Tom Selleck and Larry Manetti have a blast at mini 'Magnum P.I.' reunion on 'Blue Bloods' set
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK: 'Magnum P.I.' stars Tom Selleck and Larry Manetti enjoyed a nostalgic reunion after the latter filmed a surprise cameo for Selleck’s drama series ‘Blue Bloods’. The veteran duo last shared the screen in 1988 when they portrayed pivotal roles in the CBS’ popular drama that first aired in 1980.
Manetti, 75, appeared in great spirit as he posed with 78-year-old Selleck in a cast shot shared by his co-star Donnie Wahlberg on Monday, February 27. The accompanying photo also featured current members of the ‘Blue Bloods’ cast, including Bridget Moynahan, Andrew Terraciano, Will Estes, and Vanessa Ray. "#MagnumMonday. It's a mini Magnum PI reunion on the set of #BlueBloods this week, with guest star Larry Manetti & Tom Selleck — together again," Wahlberg wrote while sharing the happy picture, adding, "Wishing the late greats Roger E Mosley & John Hillerman could be here, too."
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What role Larry Manetti will play in 'Blue Bloods'?
'Blue Bloods', which remains a Top 5 scripted series on CBS, captures Selleck portraying the role of New York Police Commissioner and family patriarch, Frank Reagan. As per TVline, Manetti will feature in an April episode of 'Blue Bloods' that will see him playing the role of Sam Velucci, a retired cop who holds at gunpoint the young man who sold his grandson fentanyl-laced pills. This marks the first time the pair have reunited onscreen since starring in 'Magnum P.I.'
In CBS’ popular crime drama series, Manetti portrayed Orville "Rick" Wright from 1980 to 1988 while Selleck played the private investigator Thomas Magnum, who lives in the guest house of a beachfront estate called Robin's Nest, in Hawaii, and handpicks his own cases to investigate. The cast of the popular drama also included John Hillerman and Roger Mosley.
Where is 'Magnum P.I.' cast now?
Hillerman, who played the stuffed-shirt Jonathan Higgins to Selleck's freewheeling detective, died at the age of 84 in 2017 while Roger Mosley who played Theodore 'T.C.' Calvin in the series, died aged 83 in August 2022. The Los Angeles-born actor died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from injuries from an auto accident in Lynwood, California, according to Daily Mail.
‘Magnum P.I.’ was revived in 2018, with Zachary Knighton playing Wright and Jay Hernandez as Magnum. In 2019, Manetti also made a brief appearance as Nicky "The Kid" DeMarco in the reboot. Over the years, he has played pivotal roles in popular series including Walker, Texas Ranger, and JAG, as well as the reboots of 'Hawaii Five-0'. On the personal front, Manetti is married to Nancy, with whom he shares a son, Lorenzo.