Jon Hamm

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Jon Hamm

Jon Hamm with partner Jennifer Westfeldt at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards, 2008
Born Jonathan Daniel Hamm
March 10, 1971 (1971-03-10) (age 37)
St. Louis, Missouri
Years active 2000 - present

Jonathan Daniel "Jon" Hamm (born March 10, 1971) is an American actor whose work has been primarily in television. He won the 2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama for his role of 1960s Madison Avenue advertising executive Don Draper in the AMC series Mad Men.

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Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Hamm attended John Burroughs School in Ladue, Missouri and the University of Missouri on a scholarship to study acting. During this period he worked as a day care teacher. He went on to teach high school at John Burroughs before moving to Hollywood.[1]

Hamm made his professional acting debut in 2000 with an appearance on The Hughleys. That same year he played a small role in the feature film Space Cowboys, followed by Kissing Jessica Stein (2001) and We Were Soldiers. He had recurring roles on television in Providence, The Division, What About Brian, and The Unit prior to his starring role in Mad Men. Hamm appears in the films The Day the Earth Stood Still and The Boy in the Box, both scheduled for release in 2008. He will also star in the 2009 horror film Heart. On July 17, 2008, Hamm received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a drama series for his work in Mad Men.

Hamm's long-term partner is the actress and co-writer of Kissing Jessica Stein Jennifer Westfeldt. They live in Los Angeles.[citation needed]

Hamm is set to host Saturday Night Live on October 25th, with musical guest Coldplay. [2]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Jon Hamm bio at Lifetime
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