Jon Hamm

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Recent Role:
Dave's Employee on The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret
Gender:
Male
Born:
3-10-1971
Birthplace:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Birth Name:
Jonathan Daniel Hamm
Jon Hamm received an English degree from the University of Missouri. He was a drama teacher at the private John Burroughs preparatory academy, his high school alma mater, before becoming a full time actor.

In 2000, he played firefighter Burt Ridley on NBC's Providence. Next, he was Inspector Nate Basso, one of the male supporting cast members to the five women in Lifetime's The Division. He guest-starred on many network series

More including multiple episodes of ABC's What About Brian as Richard and CBS's The Unit as Wilson James. In 2007, he became the star of AMC's Mad Men and won a Golden Globe for best actor in a drama series.

He has had a few roles in both big studio and independent films. In 2001, he was Charles in Kissing Jessica Stein. His long-time girlfriend, Jennifer Westfeldt, both starred in and co-authored the film. In 2002, he played Captain Matt Dillon in We Were Soldiers.

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    Since the guide can only accommodate a maximum of 15 quotes, you can add your interesting quotes of Jon Hamm on this thread (or submit a replacement to the existing ones). Jon Hamm : I was raised by a single mom and am surrounded by strong women, so seeing females treated as nothing moreMore than ornaments or toys doesn't sit well with me. But it's very true to life in the 1960s. Jon Hamm : I grew up watching Gregory Peck , Burt Lancaster , Gary Cooper and Robert Mitchum . I loved their intensity and power. We don't have guys like that any more. The prevailing movie stars, with the exception of George Clooney , are these overgrown kids. Maybe the moviegoing public decided that they wanted their men infantilized. Jon Hamm : Even when I was young, I didn't look particularly young. I was 24 then and, whenever I'd go in for an audition, they'd say, 'You're too old. We need these guys to look like teenagers. You could maybe come back and audition for the dad. Jon Hamm : (on the death of her mother) You deal with it the best you can although obviously you're not equipped to really deal with it. I denied it for as long as I could, and it all came out 10 years later in terrible behavior and acting out. It was a traumatic thing to happen. It's your mother, and mothers should be around for awhile. If I ever see a movie with a dying mom, I'm on the floor. I can't do Terms of Endearment (1983) - I'll be a wreck for a week. Jon Hamm : Well, c'mon, if I want to win awards, let's talk gay Now, if I were a mentally disabled gay man, I'd hit all the boxes. If there's a great part out there, sure. For me, it's much more about being a part of telling a great story. After the first audition for Mad Men , I said, "I will do any part in this script." I just wanted to be a part of telling this story.

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    I do believe Jon Hamm is the most beautiful man I have seen on tv in a long time. His performance on Mad Men is excellent, nuanced, and spot on. I wish him much success! hide show

    I do believe Jon Hamm is the most beautiful man I have seen on tv in a long time. His performance on Mad Men is excellent, nuanced, and spot on. I hope it will be a real breakthrough role for him. I'll be very interested to see where his character, and where the show, goes. I wish him much success!

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    That's all folks...That's all folks... that's all folks...
    Just trying to fill up space so they'll print my review... the 100 words thing is a little annoying... God bless to all... yee ha, only two more to go!

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