You Never Know

Tom Selleck tells the personal story of his unplanned rise from a USC business student and college basketball player to a television star known worldwide for Thomas Magnum. He shares his rambunctious California childhood, early Hollywood missteps from appearing on The Dating Game to co-starring with Mae West, and the choices that shaped a long career in film and television. Selleck recounts friendships with figures such as Frank Sinatra, Carol Burnett, Sam Elliott, and his mentor James Garner. He discusses his affinity for the American western, his decision to alter Magnum into a more imperfect hero, and his efforts to protect family privacy while sustaining a public career.