04570cam a2200493 i 4500 1711154214 TxAuBib 20241113120000.0 240422s4050||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062945761 hardback 0062945769 hardback 9780008685706 paperback 0008685703 paperback TxAuBib rda Selleck, Tom, 1945-, author. You Never Know [hardback] : a memoir / Tom Selleck with Ellis Henican. First edition. New York : Dey Street Books, an imprint of William Morrow, 4050. ©4050. 339 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Mullholland Drive -- Just don't let them change you -- In the program -- In uniform -- Miss West -- Selling ecstatically -- Laying bricks -- Nothing's certain till it's certain -- The Sacketts -- Don't know where I'm goin' but there's no use bein' late -- Making Magnum -- It's complicated -- A beginning -- Finding the groove -- In the groove -- You never know -- Unfinished business -- Always expect the unexpected -- Rebuilding our house -- The elephant in the room -- Do the right thing -- Of milestone and memory. Frank, funny and open-hearted, You Never Know is an intimate memoir from one of the most beloved actors of our time, the highly personal story of a remarkable life and thoroughly accidental career. In his own voice and uniquely unpretentious style, the famed actor brings readers on his uncharted but serendipitous journey to the top in Hollywood, his temptations and distractions, his misfires and mistakes and, over time, his well-earned success. Along the way, he clears up an armload of misconceptions and shares dozens of never-told stories from all corners of his personal and professional life. His rambunctious California childhood. His clueless arrival as a good-looking college jock in Hollywood (from the Dating Game to the Fox New Talent Program to co-starring with Mae West and escorting her to black-tie social functions). What it was like to emerge as a mega-star in his mid-thirties and remain so for decades to come, an actor whose authenticity and ease in front of the camera connected with audiences worldwide while embodying and also redefining the clichš of onscreen manhood. In You Never Know, Selleck recounts his personal friendships with a vivid army of A-listers, everyone from Frank Sinatra to Carol Burnett to Sam Elliott, paying special tribute to his mentor James Garner of The Rockford Files, who believed, like Selleck, that TV protagonists are far more interesting when they have rough edges. He also more than tips his hat to the American western and the scruffy band of actors, directors and other ruffians who helped define that classic genre, where Selleck has repeatedly found a happy home. Magnum fans will be fascinated to learn how Selleck put his career on the line to make Thomas Magnum a more imperfect hero and explains why he walked away from a show that could easily have gone on for years longer. Hollywood is never easy, even for stars who make it look that way. In You Never Know, Selleck explains how he's struggled to balance his personal and professional lives, frequently adjusting his career to protect his family's privacy and normalcy. His journey offers a truly fresh perspective on a changing industry and a changing world. Beneath all the charm and talent and self-deprecating humor, Selleck's memoir reveals an American icon who has reached remarkable heights by always insisting on being himself. 20241113. Selleck, Tom, 1945- Magnum, P.I. (Television program : 1980-1988.) Actors United States Biography. Acteurs �tats-Unis Biographies. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs. bisacsh BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous. bisacsh Actors Biography. nonfiction. Autobiographies. rvmgf autobiographies (literary works.) aat Henican, Ellis, author.