Jon Hamm on Imitating Will Arnett's Voice on Grimsburg: 'I Probably Owe Him Royalties at This Point'
Hamm tells PEOPLE that several elements went into finding the voice of the detective, who has a beer belly and mustache, explaining, "Part of it was understanding that he was going to look like that. Part of it was understanding that he's probably not getting a lot of sleep, and part of it was trying to find something that sounded pretty funny, and the biggest part of it was I just always, whenever I'm asked to do a voice, I just imitate Will Arnett.”
That takes care of most of the decision making
“There's a funny thing about Will, who once you hear his voice, you can't not hear his voice, and he'll say the same thing,” Hamm says of Arnett, 53. “He's been working in the voiceover and animation world forever, and I love how his voice sounds, and I probably owe him royalties at this point, but he's the number one guy for me. I think his voice is just super resonant.”
“The funny thing about Will is that he's trying to do an impression of me and it just sounds like him,” he jokingly adds.
Hamm is also slated to reunite with his Mad Men costar Christina Hendricks, who will guest star on the first season of Grimsburg.
“Christina also has one of those amazing voices as well,” Hamm, who also serves as an executive producer on the series, says. “It just happens to be packaged in the package that she also brings to it, but her voice is amazing.”
“I think she's done quite a bit of work in this space, so it was a great pleasure for her to say yes, honestly. I called her and said, ‘Would you consider doing this? And it might be fun and funny for people to hear that,’ and it has been so far.”
“Sharp eared viewers might hear some other people maybe from the Mad Men universe. Keep tuned in.”
Mr and Mrs Hamm were at the W Magazine party.
Casamigos continued their partnership with W Magazine in celebrating the Golden Globes Best Performances to kick off award season
The star-studded tequila-fueled event was held at the famous penthouse of the Chateau Marmont
Mr and Mrs Hamm were at the Mean Girls premiere... https://www.etonline.com/jon-hamm-dishes-on-6-month-anniversary-with-wife-anna-osceola
"It's exciting, you know, it's very nice. We had our six-month anniversary on Christmas Eve, so that was sort of nice. It makes it easier to remember.
There was a lot going on, it was Christmas Eve.
I forgot I did all this actually, it was one of those things, you know? We shot it all last year and it had to come out at some point so now it's all coming out, but I'm very excited to see it," he added. "I haven't seen [Mean Girls] yet so, very excited to see it!"
"I mean, obviously, whenever Tina says jump I say, 'How high,' so it's exciting to do it and I'm happy to be part of the team. "
Mr Hamm was at the Comedy gives back fundraiser
Mr Hamm was at The Art of Elysium’s 2024 Heaven Gala anniversary at The Wiltern in L.A
The program and dinner opened with a reading of Dr. Seuss’ Oh The Places You’ll Go from Shanola Hampton, spearheading the night’s theme wherein others—Jon Hamm, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Patton Oswalt, Jason Siegel, and more—took the stage to recite words from passages they were inspired by. Presented by Howell, Amy Smart, and TV Host Carter Oosterhouse were also honored with the Spirit of Elysium Award, alongside Cara Santana, who was meant to receive the award in 2021.
Drinking on the drive had the same day on repeat
I've forgotten how to act, I've forgotten...
All my windows down 'cause I saw Jon Hamm at the beach
I've forgotten how to act, I've forgotten how to act
A million shattered rocks surround the man in disguise
We're pretending all the time, we're pretending...
Now I'm watching reruns of the reruns in my mind
We're pretending all the time, we're pretending all the time
What a funny way to fake it
So these days I don't know
What part do you want me to show?
Blue chair sinking low
Long day I got nowhere to go
Balancing between I'm getting far I'm getting farther
Far from the mark
I've forgotten how to act, I've forgotten...
I am so in love with the man I should have been
He was there just out of reach, I saw Jon Hamm at the beach
What a funny way to fake it
So these days I don't know
What part do you want me to show?
Blue chair sinking low
Long day I got nowhere to go
Balancing between I'm getting far I'm getting farther
Balancing between I'm getting farther
Mr Hamm was at the Golden Globes Foundation hosted by Aja Naomi King and Eva LaRue at the Beverly Hilton.
Mr and Mrs Hamm were a star-studded night at Sunset Tower Hotel
Mr Hamm was at the 17th MPTF’s annual 'Evening Before'benefit
Mr and Mrs Hamm were at the FX and Vanity Fair "Celebrate Fearless Television Emmy party" at Sunset Towers. L. A.
Mr and Mrs Hamm were at Funke in Beverly Hills. Mr and Mrs Hamm were at the Curb Your Enthusiasm season 12 premiere.