On AMC’s critically acclaimed drama, Mad Men, Jon Hamm as adman Don Draper exudes 60s style, wearing suits and fedoras, puffing away on cigarettes and sipping martinis.
But in real life, the Emmy nominee for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series tells People magazine he’s a t-shirt and jeans kind of guy and that he quit smoking when he was 24.
“It’s glamorous on film, but it’s not glamorous waking up and smelling like an ashtray,” he told People. (The actors smoke herbal cigarettes on the show.)
Despite his leading man good looks and the Golden Globe he won earlier this year, Mad Men is Hamm’s first major role. The 37-year-old St. Louis-bred actor first became interested in acting when he played Winnie the Pooh in first grade, according to Internet Movie Database.
While studying acting at the University of Missouri, he worked as a day care teacher during college, but before coming to Hollywood he was a high school teacher.
Since then he’s had roles in We Were Soldiers, The Division, What About Brian and The Unit. Next up, he will be in The Boy in the Box with Josh Lucas and The Day the Earth Stood Still with Keanu Reeves later this year.
When Hamm’s not acting, he lives in Los Angeles with his long-time partner, actress Jessica Westfeldt. Unlike philandering Don Draper, Hamm is fully committed to Westfeldt.
“I’ve been with the same girl for 10 years,” he told People. “We’re incredibly happy. We have a great life together, a beautiful dog, a house. I’m a very lucky guy.”
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