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Also Known As	Jonathan Daniel Hamm
Born	March 10, 1971 (age 55) • St. Louis • Missouri
Awards And Honors	Golden Globe Award • Emmy Award (2015) • Emmy Award (2015): Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series • Golden Globe Award (2016): Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama • Golden Globe Award (2008): Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Family Guy" (2012) • "The Division" (2002–2004) • "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2020) • "Richard Jewell" (2019) • "All or Nothing: Philadelphia Eagles" (2020) • "SpongeBob SquarePants" (2016) • "Bad Times at the El Royale" (2018) • "Nostalgia" (2018) • "The Amazing Gayl Pile" (2016–2018) • "Providence" (2000–2001) • "Friends with Kids" (2011) • "The Congress" (2013) • "Tag" (2018) • "Point Pleasant" (2005) • "Early Bird Special" (2001) • "Saturday Night Live" (2011–2015) • "TripTank" (2015–2016) • "CSI: Miami" (2005) • "Wander Over Yonder" (2016) • "Ira & Abby" (2006) • "A Young Doctor's Notebook & Other Stories" (2012–2013) • "Gilmore Girls" (2002) • "What About Brian" (2006–2007) • "The Ten" (2007) • "The Unit" (2006–2007) • "Stolen Lives" (2009) • "Medical Police" (2020) • "Web Therapy" (2014) • "The Report" (2019) • "The Hughleys" (2000) • "Childrens Hospital" (2010–2016) • "I Love You, America" (2018) • "The Town" (2010) • "The Last Man on Earth" (2016) • "Martha Speaks" (2012) • "Angie Tribeca" (2016) • "Black Mirror" (2014) • "Web Therapy" (2014) • "Big Mouth" (2017) • "Archer" (2013) • "Big City Greens" (2018) • "Related" (2005) • "Beirut" (2018) • "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (2015–2019) • "Space Cowboys" (2000) • "Aardvark" (2017) • "Charmed" (2005) • "Barry" (2018) • "Lucy in the Sky" (2019) • "30 Rock" (2009–2012) • "The Trouble with Normal" (2000) • "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret" (2012–2016) • "We Were Soldiers" (2002) • "American Masters" (2018) • "Million Dollar Arm" (2014) • "Mad Men" (2007–2015) • "Between Two Ferns: The Movie" (2019) • "Sucker Punch" (2011) • "Howl" (2010) • "Baby Driver" (2017) • "Random Acts of Flyness" (2018) • "American Dad!" (2012) • "Numb3rs" (2006) • "Marjorie Prime" (2017) • "Legion" (2018) • "Parks and Recreation" (2014–2015) • "The Sarah Silverman Program." (2007) • "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp" (2015) • "The Day the Earth Stood Still" (2008) • "Shrek Forever After" (2010) • "Toast of London" (2015) • "Kissing Jessica Stein" (2001) • "Good Omens" (2019) • "Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie" (2016) • "Keeping Up with the Joneses" (2016) • "Robot Chicken" (2011) • "Metalocalypse" (2012) • "Bob's Burgers" (2013) • "The Greatest Event in Television History" (2012–2013) • "The Simpsons" (2010) • "Minions" (2015) • "The Jesus Rolls" (2019)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"Mad Men" (2012–2013)

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Jon Hamm was born in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

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Jon Hamm was born on March 10, 1971.

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