1. Thomas Sullivan Magnum IV is around forty years old during the original series, although a variety of birthdates are given in at least 5 episodes, ranging from August 1944 to February 1947.
20 Facts About Thomas Magnum
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Thomas Magnum was born in Detroit but raised in the Tidewater region of Virginia.
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Thomas Magnum's father was a Naval Aviator killed in the Korean War when Thomas Magnum was only five.
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Thomas Magnum has an aunt, Phoebe Sullivan, a novelist, and a cousin named Karen.
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Thomas Magnum attended the United States Naval Academy, in the class of '67 or '68, depending on the episode referenced.
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Thomas Magnum served in the Navy for ten or more years as an officer, rising to the rank of lieutenant commander before resigning in disillusionment in 1979.
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Thomas Magnum served in both the SEALs and Naval Intelligence during his Navy years.
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On his Navy uniform, Thomas Magnum wears service ribbons for the Navy Cross, Purple Heart, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm and Frame, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.
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Thomas Magnum's develops a love-hate relationship with Jonathan Quayle Higgins III, the majordomo of the estate where Magnum was a perennial guest or "moocher".
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Thomas Magnum persistently tries to foil Higgins' efforts to impose an orderly regimen on Thomas Magnum's disordered lifestyle, as they trade verbal jabs and one-upmanship games with each other.
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Thomas Magnum enjoys sneaking fine wines out of Robin Masters's wine cellar when he believes Higgins is not looking.
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Thomas Magnum has free use of Masters' Ferrari 308 GTS, and he often barters with Higgins for the use of expensive cameras, the tennis courts, and other accoutrements of wealthy living.
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Thomas Magnum maintained friendships with Assistant District Attorney Carol Baldwin and Lieutenant Maggie Poole, MacReynolds' successor.
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Thomas Magnum was no less apt to exploit his friendship with Carol or Maggie as he was his male friends, and no less loyal.
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Thomas Magnum left Vietnam believing Michelle was killed during the 1975 evacuation of Saigon.
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However, her death was staged presumably because General Hue had resurfaced and Michelle knew Thomas Magnum wouldn't leave Vietnam without her.
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Thomas Magnum gets help on cases from his two old friends, former Marines Theodore "TC" Calvin and Orville "Rick" Wright, and from former MI6 agent Juliet Higgins.
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Later in the season, Thomas Magnum asks Higgins to marry him in order for her to stay in the country after her visa expires.
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Thomas Magnum initially accepts his offer but later reverses her decision.
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On his US Navy uniform, Thomas Magnum wears the following medals and naval insignia in the 2018 reboot series:.