Baywatch
With Selleck as a big of a hunk as he is, it’s no surprise that he was called to play Mitch Buchannon on Baywatch! However, Selleck turned down the offer because Selleck is a man of morals. What does that mean? Well, he explained that he refused to be a sex symbol in Hollywood, so he chose other roles.
Dr. Richard Burke
Tom Selleck may have turned down some roles for their grand sex appeal to audiences, but there was one romantic role he had no trouble accepting. He appeared on Friends as Dr. Richard Burke as Monica’s then-boyfriend. His appearances occurred in the second season of the series that ran in the 90’s. Selleck’s performance was so astounding that he earned a nomination for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series!