While Jon Hamm should represent the embodiment of the concept of charisma today; Unfortunately, he did not get the chance to become a George Clooney because he could not take part in the right projects other than Mad Men.
Don Draper, whom he plays in Mad Men, makes the audience drink whiskey at 9 a.m., has them light one cigarette before putting out another, makes him cheat on his wife despite their children, and injects wads of brigantine into his hair. They last appeared in the White Christmas episode of Black Mirror.
Jon Hamm was born on March 10, 1971, in St Louis, Missouri, USA. His full name is Jonathan Daniel Hamm. His father is Daniel Hamm and his mother is Deborah Hamm. His mother died when he was 10 years old. His father died when he was 20 years old. He studied at John Burroughs High School in Missouri. He completed his university education at the University of Missouri and the University of Texas at Austin.
Jonathan Daniel Hamm (born March 10, 1971) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Don Draper in the period drama television series Mad Men (2007–2015), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama in 2008 and 2016, two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble in a Drama Series, and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2015. He received 16 Primetime Emmy Award nominations for acting in and producing Mad Men and for his guest appearances on 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
After coming to Hollywood, he struggled to find a job for 3 years. His first job was a small role in the 2000 movie Space Cowboys, starring Clint Eastwood and Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland.
He played the character of Captain Matt Dillon in the 2002 war movie "Once We Were Soldiers" about the Vietnam War, starring Mel Gibson and directed by Randall Wallace.
In 2010, Ben Affleck, Blake Lively, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Hall, and Jon Hamm starred together in the movie "City of Thieves" directed by Ben Affleck.
Jon Hamm was with actress Jennifer Westfeldt since 1997, they broke up on September 8, 2015.
He played the character of Don Draper in the TV series "Mad Men" between 2007 and 2012.
Awards:
2008 – 65th Golden Globe Awards – Best TV Actor (Mad Men)
2015 – 67th Emmy Awards – Best actor in a drama (Mad Men)
2016 – 73rd Golden Globe Awards – Best actor – (TV Series) drama (Mad Men)