10 Things You Didnt Know About Tom Selleck
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10. His first appearance was on The Dating Game.
During his years at the University of Southern California, Selleck appeared in 1965 on The Dating Game. He lost, but the appearance led to a contract for Pepsi-Cola commercials. 
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9. He served in the Army National Guard.
From 1967-73, Selleck was in the California Army National Guard. It was a tremendous honor to put on the uniform, he told an interviewer.
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8. He could have been Indiana Jones.
While Selleck was waiting for the start of filming on Magnum, P.I., he was offered the role of Indiana Jones in Raiders of The Lost Ark. But the Magnum honchos wouldnt release him, and the Raiders people went with their second choice: Harrison Ford. However, Selleck did show a sense of humor by parodying the movie in a Magnum episode.
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7. He was almost as popular than Princess Diana.
Ever notice how few men are on the covers of womens magazines? Thats because they dont sell. The big exception: Selleck. During his Magnum period in the 1980s, not only did he sell, he was almost as popular as the hottest cover subject at the time: Princess Diana.
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6. He loves the conservative magazine National Review.
While Selleck insists hes not a Republican, hes not the conventional Hollywood liberal, either. Hes subscribed to National Review since the age of 17, and in one Magnum episode, hes shown reading it. He also did a tv commercial for the publication in the 1990s.
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5. He donated seven weapons to the National Rifle Associations National Firearms Museum.
A board member of the NRA, Selleck donated rifles used in some of his Western TV movies (Last Stand at Saber River, Crossfire Trail, Monte Walsh) as well as a few .44 revolvers. Dont worry; hes an avid gun collector. Hes got a lot more at home.
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4. Hes in the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
4. Hes in the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Selleck, whose TV westerns are almost as beloved as Magnum, is on the list, along with legendary cowboys like Gene Autry, John Wayne and Ronald Reagan (Sellecks political idol). But dont get too puffed up, Tom; Melissa Sue Gilberts on there, too.
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3. Hes not gay, but hes played a gay character.
Over the years, Sellecks been dogged by rumors that hes gay, and in the early 1990s he held a news conference to say he wasnt. He said he wasnt homophobic but was upset by the lies being circulated. "I would have had the same problem if somebody had said I was having an affair with some actress I had never met." (Later on, he played a gay man in the movie In & Out. ) And with the settlement money he got from a tabloid, Selleck helped fund a USC program aimed at raising ethical standards in the media. What an optimistic guy.
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2. His daughter Hannah is a champion horsewoman.
In 2008, Hannah, Sellecks daughter with his second wife, Jillie Mack, won two gold medals at the North American Junior Young Rider Championships in the show-jumping category. Earlier this year, she won a battle of the sexes jumping competition with a male rider at a prestigious competition. Selleck married Mack, a British actress, in 1987. Hannah, 21, is his only biological child; he adopted another child, Kevin, from his first marriage, to model Jacqueline Ray.
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1. Hes Ready to Play Magnum Again
Over the past several years, there have been several rumors about a reworking of the Magnum series for the movie screen. Whether it will happen isnt certain. But Selleck is ready. I played him once, and, you know, Im prepared to play him again, he told an interviewer earlier this year. Wed watch; what about you?
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