Emmy award-winning actor Tom Selleck decided to pay it forward and join a challenge that encouraged him to leave a $2,020 tip at a New York City restaurant ahead of the New Year.
Selleck’s “Blue Bloods” TV son, Donnie Wahlberg, took to Twitter to share Selleck’s generosity. He tweeted…..“I found out that my TV Dad [Tom Selleck] has generously accepted the #2020TipChallenge at Elios Upper East Side! Love ya dad. I didn’t start it but I’m proud to be part of it. To those who gave even the smallest extra amount this year — THANK YOU.”
Along with his gratitude, Wahlberg shared photos of the tip and a note Selleck left for the person who served him while there.
Selleck’s note read…“For Elios, I am honoring my friend Donnie Wahlberg’s ‘tip challenge’ with my sincere hope for a better 2020. Thank you all.”
Wahlberg first announced the “2020 tip challenge” on Jan. 1, 2020. Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, the actor’s wife, kicked things off when she posted a photo on social media which showed that Wahlberg gave a $2,020 tip on a receipt for a $78 meal to an IHOP server in their hometown of St. Charles, Illinois.
McCarthy Wahlberg gushed that her husband was “starting 2020 off like the amazing man he is.”
The “2020 Tip Challenge” reportedly started at the top of 2020 in Michigan, when a server at Thunder Bay River Restaurant was given $2,020 tip on a $23 bill.