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Apr 2025
1h 8m

Jon Hamm - 'Your Friends & Neighbors'

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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10 years after the end of 'Mad Men,' the Emmy-winning actor who brought to life Don Draper reflects on his difficult youth (he lost both parents before turning 21), the rewards and pain of playing one of the greatest anti-heroes of the platinum age of TV, how comedy came to figure so prominently in his next act, and why he was so drawn to playing a man who h ... Show More
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