Tom SelleckTom Selleck, sans his trademark moustache.Tom Selleck (born January 29, 1945) is an American actor best known for his starring role on the television show "Magnum P.I.". 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. Rising to 6'4", Selleck's dark hair, muscular, hairy-chested physique and trademark moustache make him popular for cameo appearances. He makes many such appearances in many television shows and sitcoms. 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 Ike: Countdown to D-Day. Portraying the planning, politics, and preparation for the 1944 Invasion of Normandy, Selleck was critically lauded for playing a cool, calm Eisenhower. Selected filmography
Selleck also played Richard, a guest starring role on the popular former sitcom "Friends". Richard was an opthalmologist friend of Monica Geller's father and eventually one of Monica's boyfriends. Trivia
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Richard was an opthalmologist friend of Monica Geller's father and eventually one of Monica's boyfriends. Amy Stiller, Ben's older sister, is also an actor. Selleck also played Richard, a guest starring role on the popular former sitcom "Friends". Ben and Christine have one daughter, Ella Olivia, born April 10, 2002. Portraying the planning, politics, and preparation for the 1944 Invasion of Normandy, Selleck was critically lauded for playing a cool, calm Eisenhower. In May 2002, he married actress Christine Taylor, whom he met while filming a never-broadcast television pilot for Fox called Heat Vision and Jack, starring Jack Black. Eisenhower in the History Channel's 2004 Made-for-TV Movie Ike: Countdown to D-Day. During much of the 1990s, he was involved with actress Jeanne Tripplehorn. Surprising many of his fans, Selleck unexpectedly played the role of General Dwight D. This is generally considered to be artistic license. He makes many such appearances in many television shows and sitcoms. In the parody self-help book they co-authored, Feel This Book, he and frequent co-star Janeane Garofalo claimed they briefly dated. Rising to 6'4", Selleck's dark hair, muscular, hairy-chested physique and trademark moustache make him popular for cameo appearances. His directorial effort, 2001's Zoolander was well-received, showing he could be a bankable star both behind the camera as well as in front of it. Selleck is a libertarian and is a registered Independent. Stiller directed both Reality Bites and The Cable Guy, to generally mixed reviews. 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. The show also starred (and launched the careers of) his frequent collaborators Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo, and Bob Odenkirk. Tom Selleck (born January 29, 1945) is an American actor best known for his starring role on the television show "Magnum P.I.". The show lasted 12 episodes, but is considered by many to be one of the finest (if briefest) sketch comedy vehicles on television. The role went to Harrison Ford instead. He went on to host and perform in a self-titled comedy sketch show on MTV and then The Ben Stiller Show on the Fox Network in 1992. Selleck screen-tested for, but had to turn down the role of Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark, due to scheduling conflicts with "Magnum P.I.". Stiller wrote and appeared on Saturday Night Live as a featured performer in 1990. High Road to China (1983). He was born in New York, New York on November 30, 1965 and raised with frequent visits from his family's Hollywood friends. Lassiter (1984). Stiller is son of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, who are both veteran comedians and actors. Runaway (1984). He is possibly best known for his roles in the films Meet the Parents and There's Something About Mary. Three Men and a Little Lady (1990). Ben Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, and film director. Baseball (1992). Hot Pursuit (1987). Mr. Empire of the Sun (1987). Three Men and a Baby (1987). Fresh Horses (1988). Quigley Down Under (1990). Next of Kin (1989). In & Out (1997). Elvis Stories (1989). That's Adequate (1990). Stella (1990). Highway to Hell (1992). The Nutt House (1992, uncredited). Reality Bites (1994). Heavyweights (1995). Happy Gilmore (1996). If Lucy Fell (1996). Flirting with Disaster (1996). The Cable Guy (1996). Zero Effect (1998). There's Something About Mary (1998). Your Friends & Neighbors (1998). Permanent Midnight (1998). Nobody Knows Anything (1998). The Suburbans (1999). Mystery Men (1999). Black and White (1999). The Independent (2000). Keeping the Faith (2000). Meet the Parents (2000). Zoolander (2001). The Royal Tenenbaums (2001). Orange County (2002, uncredited). Liberty's Kids, TV Series (2002, voice). Legend of the Lost Tribe, TV (2002, voice). Duplex (2003). Nobody Knows Anything (2003). Along Came Polly (2004). Envy (2004). Starsky & Hutch (2004). Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004). Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004). Meet the Fockers (2004). Madagascar (2005, voice). |