Are Donnie Wahlberg And Tom Selleck Close Off Screen?

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read

After acting alongside each other for over a decade, it's natural that Donnie Wahlberg and Tom Selleck developed a close relationship. So close, in fact, that they think of each other as a real-life father and son duo. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Wahlberg tearfully spoke about losing his mother and revealed that Selleck has become a father figure to him. "I call him Dad now and he calls me son. That's how we talk to each other off-camera," the New Kids on the Block singer shared. "At first he used to grumble at me like, 'This music guy's kinda weird,' and now he calls me 'son' and he'll come and give me a big hug. You know, you get a hug out of Tom Selleck, that's a big deal," Wahlberg added.

On whether his off-camera relationship with Selleck is like their characters', Wahlberg shared with TV Insider, "It absolutely mirrors Danny and Frank. Tom and I are very close off-screen. That said, we both approach the show with the same level of commitment, but Tom is very focused and reserved and uses his years of experience in the craft, while I use instinct and feeling, and emotion a lot." While it's easy for Wahlberg to look up to Selleck as a mentor, the "Three Men and a Little Baby" star was inspired by his younger castmate to perform a generous act of kindness toward a stranger.

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