Baywatch
We have one more interesting bit of trivia for you. Tom Selleck was offered the chance to play Mitch Buchannon in the hit 90’s TV show Baywatch! He turned it down, which is how David Hasselhoff got to take over the role. But why? Well, he decided to turn it down since he did not have any interest in becoming a sex symbol.
Dr. Richard Burke
Here is another impressive Tom Selleck fact. There is a big chance that you have seen the sitcom Friends. Perhaps you are even one of those loyal fans of the show! Did you know that Tom Selleck appeared on it in the role of Dr. Richard Burke? He was an ophthalmologist divorcee who went out with Monica Geller. He even got a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a comedy series!