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Jon Hamm jetting between India and Los Angeles to maintain relationship

May 15th, 2013 8:52pm EDT
Jon Hamm
Actor Jon Hamm is racking up the air miles as he shoots baseball movie Million Dollar Arm in India because he insists on flying back to Los Angeles whenever he can to spend time with his girlfriend, Jennifer Westfeldt.

The Mad Men star is portraying sports agent J.B. Bernstein in the new film, which chronicles the real-life story of two Indian cricketers who became baseball pitchers in America, but he is not letting location shooting in India or jet-lag get in the way of his 15-year romance with screenwriter/actress Westfeldt.

She tells Us Weekly, "We are never apart for more than two wee...
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Jon Hamm Joins 'Despicable Me' Spin-Off 'Minions'

May 1st, 2013 2:14pm EDT
Jon Hamm
Anyone with an operable pair of eyes knows that Jon Hamm is one hunky hunk-o-man meat, but does the Mad Men star still drive the ladies wild when that dapper mug of his isn't in the frame?

We'll find out soon enough!

Hamm has now signed on to star, as it were, opposite Sandra Bullock in Illumination Entertainment's Minions, a follow-up to the wildly successful animated flick Despicable Me which puts focus on those hilarious little scuttle bugs.

The Minion-centric spin-off prequel will journey back in time to a point when the energetic little monsters served another super horrible and w...
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Jon Hamm Joins Elmo On 'Sesame Street' For 'Word Of The Day'

April 16th, 2013 7:30pm EDT
Jon Hamm Joins Elmo On 'Sesame Street'
What does Jon Hamm do when he's not busy playing Don Draper on AMC's hit show "Mad Men?"

He helps out Elmo on Sesame Street with the word of the day of course. 

This Thursday, April 18th, Jon Hamm will be making a guest appearance on Sesame Street. He will appear with Elmo for a "Word of the Day" segment and help educate the kids on the definition of "sculpture."

Other recent celeb guests this season included Matt Kemp, Melissa McCarthy, Amy Ryan, Donald Glover, Kareem Abdul Jabar, Bobby Moynihan and more.

Jon Hamm is quite busy these days, he just joined the cast of the upcoming film "...
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Jon Hamm To Play Baseball Agent

April 16th, 2013 10:02am EDT
Jon Hamm
Jon Hamm has joined the cast of an upcoming film that chronicles the real-life story of two Indian cricketers who would up becoming U.S. baseball pitchers.

The "Mad Men" star will play sports agent J.B. Bernstein, who discovered Indian sports fans Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel through a reality TV contest, "Million Dollar Arm."
 
Both men went on to play for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
 
According to Variety, Alan Arkin has also been cast in the film, which will shoot in Mumbai, India and Georgia, beginning next month.

Hamm currently stars in the sixth season of "Mad Men," which airs Sunday ni...
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Are Jon Hamm's Private Parts A Problem For 'Mad Men's' Wardrobe Department?

March 21st, 2013 5:00pm EDT
Jon Hamm in Mad Men
Apparently Jon Hamm has a problem most men would like. His private parts are so prominent, the people behind "Mad Men" have asked him to put on underwear while filming.

An AMC insider told the New York Daily News: "This season takes place in the 1960s, where the pants are very tight and leave little to the imagination. Jon's impressive anatomy is so distracting that they politely insisted on underwear."

The source added that Hamm's "privates are the inside joke" on the show, and he "knows what he's got." Well now apparently the whole world knows too!

In the past, the marketing team has a...
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2013 Golden Globe Awards Fashion: Stars Dazzle In Black, White & Red

January 14th, 2013 9:21am EST
Golden Globes 2013 Fashion
Sunday night was one of the of the biggest events in Hollywood - the 2013 Golden Globes Awards. Red, white and black were some of the more popular choices on the red carpet, with stars such as Zooey Deschanel, Jennifer Garner, Claire Danes, Marion Cotillard and Jennifer Lawrence opting for crimson gowns.

Hosts Amy Poehler and Tina Fey wore black and white, and Eva Longoria looked very leggy in a black gown with a slit up the thigh. Salma Hayek also stunned in a strapless black dress that showed off her curvy figure. Rachel Weisz wore black with a sheer polka dot skirt and her best accessor...
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The Top 10 Celebrity Twitter Feuds Of 2012

December 12th, 2012 12:07pm EST
Kim Kardashian and Jon Hamm
There have been celebrity feuds since there have been celebrities, but before the rise of social media these feuds were held through snappy comments in magazines and newspapers. Now, with the popularity of Twitter, millions can watch their favorite celebrities duke it out in real-time! These are the Top 10 Celebrity Twitter Feuds of 2012!

Jon Hamm vs Kim Kardashian

This petty feud started when Hamm told Elle in an interview, “Whether it’s Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian or whoever, stupidity is certainly celebrated. Being a f—ing idiot is a valuable commodity in this culture because you’re...
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Multiple HBO Series, 'Mad Men,' & 'Downton Abbey' Among 2012 Emmy Nominees

July 19th, 2012 10:00am EDT
Mad Men
Early this morning Jimmy Kimmell and Kerry Washington announced the nominees for the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards. Multiple nominees include "Mad Men," "Downton Abbey" and "30 Rock."

Battling it out for the Outstanding Drama Series award will be "Mad Men," "Homeland," "Downton Abbey," "Dexter," "Breaking Bad," and "Boardwalk Empire."

Outstanding Comedy Series nods go to "30 Rock," "Girls," "Modern Family," "The Big Bang Theory," "Veep," and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

Notable nominees include Zooey Deschanel from fledging series "New Girl," Julia Louis-Dreyfus from HBO's "Veep," Claire Danes f...
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Jon Hamm And Jennifer Westfeldt Robbed While In London

June 25th, 2012 7:35pm EDT
Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt
Actress/director Jennifer Westfeldt and her boyfriend Jon Hamm fell victim to robbers during a recent trip to London.

The couple was in the U.K. to promote dramedy Friends With Kids earlier this month when a thief swiped Westfeldt's hotel key card from her handbag and ransacked the pair's room.

A source tells Life & Style magazine, "They were dining at a restaurant and Jennifer's purse was snagged by someone. That person took the hotel key in Jennifer's purse, which had the hotel name on it, and robbed their room. They had to contact the police; it was horrible."

The stars reported the c...
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'Mad Men' Recap: 'The Other Woman,' Joan's Sacrifice And Peggy's Bombshell

May 28th, 2012 6:03pm EDT
Mad Men
Who do you think is the identity of ‘The Other Woman’? Is it Joan, who offers herself to another man for enough money to change her life? Is it Peggy, who is in some way Don’s emotional mistress? Is it Pete’s love affair with Manhattan? Or is it Jaguar, that thing of beauty that can at last be truly owned?

Joan and Jaguar’s stories are intertwined. Don and his staff (excluding Peggy, who is in charge of all other accounts) are struggling to come up with a memorable and sellable tagline. It’s decided that the luxury car should be viewed as a mistress of sorts, but should never be mentioned ...
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'Mad Men' Recap: 'Christmas Waltz,' Flirting And Back Taxes

May 21st, 2012 7:18pm EDT
'Mad Men'
Is it just me, or is ‘Christmas Waltz’ one of the weakest ‘Mad Men’ episodes all season? It’s not because of the characters featured (Harry, Joan and Lane, primarily). I think it’s because one gets the sense that this episode is moving the show along toward the season finale, but as a dramatic arc in itself, it falls flat.

Let’s look back at what happens. Lane is informed by his attorney in England that he owes a crapload of back taxes. Lane panics and resorts to desperate measures. He gets SCDP’s bank manager to extend $50,000 in credit, then tells the execs that a $50,000 surplus should ...
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'Mad Men' Recap: 'Dark Shadows' And Desperation All Around

May 14th, 2012 8:57pm EDT
January Jones
In ‘Dark Shadows,’ Betty grows jealous and irritable while trying to watch her weight, Pete fantasizes about a virtual stranger amid his failures, and Don does something almost as underhanded as Betty. You know the end of the season is approaching when characters get evermore desperate.

Let’s start with Betty. She’s faithfully attending Weight Watchers meetings and seems slimmer since the last time we saw her. It’s clearly a strain on her: She catches herself spraying whipped cream into her mouth straight out of the fridge and results to telling Sally one of Don’s secrets out of jealousy ...
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Must-See SNL Video: 100th Digital Short Starring Bieber, Timberlake & More

May 14th, 2012 8:38am EDT
The Lonely Island
Usher and host Will Ferrell were praised for their performances on "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend, but Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake and Michael Bolton stole the show with their unexpected cameos.

The Lonely Island shows off its musical talents every week on the show, often in collaboration with a celebrity guest. Since their debut in 2005, the group has had hits with "I'm on a Boat" with T-Pain, "The Creep" with Nicki Minaj, Akon's "I Just Had Sex," Rihanna's "Shy Ronnie" and Lady Gaga's "3-Way (The Golden Rule)."

In a hilarious sketch on May 12, Lonely Island members ...
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Jon Hamm Is the Man With 'The Million Dollar Arm'

May 10th, 2012 11:14am EDT
Jon Hamm
It was probably inevitable, but our nation's ongoing economic difficulties have finally hit Hollywood. How bad is it? Well, consider this: Just eight years ago, a million dollars was able to land Hillary Swank an entire baby. Now, though, according to The Hollywood Reporter, that same million dollars will get you just a single arm.

But at least "The Million Dollar Arm" is attached to Jon Hamm.

Or, to be more precise, Jon Hamm is attached to star in "The Million Dollar Arm," a brand new sports drama from Disney.

And in the tradition of previous Disney sports hits like "The Rookie" and "Mi...
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'Mad Men' Recap: 'Lady Lazarus' And Office Angst

May 7th, 2012 8:26pm EDT
Mad Men
There’s a lot of angst at the heart of ‘Lady Lazarus.’ Megan can’t stand advertising and yearns to return to acting; Pete is apparently unhappy in his marriage and seeks another lover; and Peggy grows upset about Megan’s departure and the way she thinks Don takes it out on her.

Let’s back up. Megan is downright secretive throughout the first half of the episode. She’s clearly hiding something from everyone, but just what is unclear until Peggy catches her in a lie. Megan tells Don that she’s working late, but then tells Peggy that Don wants her home for dinner. A flustered Peggy avoids mul...
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'Mad Men' Recap: 'At The Codfish Ball' And Sally's Quick Adulthood

April 30th, 2012 9:59pm EDT
Kiernan Shipka
Sally Draper is perhaps the most mature person in many of her scenes in ‘Mad Men,’ even though she’s just a kid. There’s a lot going on behind those eyes, never more so than in ‘At the Codfish Ball.’ Sally is thrown into extremely adult situations, yet she remains composed. She appropriately calls everything she’s experienced in the city “dirty.”

The reason she’s involved in much of the episode is because Henry’s mother breaks her ankle after tripping over a cord, and Sally performs well under pressure. Betty and her husband are not mentioned, so they’re God-knows-where. Sally and her sibl...
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Five Longtime Hollywood Couples Who Aren't Married

April 28th, 2012 9:00am EDT
Bo Derek and John Corbett
The hottest couple that would have donned the top of our list of unmarried Hollywood couples surprised us all and got engaged last week- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. While all the congratulations are in order for the couple, it sparked a question in our heads- why the wait? While not all couples feel it necessary to wed, in the case of Brangelina- considering they have 6 children, why not get married? But now that we have crossed them off our list, we focus on the other celebrity couples who have stayed together through thick and thin but haven’t put a ring on it.

John Corbett and Bo Dere...
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'30 Rock' Airs Two Live Shows, Invites Paul McCartney And Kim Kardashian

April 27th, 2012 1:07pm EDT
30 Rock
For the second time in the show's history, 30 Rock was performed as a live show. That, of course, means that a second show has to be done for the west coast audience watching hours later. That caused an issue when the script called for a gratuitous celebrity cameo.

On the east coast, viewers were thrilled to see Paul McCartney for a few brief moments. After waving to the studio crowd, he shook Alec Baldwin's hand and slapped his shocked face! He later tweeted, "To be slapped on live TV by Sir Paul... #filethatinmydiaryunderperfect."

The studio audience wasn't as thrilled with the west c...
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Jon Hamm Rocks A Beard At Can-Do Awards

April 18th, 2012 10:30am EDT
Jon Hamm
He's famous for playing the clean shaven Don Draper on "Mad Men," but Jon Hamm likes to shake it up every so often and grow some facial hair. He's done it before and he's done it again.

The TV heartthrob and long-time girlfriend Jennifer Westfeldt attended the Can-Do Awards Gala in New York City on Tuesday. Jon hammed it up for the cameras with his new fuzzy face.

Parade Magazine recently revealed what the actor earned as a waiter before he landed his famous TV gig: a mere $14,000.

See more photos of Jon...
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First Salaries Of Stars Such As Johnny Depp & Jon Hamm Revealed In Parade Magazine

April 17th, 2012 9:03am EDT
Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp once earned just $13,500 as a telephone salesman hawking pens, while dapper Jon Hamm took home just over $14,000 as a waiter before he found fame as Don Draper on "Mad Men."

The two stars' past incomes are the stand-outs of Parade magazine's 30th annual What People Earn issue, which compares celebrities' salaries with their first paychecks.

And also making the pay disparity list is actor Steve Buscemi, who earned $22,700 as a New York firefighter. He now takes home an estimated $900,000 for his role in TV drama "Boardwalk Empire" alone.

Meanwhile, Oprah Winfrey tops the publi...
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'Mad Men' Recap: 'Signal 30' And Pete's Downward Spiral

April 16th, 2012 8:27pm EDT
Mad Men
“I have everything,” Pete Campbell says to himself in ‘Signal 30.’ And by the finale, the petals have certainly fallen off the rose.

All seems to be going well for him. He’s attracted to a young student in his driver’s ed class, where they both laugh at the instructional video (titled ‘Signal 30’); he feels like a handyman after he fixes a leaky faucet in the middle of the night; and Don finally “accepts” his invitation to come over for dinner (“Accepts” meaning he calls to cancel, but Trudy won’t let him out of it).

Ken, meanwhile, somewhat secretly disses Peggy at a café, where she thin...
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'Mad Men' Recap: 'Mystery Date' And Don's Feverish Dream

April 9th, 2012 10:18pm EDT
Mad Men
Who is the ‘Mystery Date’ in the latest ‘Mad Men’ episode? In a way, this episode is all about strange companion pairings: Don and his former “acquaintance” Andrea; Peggy and Dawn; Sally and Henry’s mother; and, let’s say it, Joan and her husband.

Let’s start with Joan. Greg finally returns from his domestic tour, and it’s no surprise that he’s still a jerk. He’s barely acquainted with his son (well, not really his son, but you know what I mean) before he’s in the bedroom with Joan. (By the way, if she ever hosted a modern day sex talk show, not that she ever would, that would be a fitting...
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'Mad Men' Recap: 'Tea Leaves' - Betty Has Weight And Health Issues

April 2nd, 2012 8:05pm EDT
Mad Men
Here are two words I never thought would go together on ‘Mad Men’: Fat Betty. Unseen in the season premiere, Betty has indeed plumped up. She’s clearly upset about it and doesn’t seem to know what to do with herself. Her mother unhelpfully suggests she try diet pills, while her doctor at first tells her that sudden weight gain is a common problem for bored housewives. What a simple explanation.

But then he finds a lump in Betty’s throat, and then “Betty might have thyroid cancer” lingers through the episode. In the end, she apparently finds out she doesn’t have it and tells her husband she...
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Jon Hamm Arrived In Hollywood Broke On Thanksgiving Day

March 31st, 2012 9:03am EDT
Jon Hamm
"Mad Men" star Jon Hamm first arrived in Hollywood having spent his way through his last $150 - only to find he had nowhere to stay.

The actor gave up his dreams of becoming a professional sportsman and decided to give Tinseltown a shot, so he called his late mother's sister and asked her if she could put him up until he found work.

She agreed and Hamm set off from his home in Missouri in his beat-up Toyota Corolla for the cross-country trek, mapping out his route via friends' homes, so he didn't have to pay for food or accommodation.

But he didn't time his arrival well: "I pulled into t...
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'Mad Men' Recap: 'A Little Kiss'

March 26th, 2012 5:24pm EDT
Mad Men
After shrouds of secrecy and an agonizing 17-month wait, ‘Mad Men’ returned to the airwaves on Sunday with an episode titled ‘A Little Kiss.’ And it was worth the wait for fans to pucker up.

For ‘Mad Men’ watchers wondering how far in the future the plot would pick up, the question was answered fairly quickly. At Don and Megan’s new digs, Don’s three kids sit on bar stools for breakfast. Gene looks to be about two to three, so we can guess the action is perhaps a few months to a year or so into the future.

Betty is nowhere to be seen, although Don does drop the kids off at her ginormous h...
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'Mad Men' Creator Matthew Weiner Says Financial Dispute 'Rejuvenated' The Show

March 26th, 2012 3:29pm EDT
Matthew Weiner
Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner has credited a financial dispute between TV bosses which threw the future of the show into jeopardy with "rejuvenating" the hit drama.

The fifth season of the popular program, which stars Jon Hamm and January Jones, was due to start shooting last spring ahead of a summer TV debut.

However, bosses at the network behind the show, AMC, and the Lionsgate studio which makes the series struggled to agree a deal over the program, leading to lengthy production delays before it finally premiered on Sunday night.

Weiner, who offered to take a pay cut during the ne...
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Jon Hamm Was Asked To Father A Friend's Baby

March 23rd, 2012 10:30am EDT
Jon Hamm
Actor Jon Hamm was once asked to father a child by a friend who was desperate to have a baby.

The Mad Men star admits he turned down the request because he was unemployed and broke at the time, even though his pal told him he wouldn't have to be a part of the youngster's upbringing.

Hamm tells Fox411, "I have actually been asked to be a father by a friend who wanted to have a kid. It was kind of weird and out-of-nowhere and I said no."

"Mainly because I was totally unemployed, and I would feel so responsible, even though they said, 'Don't worry, no strings attached.'"

Hamm has been i...
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Jon Hamm Talks 'Mad Men's' Return, With Muppets On Ice In 1984?

March 20th, 2012 5:00pm EDT
Mad Men
If you’re trying to find out about the new season of Mad Men, the TV ads won’t help much. One teaser has the boys of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce discuss the preposterous notion of anti-smoking campaigns. Other spots don’t even have any dialogue.

Of course the plot details are meant to be a secret, and Jon Hamm did a good job keeping series creator Matthew Weiner’s secrets. At a cocktail reception for the Television Critics Association, Hamm joked about possible spoilers for the show’s fifth season. Mad Men returns Sunday.

Q: What can you say about the new season?

Jon Hamm: One of the th...
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Jon Hamm Doesn't Consider Himself A 'Handsome Guy'

March 20th, 2012 9:27am EDT
Jon  Hamm
Jon Hamm is baffled by compliments about his good looks, insisting he's no Brad Pitt.

The "Mad Men" star has garnered a huge female fanbase since shooting to fame as Don Draper in the hit TV series, and he is regularly considered one of the sexiest men in Hollywood.

But the hunk admits he's taken aback by the interest in his image and just wants to be recognized as a good actor.

He tells the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "I don't necessarily think of myself like the handsome guy. That's reserved for Brad Pitt and Ryan Reynolds and those guys.

"It's certainly nice when people say nice things ...
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Jon Hamm: 'I Did Set Dressing On Soft-Core Porn Films'

March 15th, 2012 8:55am EDT
Jon Hamm
"Mad Men" hunk Jon Hamm has branded his time as a set dresser on porn films "horribly depressing."

The actor initially struggled to get his big break onscreen, and was forced to turn to the porn industry to earn a living.

He tells Playboy, "I did set dressing on some soft-core porn films. That was hands down the worst. I was working on the crew from seven to seven, and it was horribly depressing.

"I'm sure there are more terrible day jobs in L.A., but it's definitely on the lower end of the spectrum of the wonder of movie making. It wasn't even that much money, but it was money."
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