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Tom Selleck (born January 29, 1945) is an American actor best known for his starring role on the long-running television show Magnum P.I..
Rising to 6'4", Selleck's dark hair, muscular, hairy-chested physique, trademark moustache, and good sense of humor make him popular for action, drama, and comedy parts; his
Magnum role was a mix of all three.
Selleck starred in a number of film roles during and after
Magnum; among the most notable were as an acrophobic police detective in Runaway
and as a stand-in father in Three Men and a Baby. He also played the lead role in the Australian western Quigley Down Under. However he never quite developed into a major film star, nor was he able to reestablish himself as the star of a regular TV series.
Selleck did have a very successful recurring guest star television role as
Richard on the popular former sitcom "Friends". Richard was an opthalmologist friend of Monica Geller's father and eventually one of Monica's boyfriends.
Selleck has also appeared in a number of made-for-TV movies in recent years. In particular, he has sought to help bring back to popularity the western, often playing one of that genre's typical characters but thrust into a modern context.
Surprising many of his fans, Selleck unexpectedly played the role of General Dwight D. Eisenhower in the History Channel's 2004 Made-for-TV Movie . Portraying the planning, politics, and preparation for the 1944 Invasion of Normandy, Selleck was critically lauded for playing a cool, calm Eisenhower.
Selleck is an outspoken member of the National Rifle Association, and in a well known incident, he was verbally attacked by
Rosie O'Donnell on her television show over his support of the NRA. Selleck is a libertarian and is a registered Independent.
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