Tom Selleck enthusiastically noted over the weekend that he would snap up the opportunity to saunter onto the wide screen to play Magnum in the event the popular detective show was adapted for theatre-goers.
In the meantime, the mustachioed actor - who got his first break on the "Dating Game" as a fresh-faced clean-shaven hopeful (he lost out twice to competing male bachelors) - has signed on for a fall series titled "Blue Bloods".
The TV drama casts Selleck in the slightly-crusty role of a seasoned Police Chief, but the storyline does not linger solely on law enforcement officers in the line of duty.
"Blue Bloods" writers have weaved in sub-plots that focus on family and relationships in a bold-faced effort to humanize the men and women who fight the good cause daily in the mean streets of New York City.
Selleck has been blessed with a successful career in which he has managed to break the barriers of film and TV - and float between the two mediums - with ease.
For the most part, the handsome actor - who played basketball in College - has been able to pick and choose his projects.
On one unfortunate occasion, however, a plum role slipped through his fingers due to work commitments and scheduling logistics that prevented the actor's actor from taking on the mantle of a major film character that racked up big bucks and super-stardom for the actor who was eventually cast as the action-hero character (Harrison Ford).
Selleck was tied into his Magnum contract and unable to accept the Steven Spielberg offer to play "Indiana Jones" in the mega-hit franchise for a major film studio.
Originally, Selleck intended to pursue a career in architecture - but, as luck would have it - another door opened instead which paved the way to fame and fortune in the show biz arena.
“When I went to enrol for the class in Architecture, the roster was full. So, I signed up for acting classes at the next booth where the drama club was wanting for actors."
The rest is Hollywood history, as the say.
Selleck stayed abreast of the game, and remained in the limelight, when he signed on to play a recurring role on the popular sitcom "Friends".
Tom returned to the silver screen after a brief absence, and rejuvenated his film career in the process, when he elected to take on the quirky part of a gay news anchor (sans moustache) who helps a sexually confused Kevin Kline find his way in the hilarious comedy hit "In and Out".
Break a leg on the new series, Tom!
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