Jon Hamm Says Younger 'Mad Men' Actors Tried to Smoke Real Cigarettes, but It Didn't Go Well

Jon Hamm says younger 'Mad Men' actors tried to smoke real cigarettes, but it didn't go well

When the younger cast told Hamm they "wanted to feel" the burn of real cigarettes, the series star joked, "Let me know how that goes."AMC  Jon Hamm on 'Mad Men'Mad Men was built on three things: Jon Hamm, excellent writing, and a mountain of fake cigarettes.Hamm, who starred on all seven seasons as hotshot creative director Don Draper, learned quickly how important it was that those cigarettes the core cast smoked throughout each episode were in…

Jon Hamm on Consuming So Many Fake Cigarettes and Onion Water ‘Vodkas’ for ‘Mad Men’: ‘Oh, The Breath Was Lovely!’

Jon Hamm recounted having to smoke so many fake cigarettes and drink onion water 'vodkas' on 'Mad Men': 'Oh, the breath was lovely!'

Jon Hamm's Mad Men co-stars turned yellow due to show smoking

Jon Hamm's 'Mad Men' co-stars turned "yellow and sallow" after attempting to smoke real cigarettes on screen, whereas he stuck to fakes made from marshmallows and rose petals.

‘I’m glad I’m still alive’: Jon Hamm and John Slattery on ‘Mad Men,’ 10 years later

It has been 10 years since Don Draper bought the world a Coke — but the legacy of Mad Men lives on, in (somewhat) good health. "I'm glad I'm still alive, basically, because of the amount of cigarettes I smoked," joked Jon Hamm. "But the amount of work we put into it feels commensurate with the amount of love we're feeling as well. So that's pretty awesome." Hamm reunited with his Mad Men costar John Slattery to celebrate the 10 year anniversary …