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In Quigley Down Under (1990), Selleck portrays a sharpshooter hired by an Australian
rancher at a very high price but when Quigley arrives Down Under, all is not as it seems.
Blue Bloods just wrapped up its tenth season but the
popular show shows no signs of slowing down.
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Little Lady. He also had a recurring
role as Courteney Cox’s older
love interest on Friends and he’s
also starred in the popular Jesse
Stone series television movies.
Yet, it’s his character in Blue Bloods
that has provided Selleck another
act to his lengthly career. The
role of Police Commissioner Frank
Reagan is tailor made for Selleck’s
unique brand of no nonsense
reliability. Reagan is a man who
commands respect at both City
Hall and the Sunday night dinner
table, where he anchors a three-generation
NYPD family, according to Parade. The show
premiered in 2010 and has consistently drawn in over
11 million viewers per episode. It was recently announced
the show will be back for the 2020/2021 season.
“The show has lasted because
the characters have been allowed
to grow and change. The potential
is limitless in my opinion,”
he told TV Insider. “Everybody’s
very much aware that this is
maybe a once in a lifetime opportunity––a
show that’s found
its way and is welcomed by an
audience. I’m ready to go back
when it’s okay to start again.”
While we can’t wait for Selleck to
be back, he’s been quarantining
with his wife on their ranch. A
Selleck and wife Jillie Mack at the Carol Burnett
place that he’s said works magic
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on his body and mind. “This ranch
is a great counterpoint to the acting business, which is an
abstraction,” he told AARP. “You do something, it’s up on
a piece of film, and everybody argues whether it is good
or bad. You dig a hole and plant an oak tree––and I’ve
probably planted a thousand of them––it’s real. It’s there
and you can watch it grow. It’s a lot different
than being famous, and it keeps me sane.”
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