Influence
Despite these accomplishments, it took Selleck 70 years to grasp the significance of leadership and independence. When his father died on his 70th birthday, he reported that it was the first time he started to feel like a man. He said, “I had had a lot of leadership positions, I had been in the military… but you know, in my case, when my father died, I go, ‘There’s nobody to go to for fatherly advice. You’re on your own, pal.'” What a disheartening birthday that must have been.
Influence
Only The Start
All it took was a little coaxing from a drama coach as well as his fraternity brothers to completely transform his life. They recommended he audition for The Dating Game. That was a significant turning point in Selleck’s life, and it also earned him a large following following the show’s premiere. Pepsi even approached him about doing a commercial, and his career began to take off.
Only The Start
