Tom Selleck, aged 79, has always been committed to his family. Living on his 63-acre ranch in Los Angeles, he treasures time with his wife, Jillie, his daughter, Hannah, and his adult son, Kevin, whom he has with ex-wife Jacqueline Ray.
At the height of his Magnum, P.I. fame, Selleck took a three-year break from acting after his daughter, then a toddler, was hospitalized with viral pneumonia. He was set to film Christopher Columbus: The Discovery in Spain but chose family over his career. “I missed all the rehearsals… and then I went, but I didn’t like that,” he says. He realized he was sacrificing what mattered: his family. “I quit Magnum to have a family, and now I’m jumping at every movie that comes along,” he reflects.
During his hiatus, Selleck reconnected with his family, and his career gradually revived in the late 1990s with appearances on In & Out, The Closer, and Friends. Despite his success, he acknowledges that managing fatherhood and work was difficult. “The work comes first… you find a way to make that compatible,” he relates.
Today, Selleck enjoys quieter moments, reading scripts for Blue Bloods (its final season) and relaxing at his ranch with Jillie. Reflecting on his life, he says, “A cigar and a glass of whiskey is a nice way to end the day… I’ve had a very good life.”
His memoir, You Never Know, will be released on May 7 and is available for preorder.
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