Tom Selleck is a legendary actor who won an Emmy for his work on "Magnum, P.I." back in the '80s. For over a decade, he's played police chief Frank Reagan on "Blue Bloods," and his character serves as an important leader for everyone else in the show. To hear Will Estes tell it, Selleck is as much a leader behind the series as his character is in front of the camera.
When the hosts of Better Connecticut asked Estes what he thinks keeps viewers coming back to "Blue Bloods" week after week, his answer was simple: "Tom Selleck." He was joking a little bit, but Estes went on to say that Selleck is always the most knowledgeable and best prepared person on set. He's the one who every "Blue Bloods" actor turns to when they need advice on how to present their characters or how to handle specific scenes. "He could write, direct, and produce the show, but he maintains he just wants to act on it," Estes said.
By the time he joined "Blue Bloods," Estes had been an actor for decades, but he says that he's learned all new things about storytelling, character building, and entertaining an audience from Selleck. In Estes' mind, "Blue Bloods" is as much Selleck's show as anyone's.
