Jon Hamm was born in St. Louis, Missouri on March 10, 1971. His father, Daniel Hamm, was the owner of a trucking company, and his mother, Deborah, was a secretary. When John was two years old his parents divorced. Together with his mother, he moved to Krive Ker. Eight years later, Deborah was diagnosed with severe cancer and died soon after. John moved in with his father, but a few years later the latter also fell ill and died. John was 20 years old at the time. Hemm attended John Burrows Private
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Jon Hamm was born in St. Louis, Missouri on March 10, 1971. His father, Daniel Hamm, was the owner of a trucking company, and his mother, Deborah, was a secretary. When John was two years old his parents divorced. Together with his mother, he moved to Krive Ker. Eight years later, Deborah was diagnosed with severe cancer and died soon after. John moved in with his father, but a few years later the latter also fell ill and died. John was 20 years old at the time.
Hemm attended John Burrows Private School. He was a player of baseball and football teams, as well as swimming. In the first grade, he played his first role - Winnie the Pooh bear, and at the age of 16 in the play "The Gospel" played the role of Judas. John didn’t take theatrical productions seriously, he thought he should become an engineer.
In 1989, John graduated from high school and entered the University of Texas. But because of his father’s death, he had to leave his sophomore year and return home. Entering the University of Missouri, John decided to try himself in the acting field. He took part in the casting for the adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream and won. Then John played Leon Czolgosz in the musical The Killer.
In 1995, Hamm, with $150 in his pocket, drove his car to Los Angeles, where he went to auditions and auditions. Despite the fact that William Morrison's agency represented John, he could not find a job, and to make ends meet, he had to work as a waiter.
In 2000, Hamm was lucky: he starred in the television series Providence, where he played the role of a romantic firefighter. In the same year, the actor starred as a co-pilot in the film Space Cowboys. Later, he played Stein Charles in the comedy film Kissing Jessica, Matt Dillon in the film When We Were Soldiers, Ronnie in Ira and Abby, Chris in the film Ten, Michael in the film
The day the Earth stopped and other roles. As a voice actor, John worked in the cartoons Shrek Forever, Team-A, City of Thieves and others.
John Hamm has received several awards, he is the winner of the Golden Globe. The actor is married to Jennifer Westfeldt, a famous screenwriter.
