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Jon Hamm Biography

Birth Name:
Jonathan Daniel Hamm
Birth Place:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Has said he became interested in acting in first grade, when he was chosen to play storybook bear Winnie the Pooh
  • Taught eighth-grade acting for a year before moving to Hollywood to pursue his own career
  • One of his students was his future Bridesmaids costar Ellie Kemper
  • Made his big-screen debut in Clint Eastwood's astronaut drama Space Cowboys (2000)
  • A 2000 cameo appearance on the NBC drama Providence led to a season-long run
  • Established the production company Points West Pictures in 2009 with Jennifer Westfeldt
  • Narrated the DVD chronicling the St
  • Louis Cardinals' 2011 World Series championship
  • Has worked in advertisements for the Gap, Mercedes-Benz USA and the St
  • Louis Blues NHL team

Awards

  • 2016Producers Guild Awards-Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
  • 2016Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: winner
  • 2015Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2015Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2015Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2015Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2015Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2014Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2014Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2013Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2013Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2013Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2012Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2012Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2011Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2011Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2010Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2010Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2010Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2010Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2009Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2009Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2009Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: nominated
  • 2009Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2008Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2008Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: winner
  • 2008Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2008Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2007Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2007Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated

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