Opportunity
Selleck’s rising popularity caught the attention of Twentieth Century Fox, who gave him an opportunity that he then immediately picked up, and attended their training classes the very next day!
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Soap Opera Kid
In a twist of foreshadowing, Selleck picked up the minor role as Jed Andrews in the soap opera The Young and the Restless. Some might say that role followed him into the real world, with all of those love triangles in the show reflecting parts of his real life.