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When interviewed in 1980, Selleck was asked why he did not agree to appear in the film version of Magnum P.I. His answer? “I tell you what worries me — because I love “Magnum” and we have loyal fans — is they take these TV show titles, and they buy them and they spend $100 million on special effects, and then they make fun of them and trivialize it. Then they try and get the actor who used to be in it to do some ridiculous cameo to prove to the audience that it’s OK. And I will not do that.”
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We already know about his amazing acting skills, but did you know that he is also a skilled volleyball player? He played both indoor and beach versions of the sport. He is the outside hitter of the Outrigger Canoe Club. One of his teammates said, “Tom was a great teammate, appreciative of being included with such a talented and experienced group, practicing and playing hard when his Magnum schedule permitted… He was very patient with all of us, and we relished the big crowds that replaced the usual sparse number of players’ friends and spouses at the national tourney matches.”
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