Tom Selleck is the latest celeb to tip food server $ 2020 as part of 2020 Tip Challenge.
The veteran actor, 75, left a $ 2020 tip on a $ 204.68 tab at Elio Italian restaurant on New York City’s Upper East Side last month, his Blue Bloods costar Donnie Wahlberg said on Twitter on Wednesday.
Wahlberg, 51, said, ‘I found out my TV dad #TomSelleck has generously accepted the # 2020TipChallenge in Elios Upper East Side! Love your dad. I didn’t start it, but I’m proud to be a part of it. To those who gave even the smallest extra amount this year – THANK YOU. ‘
The Latest: Tom Selleck is the latest celeb to tip Food Server $ 2020 as part of 2020 Tip Challenge, as the actor, 75, left a $ 2020 tip on a $ 204.68 tab at Elio Italian restaurant last month. the Upper East Side of New York City
Wahlberg included a photo of the receipt and a note that the Detroit-born Magnum, PI star took off to his server, which read, ‘I honor my friend Donnie Wahlberg’s tip challenge with my sincere hope for a better 2020.’
Wahlberg, who has recorded his big tips in the past, spoke to People Wednesday about Selleck’s low-key character after taking part in the tip challenge.
He said Selleck had ‘never said it to him’ on multiple occasions that they filmed the police show: ‘We’ve done three dinner scenes since he did it and he never told me.’
Selleck told the publication in April that he is’ a fairly private person ‘and’ has always nurtured work-time balance with my family, ‘adding,’ It’s always about them.
Enthusiastic: Blue Bloods costar Donnie Wahlberg shared the news on Twitter on Wednesday
Wahlberg included a photo of the receipt and a note that the Detroit-born Magnum, PI star left for his server, which read: ‘I honor my friend Donnie Wahlberg’s tip challenge with my sincere hope for a better 2020’
‘I knew intellectually what it would mean to be a public person, but until you’ve lived it there’s no way to understand it. I had the feeling, “I don’t think I’m fit for this.” ‘
Selleck has been married to wife Jillie since 1987 and they are the parents of daughter Hannah, 32; Tom also fathered son Kevin, 54, from his previous marriage to Jacqueline Ray.
“My relationships and my farm keep me healthy,” he said.
Wahlberg made headlines last month when he tipped $ 2,020 after his check reached $ 35.27. The actor made the generous gesture to his waiter, Denise Andrews, in Marshland, a restaurant in Plymouth, Massachusetts, while participating in the game on social media. The restaurant praised the New Kids on the Block alum’s magnanimous gesture with a social media post.
Generous: Wahlberg, 51, helped brighten a food server’s year by giving her $ 2,020 after his check hit $ 35.27. He was cracked in NYC in October
The Right Stuff: The restaurant praised the New Kids on the Block alum’s magnanimous gesture with a social media post
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A very special thank you to our friend @donniewahlberg! When asked about it all he said was “who’s next ?!” ‘said the establishment.
The restaurant’s 56-year-old owner, Marty Finch, told People that Wahlberg, who plays Detective Danny Reagan on the CBS police show, “ has been here before in the past and he always asks for ‘Andrews as his server,’ because she is familiar with his standing order. – steak tips with grilled asparagus and poached eggs.
Finch said Wahlberg downplayed the gesture as he left the establishment.
When he left, he just said, ‘Denise, you’re all set. Payment is on the table, ”Finch said to the outlet. She always says he’s a really good tipper anyway, but her jaw dropped, to say the least, when she saw so much tip. ‘
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Finch said Andrews was also “ very generous ” with the proceeds, because “ she tipped her fellow waitstaff and the guys in the kitchen, and actually donated them.
“She’s working on getting turkey meals for two families over the holidays, so she’s being generous herself,” he said of Andrews, who has worked in the eatery for eight years. “Donnie said to pass it on, to keep this positive stuff going, so she’s trying to do that too.”
Finch said Wahlberg’s gesture came at a critical time as his restaurant chain has been “ struggling for the past eight months ” amid the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent shutdowns.
“It was just very uplifting for everyone,” he said. ‘I, as the owner, have been struggling for the past eight months. We really tried to keep these doors open. We actually closed for a few months because it just didn’t look right. But we’ve opened up again, and it’s been a blessing that we did … it was just a really good feeling all around. ‘
Donnie made a similar gesture on New Years Day earlier this year, as shared by wife Jenny McCarthy on Twitter. He has also tipped large amounts of money from Waffle House chains in the past.
Blue Bloods, which is in its 11th season, stars Wahlberg, Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Len Cariou, Will Estes, Amy Carlson, Sami Gayle and Steve Schirripa.