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Jon Hamm was the winner of the Golden Globe for best actor
in a TV series drama for Mad Men. Photos courtesy
of AMC
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Alumnus
Wins Golden Globe
Editor's Note: Jon Hamm attended
Mizzou on a theatre scholarship and graduated in 1993 with an
English degree. As a student, Hamm played the role of Cliff in
the 1992 Summer Repertory production of Cabaret and in
1993 appeared in Assassins, also a musical.
By Pete Bland
Like numerous other Golden
Globe winners Jan, 13, Jon Hamm missed out on experiencing
a moment about which most actors only dream.
The University of Missouri grad, however, wasn’t going to
let the strike by the writers in the entertainment industry intrude
on his high.
With the Golden Globes ceremony canceled because of the writers'
walkout, Hamm — a St. Louis native who graduated from MU with
an English degree in 1993 — celebrated his award for best actor
in a television drama series during a penthouse gathering at the
famed Chateau Marmont.
There, among family, friends and colleagues, the festivities only
grew wilder when Mad
Men — the breakout AMC series for which Hamm, as '60s
ad man Don Draper, won his award — later added a Globe for best
television drama series.
Hamm spoke with a number of reporters in Hollywood the night of
the awards. Here are some of the highlights of what he had to
say about his unforgettable evening:
- “I wish I could have thanked
everybody publicly,” Hamm told The Associated Press. “But
it was still a great experience. I wouldn’t trade it.
I will remember this always.”
- “We were on the balcony. I almost
fell over,” Hamm told the Los Angeles Times. “I
never had this experience of feeling weak in the knees.”
- “It’s perfect for our
show. I have nothing to compare it — it just feels great.”
- “This whole thing just makes
me sad,” Hamm added about the somewhat bittersweet victory
because of the strike. “I hope everyone can start acting
like adults again and not like petulant fourth-graders. Everyone
wants to get back to work.”
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“We all sort of collectively
freaked out at both of the announcements,” Hamm told Variety.
“We're all here on the balcony, watching the sun
set over Sunset Boulevard — there's nothing better than
that. It was, and is, a beautiful night.”
- “It felt special to be surrounded
by close friends and family,” Hamm told USA Today.
“I was surrounded by everyone who meant so much to me.
The only people I didn’t get to thank are the other nominees
and the Hollywood Foreign Press.”
Hamm’s also was nominated for
a Screen Actors Guild award for best actor in a TV drama series.
Note: This Jan. 14, 2008, article and has
been republished with permission from the Columbia Daily Tribune.
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