Tom Selleck looks unrecognizable at 79 after huge career setback

Tom Selleck looked worlds away from his 80s peak when he walked out in California on Tuesday.

The 79-year-old TV personality wore a casual outfit and showed off his bushy beard while out in Thousand Oaks.

Tom, an 80s celebrity best known for his role in Magnum PI, looked drastically different with a rough, long beard.

Tom donned a basic blue T-shirt, a matching linen shirt, and casual black sneakers.

The actor’s first public appearance since the cancellation of his hit series, Blue Bloods, may have left fans wondering why he looked worse.

After causing alarm earlier this month when he exited a Thousand Oaks gym, observant fans speculated that he had recently undergone surgery due to significant vertical scars on both of his knees.

The visible knee surgery scars might explain why he looked to have ‘difficulty walking’ back to his car, as shown in footage acquired by In Touch Weekly.

After causing alarm earlier this month when he exited a Thousand Oaks gym, observant fans speculated that he had recently undergone surgery due to significant vertical scars on both of his knees.

The visible knee surgery scars might explain why he looked to have ‘difficulty walking’ back to his car, as shown in footage acquired by In Touch Weekly.

Tom hasn’t talked publicly about having or requiring bilateral knee replacement surgery, often known as a double knee replacement.

Last summer, his manager denied to RadarOnline that he was suffering from a hidden medical issue that caused him to hire a stunt double while filming Blue Bloods.’

Although the outlet said he was ‘in a lot of pain and misery’ and was working with specialists to ‘learn strategies to reduce’ his discomfort, his representative stated Tom was ‘healthy and vibrant.’

In January 2023, Tom’s representative denied The Daily Star’s claim that the musician was suffering from ‘crippling arthritis.’

Tom’s representative responded to the report by saying that their client was in ‘great health.’

The TV personality showed his bushy beard and wore casual clothing as he went out in Thousand Oaks.

Tom donned a basic blue T-shirt, a matching linen shirt, and casual black sneakers.

On his first public appearance since the cancellation of his famous series, Blue Bloods, fans may have discovered why the acting icon appeared worse for wear.

After causing concern earlier this month when he left a gym in Thousand Oaks, eagle-eyed followers began to suspect he may have just undergone surgery because he had significant vertical scars on both of his knees.

Last summer, his agent refuted RadarOnline’s report that he was suffering from ‘a hidden medical issue that has caused him to hire a stunt double while filming Blue Bloods’.

Selleck made no secret of his sorrow that Blue Bloods will end after 14 seasons, bringing time to his character as fictitious NYPD Commissioner Frank Reagan.

A source earlier stated that Tom is looking forward to spending his final years on his Ventura, California, ranch with his wife and kid.

Om is believed to have returned to his California ranch with wife Jillie after 14 years of commuting to and from the East Coast to film the show, which was abruptly cancelled by CBS executives at the end of last year.

He made no secret of his unhappiness with Blue Bloods’ cancellation, and when show executives revealed last year that it would halt production, he said he hoped they would ‘come to their senses.’

Although production on the program has concluded, viewers may still expect to see the actor at the end of the 14th and last season in October.

Tom garnered thousands of admirers for his portrayal of Frank Reagan, a fictitious New York City Police Commissioner, on Blue Bloods.

Since September 2010, he has been starring alongside Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, and Will Estes, and he predicted that fans would be furious upon the show’s cancellation.

‘CBS will discover an awful number of people aren’t ready to say goodbye to it,’ he stated at the time.

‘The concert is more popular than ever, and I believe [numbers] will rise with the interest this year. We are certainly not out of ideas.