Thomas Magnum
| Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV | |
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| Magnum, P.I. character | |
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| First appearance | Season 1 Episode "Please Don't Eat The Snow in Hawaii" Part One |
| Last appearance | Season 8 Episode "Resolutions" Part Two |
| Portrayed by | Tom Selleck |
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| Occupation | Former Navy SEAL Naval Intelligence Private Investigator |
| Family | Everett Wendell Courier (grandfather) CAPT Thomas Sullivan Magnum, Jr. (grandfather) LCDR Thomas Sullivan Magnum III (father) Phoebe Sullivan (aunt) Katherine Sullivan-Peterson, neé Courier (mother) Frank Peterson (stepfather) Joey Peterson (half-brother) |
| Spouse(s) | Michelle Hue (former) |
| Children | Lily Catherine Hue (daughter) |
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Military decorations worn (Season 1)       
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Military decorations worn (Season 1)
Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV is the fictional main character and namesake of the popular American television series, Magnum, P.I., which aired from 1980 to 1988. Magnum is portrayed by Tom Selleck. As the title suggests, he is a private investigator in Hawaii.
The character Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV was born between 1943 and 1947, with August 8, 1943 fitting the most references. Both his father and grandfather were naval officers. He was born in Detroit, but raised in the Tidewater region of Virginia. In high school, his football team won a Virginia State football championship. Some members of his family, including his mother, still reside there (as seen and referenced in various episodes). In addition to English, Magnum speaks Vietnamese and French.
Magnum was endowed with a rich assortment of personality traits, quirks, and preferences. He was an avid sports fan, not only of baseball (he was a lifelong Detroit Tigers baseball fan), but of American football (having been a former quarterback for the U.S. Naval Academy and coached by Steve Belichick, he evinced an intense fondness for the annual Army–Navy Game that often worked its way into plot lines), and during varied episodes he tried out for a professional football team, coached and played both basketball and softball, and participated in the Ironman Triathlon. Magnum regularly worked out on a surf ski and participated in local competitions, and enjoyed daily swims in the tidal pool off Robin's Nest.
It became apparent during Season 1 that Magnum was a fan of the bands Styx, Jefferson Starship and Blondie but also admitted to owning cassettes of Bach and Beethoven, mainly to appease Higgins.
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