ONTD

THINGS ABOUT JON HAMM THAT ARE TRUE:

• Jonathan Daniel Hamm was born in St. Louis on March 10, 1971.

• He played Winnie the Pooh in a first-grade play.

• In high school he met Paul Rudd, who had a crush on a friend of Hamm's. Hamm constantly beat Rudd at Trivial Pursuit.

• Around 1995 he taught drama at his old high school. One of his students was Ellie Kemper, who plays the receptionist on The Office.

• Hamm started dating his girlfriend/producing partner, Jennifer Westfeldt, after the premiere of The Object of My Affection, starring Rudd, who was by then his good friend.

• In 2002 he appeared in the Mel Gibson movie We Were Soldiers as Captain Matt Dillon. The actual Matt Dillon did not appear in the film.

• Hamm was credited as "Writer" on Channel 4 News during a scene in Anchorman.

• Something called emotionswithjonhamm.tumblr.com exists.

• He had an early recurring TV role on The Division, on Lifetime. One of the only male cast members, he has referred to the show as "ten tits and a dick."

• Hamm auditioned for the role of Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock.

• Last fall he narrated a commemorative film about the World Series champions, his beloved Cardinals.

• He will make his directing debut on April 1 with the second episode of Mad Men's fifth season.

Full interview at the source


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Any other NY ONTDers going to the Mad Men Times Talks next month? I'm going to die seeing him and the rest of the cast in the flesh.