Tom Selleck’s Daughter Is All Grown Up, But She Isn’t Following In Her Father’s Famous Footsteps

When Tom Selleck isn’t spicing up the small screen, he’s probably at home with his family. It’s all because of his daughter, in fact, that he left the limelight of Magnum, P.I. behind. But now Hannah Selleck is all grown up and busy carving out a career of her very own. Any fans of Hollywood family dynasties, be warned! The path Hannah has chosen couldn’t be further removed from the glitz and glamour of showbiz.

His life could have been so different

Hannah’s dad is probably proud of his daughter’s achievements, though. And back in the day, Selleck himself could have gone one of many ways before he hit Hollywood. While studying for a business administration degree at the University of Southern California, he played basketball for the USC Trojans and worked as a model. He also spent a six-year spell in the California Army National Guard. Imagine Thomas Magnum with a buzz cut!

He became a household name

But life had different plans for Selleck, and before Hannah arrived on the scene he was becoming a talent to be reckoned with. He landed parts in Coma, Myra Breckinridge, and The Seven Minutes as well as a recurring gig in The Rockford Files. And when the rising actor’s big break arrived, he became a household name all over the world.

He gave it all up

Through Magnum, P.I., Selleck – not to mention his truly remarkable mustache – became a staple of the CBS schedules. He was riding high during this time, with millions tuning in every week to watch the flamboyant Thomas Magnum solve crimes and burn rubber in a red Ferrari. But, incredibly, the star gave it all up – and it was partly for Hannah.

A box-office success

Selleck had a few movies under his belt by then, mind you. He appeared in Divorce Wars: A Love Story, High Road to China, Lassiter, and Runaway, to name just a few. But undoubtedly his biggest movie success came when he teamed up with Ted Danson and Steve Guttenberg to play a trio of father figures in box-office hit Three Men and a Baby.