials for products like Pepsi-Cola.

He began his film career with small roles in smaller films such as Myra Breckinridge, Coma and The Seven Minutes. Selleck appeared in various commercials for the brand including Right Guard, Dubonnet, SafeGuard and Close-up. At the time he was still a struggling unfamiliar television actor.

His big break came with American crime-drama television series Magnum PI (1980- 1988), where he played the lead role of Thomas Magnum.  His character Magnum drove a Ferrari 308 GTS which became so identified by him that Ferrari fans now refer to the red-painted model as Magnum Ferrari. In 1988, the show established itself as the top-rated one-hour show in the history of syndicated reruns.

Tom Selleck Awards

Tom Selleck has won Favourite Actor in a New TV Series in 1981 and Favourite Male TV Performer in 1983, 1984 and 1985 at the People’s Choice Awards. He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1984 and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor- Television Series Drama in 1985. He won all these awards for his performance in Magnum PI.

He received a star on the Hollywood Walk on Fame in 1986 and the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement in 1989.

Tom Selleck Net Worth 2021

Tom Selleck has an estimated net worth of $45 million. He has been a part of the television series Blue Bloods since 2010. His earning per episode is $200,000.