EXCLUSIVE: Tom Selleck ditches trademark mustache for full bushy beard as Magnum P.I. star stops for McDonald’s in Los Angeles
Veteran actor Tom Selleck is almost unrecognizable after ditching his trademark handlebar mustache for a full beard, exclusive DailyMail.com photos show.
The 78-year-old, who made his name with his breakthrough role in the 80s crime drama series, Magnum: PI, was spotted sporting a dramatic new look during a rare public outing in Los Angeles last month.
Dressed in a black t-shirt and shorts and with a bushy gray beard on full display, the Blue Bloods star appeared scruffy and a far cry from the sharp, mustachioed heartthrob image he’s known for.
Selleck’s departure came amid a lengthy hiatus from filming the hit CBS cop drama due to the writers’ strike.
He broke cover to run errands in his pickup truck and made a pit stop at a McDonald’s drive-thru near his San Fernando Valley home.
Tom Selleck, 78, was spotted sporting a scruffy new look during a rare public outing in LA last month, a far cry from his famously handsome, mustachioed look.
Exclusive DailyMail.com photos show the actor stopping by a McDonald’s drive-thru in the San Fernando Valley while running errands in his pickup truck
The actor ordered a large Pepsi to go with his meal at the popular fast food chain
Selleck, whose career spans five decades, has proven his longevity as a leading man on the small screen since Magnum PI.
He starred in numerous other TV classics, including Friends, where he memorably played the love interest of Courteney Cox’s Monica Gellar, and ABC drama Boston Legal.
The actor is now in his 13th season of the police drama Blue Bloods, where he has played NYPD Police Commissioner Frank Reagan since 2010, alongside Donnie Wahlberg and Bridget Moynahan.
He also has a side job peddling reverse mortgages in TV commercials for American Advisors Group.
Earlier this year, Selleck was seen reuniting with his former Magnum PI co-star Larry Manetti while the latter filmed a guest appearance on Blue Bloods in February.
The outing came amid a long hiatus from filming the hit CBS cop drama due to the writers’ strike
The reclusive TV star broke cover on September 26 but was almost unrecognizable
Selleck rose to fame with his breakthrough role as private investigator Thomas Magnum in the hit 80s series Magnum, PI, during which his mustache became his trademark
The pair looked delighted as they posed in a cast photo shared on Instagram by co-star Donnie Wahlberg, 53.
The snap shows the actors posing with Blue Blood co-stars Bridget Moynahan, Andrew Terraciano, Will Estes and Vanessa Ray.
It was the first time the two reunited on screen since starring in the CBS drama, which aired from 1980-1988.
The series followed Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV, a private investigator who lives in the guesthouse of a beachfront estate called Robin’s Nest, in Hawaii, and chooses his own cases to investigate.
Selleck celebrated his 35th wedding anniversary last month with English-born actress Jillie Mack (65), whom he married in 1987.
Selleck also has a sideline peddling reverse mortgages in TV commercials for American Advisors Group
Blue Bloods: The 78-year-old actor has been playing Police Commissioner Frank Reagan in the drama Blue Bloods since 2010.
Selleck celebrated his 35th wedding anniversary last month with English-born actress Jillie Mack (right) 65, with whom he has one daughter, Hannah (pictured in 2010).
The couple has one daughter, Hannah (34).
Before his current marriage, Tom was married for ten years to another actress, Jaqueline Ray, who is the mother of his son Kevin (57). It ended in 1982.
In a 2022 interview, Selleck said he felt his three-decade marriage to Jillie Mack became “more satisfying” as the years passed.
The TV icon, who married the West End performer after meeting her in London when she starred in the musical Cats, insisted they are ‘true partners’ in all aspects of their lives.
‘I don’t think’ the infatuation stage of any relationship lasts forever, but it can grow into something. It just gets more satisfying. You become true partners,’ he said Approach magazine.