Tom Selleck may be “frustrated” by the cancellation of Blue Bloods, but he still keeps a smile on his face.
The 79-year-old joined his cast at New York's PaleyFest on Thursday to ditch his iconic mustache and take his new look to the red carpet.
Tom happily posed for photos with the likes of Tony Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Marisa Ramirez, Vanessa Ray, AND Just for KariyaGathering at the Paley Museum, guests watched an advanced screening of one of the final episodes of Blue Bloods, followed by conversations with members of the cast and creative team.
Tom is usually seen with sleek hair and a clean-shaven face with his well-groomed mustache, but lately he looks quite different with a full beard and long gray hair.
The actor's mustache is as infamous as he is, and although he shaved it off for roles in the early days of his career, he appears with his now iconic facial hair in some of his best-known roles.
However, for his role as Police Commissioner Frank Reagan on Blue Bloods, Tom initially wanted to keep him clean shaven.
“At the time, they had him as the police chief of New York City,” Tom told People about the character. “It's not the boss in New York, but the way it's structured.”
He added: “I said, 'Well, I don't think they have mustaches, so I'm going to shave mine,' and [executive producer] leonardo [Goldberg] “Checking CBS,” he said. “They said no.”
© Ron Aadhar/ShutterstockEarlier this month, Tom expressed his frustration over the show's cancellation after 14 years, saying the success of the NYPD drama was “always taken for granted.”
When asked how he felt about the series ending with its 14th season, Tom told TV Insider: “I'm a little disappointed. For those last eight shows, I don't want to talk about the end of Blue Bloods, but it's still a huge success.
© GettyImages“Of the top 100 programs of 2023-2024 (in total viewers, we were #9 out of 100), if we discount the three football programs, we are #6!”
He continued: “I'm not going to turn into a grumpy old man who says, 'Get off my lawn.' have, we guarantee it will be a hit on Friday nights for the next 15 years, almost impossible to believe.
© GettyImages“My frustration is that the show has always been taken for granted because it was made from the beginning,” he explained.
“So how do I feel? It will take a long time to sort everything out.
© GettyImages“I remember that after the weekend [of the final episode’s shoot]I told him, 'I have to go to bed early tonight because I have to do my dialogue on Monday.' Well, not on Monday. “It will take some time,” he said.
In November 2023, it was announced that CBS had canceled the show and that its fourteenth season would be split into two parts and 18 episodes.
