But, at the same time, he’s been looking back at his time on another show that changed his life -- Magnum P.I. Not long ago, Selleck admitted that he thought the original script was horrible, Now, he's getting real about disliking the fame he experienced during the early days of the action series.

Tom Selleck opened up recently about his discomfort with his runaway stardom in the 1980s.

Tom Selleck says his sudden fame from "Magnum P.I." was overwhelming, but he's glad he filmed in Hawaii instead of LA avoiding too many fans.

Tom Selleck revealed on a recent episode of Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson’s Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast that he was initially uncomfortable with the fame that his iconic role in Magnum P.

Tom Selleck shot to stardom on MAGNUM, P.I., but sometimes, he wished he was back on Earth with the regular folk.

His moustache was the envy of every man in the world. That's because his turn as a Hawaii-based Private Investigator in Magnum P.I. transformed Tom Selleck into a global icon. Thanks to his effortless charm, Hawaiian shirts, rugged good looks, and the aforementioned facial hair, Selleck became an immediate sex and style icon.

Tom Selleck became a superstar overnight with the success of his hit show Magnum P.I., which ran until 1988. While this level of fame is the dream of many actors, Selleck was extremely uncomfortable with being so well known.