Tom Selleck has been a star since the 1980s when he got his big break playing Thomas Magnum on Magnum P.I., but he prefers to spend less time filming and more time at home with his family.
In August 1987, Selleck married Jillie Mack, and a little over a year later, they welcomed their daughter, Hannah Selleck. Not long after, Selleck quit Magnum P.I. at the height of his fame, opting for a quieter life with his family on their California ranch.
“I quit Magnum to have a family,” he told PEOPLE in 2012. “It took a long time to get off the train, but I tried very hard to have balance, and this ranch has helped me do that.”
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Although Selleck eventually returned to acting and has been starring as police chief Frank Reagan on CBS’ Blue Bloods since 2010, work-life balance has continued to be his main priority.
“I’m a fairly private person. And I’ve always treasured the balance between work and time with my family. It’s always about them,” he told PEOPLE of his wife and daughter in 2020.
Hannah Selleck, Actor Tom Selleck and wife Jillie Mack arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of “Killers” held at ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on June 1, 2010 in Hollywood, California
Tom Selleck and his wife Jillie Mack with their daughter Hannah Selleck. JEFF KRAVITZ/FILMMAGIC
Both Selleck and Mack are glad they raised Hannah on the ranch and out of the spotlight, noting that the country lifestyle was good for her. “We both thought it was the best environment for her to grow up,” Mack told PEOPLE in 2012.
Hannah’s upbringing seems to have had a strong influence on her as she went on to become an accomplished equestrian and now owns her own farm.
Here’s everything to know about Tom Selleck’s daughter, Hannah Selleck.
She was born in December 1988
Tom Selleck, Jillie Mack, and daughter Hannah Selleck
Tom Selleck with his wife Jillie Mack and their daughter Hannah Selleck. RON GALELLA/RON GALELLA COLLECTION
Hannah was born on Dec. 16, 1988, not long after her parents married. Hannah’s birth inspired Selleck to take a break from working and spend more time on the ranch with his family.
“I quit Magnum, not because I didn’t like it or I was tired of it. I was tired from it. And I wanted a three-dimensional life because I didn’t have one,” he PEOPLE told in 2012.
Before Hannah’s birth, Selleck adopted his ex-wife Jacqueline Ray’s son, Kevin.
She’s an equestrian jumping athlete
Hannah Selleck at the International Gucci Masters Competition – Day 2 on December 3, 2011
Hannah Selleck at the International Gucci Masters Competition – Day 2 on December 3, 2011. ERIC COLOMER/GAMMA-RAPHO
Hannah started riding horses at age 4 and has made a name for herself as an equestrian jumping athlete, first participating in the show ring at age 10.
During her junior career, Hannah was an award-winning competitor, winning team silver medals at the 2005 Prix des States Junior Jumper National Championship and in the junior division of the 2006 North American Junior and Young Rider Championships.
Hannah was named the United States Equestrian Federation Hunt Medal Finals Reserve Champion in 2007 and won the Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals – West in 2008. That same year, Hannah competed in the NAJYRC in Parker, Colorado and went on to win Both individual and team gold medals in the Young Rider division and a style of riding award.
