You Never Know: A Memoir - Tom Selleck, Ellis Henican Audiobook

Written by Tom Selleck, Ellis Henican
Read by Tom Selleck
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Publisher: HarperAudio
Release date: November 19, 2024
Duration: 15:27:20

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.

Selleck delivers a breezy autobiography that covers his path from college basketball player to Hollywood heartthrob. While warming the bench for the USC Trojans in the early 1960s, Selleck harnessed his good looks to book a handful of appearances on The Dating Game. His agent then landed Selleck a meeting with Universal head Darryl Zanuck, who was so starstruck by Selleck’s position on the Trojans that he offered him a slot in the studio’s training program. There, Selleck befriended Sam Elliott and Lyle Waggoner, and fell in love with acting, stopping only briefly to serve in an Army reserve unit during Vietnam. With a gleeful propensity for name-dropping, Selleck describes his guest roles on shows including The Rockford Files and The Sacketts; his breakthrough on Magnum, PI; and his run-ins with showbiz royalty including Mae West and Frank Sinatra. The memoir’s opening chapter, which recounts a bone-crunching Mulholland Drive car accident Selleck was in at 17, is a bit of a bait and switch: there’s little gravity here, mostly glitzy recollections from a Hollywood stalwart.

Hollywood is never easy, even for stars that 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 that has reached remarkable heights by always insisting on being himself.

Tom Selleck narrates his own story. This is the Selleck of Blue Bloods and not Magnum, Pi of the 1980’s and it shows in his voice.