You know, Tom Selleck actually had a chance to be a big time star, but forsook it for Magnum PI fans.
As some may know, Magnum, PI was to end in 1987, with Magnum being shot and killed. That episode aired in April '87 and fans went nuts (not in a good way). At the time, Magnum had just established a film career with Three Men and a Baby, which became the highest grossing movie of 1987 both domestically and worldwide. He had a bunch of movie offers coming in, very lucrative ones from what I hear, but decided to put them on hold make a last season of Magnum, PI to please the fans who were upset about the original ending. So the original ending was changed so that he didn't die.
By the time he was through with Magnum PI, it was May 1988 and most of the good film offers had gone to other actors, and he was stuck getting whatever he could get.
As some may know, Magnum, PI was to end in 1987, with Magnum being shot and killed. That episode aired in April '87 and fans went nuts (not in a good way). At the time, Magnum had just established a film career with Three Men and a Baby, which became the highest grossing movie of 1987 both domestically and worldwide. He had a bunch of movie offers coming in, very lucrative ones from what I hear, but decided to put them on hold make a last season of Magnum, PI to please the fans who were upset about the original ending. So the original ending was changed so that he didn't die.
By the time he was through with Magnum PI, it was May 1988 and most of the good film offers had gone to other actors, and he was stuck getting whatever he could get.