Tom Selleck

In 1987, Selleck appeared in the film for which he is best known, Three Men and a Baby, in which he played a playboy architect who goes ga-ga over a baby girl who was abandoned on the doorstep of the apartment he shares with fellow yuppie bachelors, Ted Danson and Steve Guttenberg. Selleck's scenes with the baby stole the show and at last it looked as if he were going to make it in the movies. But this did not happen; his next few films, including Quigley Down Under (1991) and Mr. Baseball (1992), were only somewhat popular. Perhaps his lack of solid success was due to the fact that he too closely associated with his Magnum character -- something which he was trying hard to get away from -- or maybe, it's that Selleck too often seemed to be playing himself or a caricature thereof. His attempt to reprise his role in the sequel Three Men and a Little Lady (1990) did nothing to boost his movie career. Still Selleck carries on and still appears on television and in the occasional feature film. He has branched out into television producing and helped revitalize Burt Reynold's flagging career with the television series B.L. Stryker (1989-1990). Through the mid-'90s, Selleck was a recurring guest on the sitcom Friends. In 1997, Selleck revitalized his own movie career by playing the gay news anchor who helps a sexually confused Kevin Kline in the comedy In and Out. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide