Fans of the original Magnum P.I. and CBS’ long-running procedural Blue Bloods were in for a treat, as the long-awaited reunion between the OG Magnum and Rick Wright actors finally happened back in April. Tom Selleck and his former co-star Larry Manetti reunited on Blue Bloods when Manetti guest-starred in the Season 13 installment “Family Matters” — which is itself a former TV show with a lead character who's a cop — and now the actor is revealing just how Blue Bloods pulled it off.
Larry Manetti portrayed the bar-owning Rick Wright on the original Magnum P.I. from 1980 to 1988 for the show’s eight-season run, and the actor spoke to Parade about what it was like getting to work with his longtime friend and former co-star Tom Selleck again. He shared it’s been in the making for a long time, saying:
