Thought I saw some fairly recent posts looking for the TS "Biography." Just noticed that it's scheduled to run on the Biography Channel at noon (Eastern) on 10/14 ...
BIO Sun, Oct 14
12:00 PM Tom Selleck: More than Magnum
A profile of actor Tom Selleck.
The Tom Selleck Thread
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I didn't get the feeling he was particularly uncomfortable talking about the shorts, just that it was a dead issue to him -- sort of the "asked and answered" cross-examination.
However, as promised, here is one of my bosses 25 years ago -- short shorts.
What a shame he has a "C" on his hat instead of a "D" . . . .
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However, as promised, here is one of my bosses 25 years ago -- short shorts.
What a shame he has a "C" on his hat instead of a "D" . . . .
golf
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There are a couple of new on-line videos featuring TS.
His 10/4 inteview with Ellen Degeneres -- very entertaining.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR2NhwFwcUs
And TV Detective Secrets Part I, #8 (counts down from #10)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 1097825491
Enjoy!
His 10/4 inteview with Ellen Degeneres -- very entertaining.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR2NhwFwcUs
And TV Detective Secrets Part I, #8 (counts down from #10)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 1097825491
Enjoy!
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Las Vegas
Well, I finally got a chance to see an episode of Las Vegas this season. Mucho fun seeing our man TS back in the prime time limelight! He's perfect for this role! The show is still just "so-so" for me, however. It's certainly no MPI! As others have said, it's just a little too glitzy for me. Too much flash, not enough substance. And too many hip-hop artists singing bad songs! 
I do like Josh Duhamel, though. He has major star quality. He's almost like a MPI-era Tom Selleck .... almost. It's fun to see him and TS in scenes together.
Typically, I missed a few minutes of this episode. What was that thing Danny shot at the bad guy? Some kind of space age dart gun? How come the bad guy didn't feel the "dart" in his neck? He was walking around afterwards with the thing sticking out of his neck!
Also, can I just say Camille Guaty has the biggest dimples I've ever seen on any person, ever! WOW!!
A.J.: "If I told ya, I'd have to kill ya". I love that! So, A.J. is a former "Black Ops" man. Cool!
Can't wait for next week -- Roger and Larry!!
I do like Josh Duhamel, though. He has major star quality. He's almost like a MPI-era Tom Selleck .... almost. It's fun to see him and TS in scenes together. Typically, I missed a few minutes of this episode. What was that thing Danny shot at the bad guy? Some kind of space age dart gun? How come the bad guy didn't feel the "dart" in his neck? He was walking around afterwards with the thing sticking out of his neck!
Also, can I just say Camille Guaty has the biggest dimples I've ever seen on any person, ever! WOW!!
A.J.: "If I told ya, I'd have to kill ya". I love that! So, A.J. is a former "Black Ops" man. Cool!
Can't wait for next week -- Roger and Larry!!
Higgins: It's not a scratch! It's a bloody gouge!
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From the "Jamaica Gleaner" at http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/ ... /ent4.html
Tom Selleck plays the odds as NBC's new 'Las Vegas' co-starpublished: Saturday | October 27, 2007
Tom Selleck knows the crapshoot that series work can be, so this season he's betting on a sure thing.
The television veteran and Magnum, P.I. Emmy winner has joined the cast of Las Vegas in the fifth year of NBC's Friday drama. A month into his run, his character remains something of a mystery. A.J. Cooper is the new owner of the Montecito Resort & Casino, and just as private eye Thomas Magnum's background unfolded over time, so it is with Selleck's lates ego.
"I only know about him what I've done so far," the actor says, "but he doesn't replace James Caan (who left the series in the season premiere). He's a cattle rancher from Wyoming who supposedly has a lot of money, and he doesn't know anything about running a casino, which makes the character fun. That presents an opportunity to do not only drama, but humour."
Lighter Las Vegas moments also have continued with Danny and Mike (Josh Duhamel and James Lesure) vying to succeed Ed Deline (Caan) as the Montecito's new security chief. The returning female regulars faced peril at the end of last season - Vanessa Marcil's Sam was bound and gagged inside a trunk on an airborne plane, and Molly Sims' Delinda was on an upper floor of the Montecito blown up by a disturbed patron - but they still get funny moments, too.
Selleck is grateful to have such material so soon in his Las Vegas stay. He explains, "The fact that NBC took a long time to make the deal kept me from meeting creatively with (series creator) Gary Scott Thompson and the other producers. I signed the contract the day I started working; that's a weird way to start something, but I still think the character is pretty interesting.
Risk-taker
"He is the boss, and he's the kind of person who will be the boss. Beyond that, there are missing gaps in his history, even though hotel security has ways to check into someone's background. They just can't figure out very much about him. He's a risk-taker and a real entrepreneur, and he's developing relationships with the other characters. There's plenty to play with that."
Even so, the makers of Las Vegas also are counting on Selleck to carry the role by using his own persona "for better or worse," the star says. "I can't just show up and expect people to watch me. It takes writing and preparation, but that being said, I'm used to how television works. I remember on Magnum, we'd sometimes get a script, decide to throw it out the night before and write as we went along. Anything is possible, so I don't find developing a character on the fly completely threatening."
Another definite aspect is that Cooper is an ex-Marine, which Selleck says "gives him a bond, and in some sense a rivalry, with Danny. Once you're a Marine, you're a Marine for life." In picking up with other continuing characters, Selleck has had a less sure path. "They gave me DVDs of last season to watch, and the last one - which was the season finale - was a bad DVD."
Las Vegas isn't the first example of Selleck joining an ongoing series. He played Monica's older boyfriend on Friends, and more recently, he had a recurring role as Shirley's ex-husband on Boston Legal.
Accepting such a part, Selleck says, entails 'a leap of faith'. On Friends, they were nice enough to call me and pitch the story. I liked the show and I trusted them. With Boston Legal, I had an advantage because (creator-producer) David Kelley had written the role with me in mind. When I read it, I said, 'Shoot, I've got to play this.'
Work in progress
"With this, there wasn't a blueprint. Jimmy (Caan) is kind of irreplaceable, and I wasn't about to just take over his character. The other things I cared most about were that they'd make this a collaborative work in progress, and that Jimmy left on good terms. He's a friend, and that turned out to be the case."
Selleck began work on Las Vegas early for two reasons. The producers wanted to get ahead in the event of a Writers' Guild of America strike, and Selleck had a late-summer commitment to be in Nova Scotia for Jesse Stone: Thin Ice, his fifth CBS TV movie about the small-town lawman created by novelist Robert B. Parker.
The new film didn't have an air date at this writing, but Selleck still is basking in his Emmy nomination for the preceding one,Jesse Stone: Sea Change. Also a producer of the movies (the first three of which are available on DVD), he's proud of how they've held their own, even in repeats.
"CBS took a risk on these at a time when TV movies weren't performing well (in the ratings)," Selleck reflects, "so I'm grateful. These look more like feature films, and I think networks get a little worried about that."
- Jay Bobbin, Zap2it
Nice to see a new interview, for a change!
Kahunagirl
Tom Selleck plays the odds as NBC's new 'Las Vegas' co-starpublished: Saturday | October 27, 2007
Tom Selleck knows the crapshoot that series work can be, so this season he's betting on a sure thing.
The television veteran and Magnum, P.I. Emmy winner has joined the cast of Las Vegas in the fifth year of NBC's Friday drama. A month into his run, his character remains something of a mystery. A.J. Cooper is the new owner of the Montecito Resort & Casino, and just as private eye Thomas Magnum's background unfolded over time, so it is with Selleck's lates ego.
"I only know about him what I've done so far," the actor says, "but he doesn't replace James Caan (who left the series in the season premiere). He's a cattle rancher from Wyoming who supposedly has a lot of money, and he doesn't know anything about running a casino, which makes the character fun. That presents an opportunity to do not only drama, but humour."
Lighter Las Vegas moments also have continued with Danny and Mike (Josh Duhamel and James Lesure) vying to succeed Ed Deline (Caan) as the Montecito's new security chief. The returning female regulars faced peril at the end of last season - Vanessa Marcil's Sam was bound and gagged inside a trunk on an airborne plane, and Molly Sims' Delinda was on an upper floor of the Montecito blown up by a disturbed patron - but they still get funny moments, too.
Selleck is grateful to have such material so soon in his Las Vegas stay. He explains, "The fact that NBC took a long time to make the deal kept me from meeting creatively with (series creator) Gary Scott Thompson and the other producers. I signed the contract the day I started working; that's a weird way to start something, but I still think the character is pretty interesting.
Risk-taker
"He is the boss, and he's the kind of person who will be the boss. Beyond that, there are missing gaps in his history, even though hotel security has ways to check into someone's background. They just can't figure out very much about him. He's a risk-taker and a real entrepreneur, and he's developing relationships with the other characters. There's plenty to play with that."
Even so, the makers of Las Vegas also are counting on Selleck to carry the role by using his own persona "for better or worse," the star says. "I can't just show up and expect people to watch me. It takes writing and preparation, but that being said, I'm used to how television works. I remember on Magnum, we'd sometimes get a script, decide to throw it out the night before and write as we went along. Anything is possible, so I don't find developing a character on the fly completely threatening."
Another definite aspect is that Cooper is an ex-Marine, which Selleck says "gives him a bond, and in some sense a rivalry, with Danny. Once you're a Marine, you're a Marine for life." In picking up with other continuing characters, Selleck has had a less sure path. "They gave me DVDs of last season to watch, and the last one - which was the season finale - was a bad DVD."
Las Vegas isn't the first example of Selleck joining an ongoing series. He played Monica's older boyfriend on Friends, and more recently, he had a recurring role as Shirley's ex-husband on Boston Legal.
Accepting such a part, Selleck says, entails 'a leap of faith'. On Friends, they were nice enough to call me and pitch the story. I liked the show and I trusted them. With Boston Legal, I had an advantage because (creator-producer) David Kelley had written the role with me in mind. When I read it, I said, 'Shoot, I've got to play this.'
Work in progress
"With this, there wasn't a blueprint. Jimmy (Caan) is kind of irreplaceable, and I wasn't about to just take over his character. The other things I cared most about were that they'd make this a collaborative work in progress, and that Jimmy left on good terms. He's a friend, and that turned out to be the case."
Selleck began work on Las Vegas early for two reasons. The producers wanted to get ahead in the event of a Writers' Guild of America strike, and Selleck had a late-summer commitment to be in Nova Scotia for Jesse Stone: Thin Ice, his fifth CBS TV movie about the small-town lawman created by novelist Robert B. Parker.
The new film didn't have an air date at this writing, but Selleck still is basking in his Emmy nomination for the preceding one,Jesse Stone: Sea Change. Also a producer of the movies (the first three of which are available on DVD), he's proud of how they've held their own, even in repeats.
"CBS took a risk on these at a time when TV movies weren't performing well (in the ratings)," Selleck reflects, "so I'm grateful. These look more like feature films, and I think networks get a little worried about that."
- Jay Bobbin, Zap2it
Nice to see a new interview, for a change!
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Cool article! Thanks for the sharing that Kahunagirl.
I especially liked this part:
I especially liked this part:
I remember on Magnum, we'd sometimes get a script, decide to throw it out the night before and write as we went along. Anything is possible, so I don't find developing a character on the fly completely threatening.
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For anyone who hasn't seen it, here's one my favorite more-recent (4/25/06) interviews with Tom, from The Daily Show ...
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index ... om-selleck
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http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index ... om-selleck
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HEADS UP PEOPLE!!!!!
Just bought a Cigar Aficionado Magazine (December 2007 Issue!). There's a nice long article (interview) on pages 66-85 on our Tom Terrific WITH pictures. It can be purchased at Barnes & Noble for $4.95. Our hero also graces the cover, looking as handsome as ever! (Sigh) Just thought I'd share! 
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To whet some appetities (like any need whetting!) ...
December 2007 Issue
So how does a junior college basketball player, average both on the court and in the classroom, shy with the ladies and afraid of the camera, fare in the competitive world of Hollywood acting? If you're talking about Tom Selleck, he becomes rich and famous as a guy who lives in Hawaii, wears flower-print shirts, drives a Ferrari and plays beach volleyball.
The big break, as most people know, came for Selleck with the hit '80s television series "Magnum P.I.," in which for eight years he played the character Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV, earning himself an Emmy and a career in show business that's still going strong.
Now in his 60s, he has come a long way from the shaky contestant/university student who blew two chances to win "The Dating Game." After numerous roles on the large and small screens, Selleck is still charming audiences with such characters as A. J. Cooper in the NBC drama "Las Vegas," for which he recently received another Emmy nomination, and Jesse Stone in the Jesse Stone miniseries franchise. When not acting, he enjoys laboring on his ranch outside of Los Angeles or chaperoning his daughter to equestrian competitions.
In the December 2007 issue, Cigar Aficionado sat down with Selleck, first in L.A. in between "Las Vegas" shoots and then again in Halifax, Nova Scotia, during the filming of the latest Jesse Stone episode, to talk to the man behind one of the most famous mustaches in Hollywood.
To see the terrific cover photo, go to: http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA ... 0,,00.html
December 2007 Issue
So how does a junior college basketball player, average both on the court and in the classroom, shy with the ladies and afraid of the camera, fare in the competitive world of Hollywood acting? If you're talking about Tom Selleck, he becomes rich and famous as a guy who lives in Hawaii, wears flower-print shirts, drives a Ferrari and plays beach volleyball.
The big break, as most people know, came for Selleck with the hit '80s television series "Magnum P.I.," in which for eight years he played the character Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV, earning himself an Emmy and a career in show business that's still going strong.
Now in his 60s, he has come a long way from the shaky contestant/university student who blew two chances to win "The Dating Game." After numerous roles on the large and small screens, Selleck is still charming audiences with such characters as A. J. Cooper in the NBC drama "Las Vegas," for which he recently received another Emmy nomination, and Jesse Stone in the Jesse Stone miniseries franchise. When not acting, he enjoys laboring on his ranch outside of Los Angeles or chaperoning his daughter to equestrian competitions.
In the December 2007 issue, Cigar Aficionado sat down with Selleck, first in L.A. in between "Las Vegas" shoots and then again in Halifax, Nova Scotia, during the filming of the latest Jesse Stone episode, to talk to the man behind one of the most famous mustaches in Hollywood.
To see the terrific cover photo, go to: http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA ... 0,,00.html
Thanks for the info! They had a really good article on him about ten years back as well, I can't wait to read this one!Kahunagirl wrote:To whet some appetities (like any need whetting!) ...
December 2007 Issue
So how does a junior college basketball player, average both on the court and in the classroom, shy with the ladies and afraid of the camera, fare in the competitive world of Hollywood acting? If you're talking about Tom Selleck, he becomes rich and famous as a guy who lives in Hawaii, wears flower-print shirts, drives a Ferrari and plays beach volleyball.
The big break, as most people know, came for Selleck with the hit '80s television series "Magnum P.I.," in which for eight years he played the character Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV, earning himself an Emmy and a career in show business that's still going strong.
Now in his 60s, he has come a long way from the shaky contestant/university student who blew two chances to win "The Dating Game." After numerous roles on the large and small screens, Selleck is still charming audiences with such characters as A. J. Cooper in the NBC drama "Las Vegas," for which he recently received another Emmy nomination, and Jesse Stone in the Jesse Stone miniseries franchise. When not acting, he enjoys laboring on his ranch outside of Los Angeles or chaperoning his daughter to equestrian competitions.
In the December 2007 issue, Cigar Aficionado sat down with Selleck, first in L.A. in between "Las Vegas" shoots and then again in Halifax, Nova Scotia, during the filming of the latest Jesse Stone episode, to talk to the man behind one of the most famous mustaches in Hollywood.
To see the terrific cover photo, go to: http://www.cigaraficionado.com/Cigar/CA ... 0,,00.html