Biography
Jon Hamm
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About Jon Hamm
Attraction.Glamour. Charm. These are the factors that grab the attention of people. Most of the people still judge someone’s talent and capability from their appearance. And this might be the chance of losing a real talent. This phenomenon is quite famous in the case of the filmmakers. Filmmakers focus on each on everything that takes to attract the audience from their home to the theatres. Likewise, the actor and actresses are the first to attract the audience. And filmmakers are always in search of the actors who resemble their characters. And in these processes of searching, they might leave the real talent behind.
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| Full Name | Jonathan Daniel Hamm |
| Date of Birth | March 10, 1971 |
| Birth Place | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S |
| Parent(s) | Daniel Hamm and Deborah |
| Occupation | Actor, Producer |
| Partner(s) | Jennifer Westfeldt (1997–2015) |
| Net Worth | US $40 million |
Likewise, Jon Hamm is also one of the actors who had to wait a lot to show the magic of his acting to the people. It was due to the maturity on his face. Everyone complained that he look much older for the role. He also landed up getting work as a set designer in an adult movie. Due to the repetition of getting a rejection, he set an ultimatum for himself to last his struggling till his 30th birthday.
Early Life
Deborah gave birth to Jon in St. Louis, Missouri, on March 10, 1971. She was a secretary. Jon’s father’s name is Daniel Hamm, who ran the family business of the trucking company. Jon has two siblings, one elder, and a younger sister. The elder one is Jennifer Hinze, and the younger is Julie Schulte.
Jon Hamm had a severe and painful childhood. He was not able to get the love of both his mom and dad at the same time. His parents divorced when he was just two years old. Jon then went with his mother to St. Louis County in Creve Coeur, Missouri. They were doing fine. But he lost his mother due to colon cancer when he was ten. But her mother was so much concerned about the future of him that she had done some savings. That helped him to pursue his education. She was anxious about his studies from the very beginning.
Then, Jon Hamm moved back to his father in Clayton, Missouri. It had been only ten years when Jon lost his father at the age of 10. He was without his parents, But he had support from family friends. His father was a nice guy. And the aunts and sisters used to love him a lot. His father gifted the family friend for thanking her for taking care of Jon as a mother.
The loss of someone is not something easy to handle, which made him slept at 4 p.m. His sister suggested him to a counselor. That helped him to get a new perspective. He was on medication that also relieved him to overcome the pain.
Education
Jon Hamm went to John Burroughs School in Ladue, Missouri. He was in the performing arts since his childhood. Jon did his stage debut when studying in grade one. He portrayed the role of “Winnie the Pooh” in the play. Jon then started becoming part of many plays. Likewise, he was part of the play “Godspell.” He portrayed the role of Judas.
Likewise, Jon knew the power of education in life. Hence, he was always giving his best to study irrespective of his hardships. Then, Jon joined the “University of Texas” in 1989. The “Upsilon Chapter of the Sigma Nu fraternity” provided him their membership. He dropped out of the university to join the “University of Missouri.” While studying at the university, he came up with an audition from an advertisement. It was for the “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” He landed up for a part in it.
Jon Hamm completed his graduation in Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1993. Then, he started teaching acting to the 8th-grade student in his high school. Jon did his best to go away from the traditional career. And he went to Los Angeles with his vehicle and $150 in his pocket in 1995.
Despite his dedication and passion for acting, he failed to get any acting projects for three years. Then, his agent from William Morris Agency terminated him as a client as he could not acquire roles. He looked older for his age, which made him work in set designing and table waiting for an adult movie. The lack of work frustrated him. And he decided to try his fortune in the industry till his 39th birthday.
Career
Before reaching 30, Jon Hamm succeeded to debut in a series called “Providence” in 2000. He portrayed the role of Burt Ridley in the series. His character was a romantic firefighter. Initially, they appointed him for only one year, But his performance landed him 18 more episodes. The series freed him from his previous job of the table waiting. He quit the job.
The same year Jon Hamm succeeded in getting his debut movie “Space Cowboys.” But his character had only one line dialogue in the film. Similarly, with hope and patience, he got his second opportunity of playing in the TV series “The Divison” from 2002 to 2004. Then, “The Unit,” ” What About Brian,” “CSI: Miami,” ” Numb3rs”, “Related,” ” The Sarah Silverman Program” were some of the series with his minor roles.
Likewise, Jon Hamm became part of the movie “The Day the Earth Stood Still” in 2008. It was a science fiction movie. He even hosted the episode 6 of “Saturday Night Live.” It was on Season 34. Then, he hosted the show two times on January 30 and October 30, 2010.
Moreover, after nine years of his debut movie, he got his first leading role in the film “Stolen.” It was a mystery thriller. Then, he also left his voice in the “Shrek Forever After” in 2010. Jon also hosted the “21st ESPYS Awards” on July 17, 2013. He also did a play called “A Young Doctor’s Diary” from 2012-2013.
Jon Hamm received two Golden Glove Awards in “Best Performance by an actor in Television Series-Drama” in 2008 and 2016. He also received “Primetime Emmy Awards” in the “Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series” in 2015. Jon received all the awards for his performance in “Mad Men” in 2007. He was also part of the movie “Richard Jewell” and ” The Jesus Rolls” in 2019. Jon also did series like “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Medical Police” in 2020.
Relationship/Personal life
Jon Hamm started dating Jennifer Westfeldt from 1997. She is a screenwriter and an actress. Unfortunately, things didn’t work between them, and they broke up in 2015.
Net Worth
According to the celebritynetworth.net, Jon Hamm has an approximate net worth of $40 million.
Nutshell Bio
The full name of Jon is Jonathan Daniel Hamm. His current age is 49 years. The nationality of Jon American and ethnicity is German, Irish, and English. He has an attractive height of 6 ft 2 inches with a complimentary weight of 92 kg.
