Born in St. Louis on March 10, 1971, Jon Hamm earned his acting degree on a scholarship at the University of Missouri and briefly taught high school at his alma mater, John Burroughs School, before moving to Hollywood.After landing small television and movie roles -- including bit parts in Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) and We Were Soldiers (2002) -- Hamm was cast as a recurring character on "The Division," followed by regular work on "The Unit" and "What About Brian."
But it was Hamm's portrayal of a 1960s advertising executive with a past in the acclaimed cable drama "Mad Men" that placed the actor firmly in the spotlight while garnering three Emmy nominations and four Golden Globe nods (with a win in 2008). Hamm has also appeared on the big screen in the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), Stolen Lives (2009) and The Town (2010).
Mad MenSet in 1960s New York City, this AMC series takes a peek inside an ad agency during an era when the cutthroat business had a glamorous lure. When the cigarette smoke clears and the martinis are set down, at the center of it all is ad man Don Draper (Jon Hamm). Meanwhile, his marriage suffers as his... Read More
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