Jon Hamm: ‘I don’t think very much about Don Draper’

Jon Hamm: ‘I don’t think very much about Don Draper’

Since Mad Men ended a decade ago, Jon Hamm, 54, has largely taken on supporting roles — some as juicy as the villain in season five of Fargo, or the tech mogul in season three of The Morning Show. But with Your Friends and Neighbors (premiering Friday, April 11 on Apple TV+), he’s stepping back into the spotlight.Seguir leyendo

Jon Hamm Has Learned a Lot Since 'Mad Men'

Apple TV+'s Your Friends and Neighbors marks the 54-year-old star's first leading TV role since playing Don Draper. "It’s much more difficult in your 50s than it is in your 30s," he says.

“Mad Men” star Jon Hamm plays a gentleman thief in the new prestige series “Your Friends & Neighbors” -- a sharp mix of dark humor and social satire. Nicholas Wennö has talked to Hamm and creator Jonathan Tropper about status hunting, waste, societal divides -- and alpha males in free fall.

Jon Hamm Explains Why ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Drew Him Back as a TV Leading Man: “I Knew I’d Be in Good Hands”

At the premiere, Jon Hamm explains why Your Friends & Neighbors drew him back as a TV leading man, where he stars as Coop and executive produces.

“I read Mad Men’s script and I loved it. I never thought they were going to pick me. I mean, I thought they were going to pick one of the five guys who looked like me but who were movie stars.” So remembers American Jon Hamm’s signing for a series that, like him, captivated the audience. But he got the lead role even though creator and producer Matthew Weiner believed it wasn’t sexy enough for the role of advertising executive Don Draper.

The American actor Jon Hamm plays a recently fired fund manager who starts robbing neighbors to maintain social status in the series “Your Friends and Neighbors”, but before that, he played a technology billionaire in “The Morning Show”. In an interview with CNN, the star reflected on social status and wealth and how he deals with it in his personal life. “I'm very comfortable with my place in life. I achieved a very comfortable existence and am…