Mr Hamm has been named 2025 Man of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
The Theater group which dates to 1844 and claims to be the world's third-oldest still operating said Hamm will receive his Pudding Pot award at a celebratory roast Jan.31. Afterwards, he will attend a performance of Hasty Pudding Theatricals'176th production, "101 Damnations".
"Let's hope our roast doesn't give him any heart palpitations _ he's had enough drama with that," Producer Willow Woodward said in a statement, referring to fate of Hamm's character in the last episode of the 2024 Paramount+ series "Landman." "But with his work ethic, we're confident he'll take on our stage with as much grit as Texas oil fields. He's the perfect man to strike gold and earn his Pudding Pot this January"
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Mr Hamm was at 2025 Sony Open week
It’s a beautiful day for golf and such a great event that gives so much back to the community. The people of Sony were kind enough to ask me to come on down to play. It’s my second time coming down here to play golf, so I dig it.”
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A rep for Bub City tells PEOPLE that Hamm casually walked onstage as Lloyd Snyder of Lloyd Snyder & the Big Rig Band handed him a mic. "Jon's here," Hamm announced to the packed crowd, prompting lots of cheers and clapping.
“All right, Jon, welcome to Chicago,” Snyder said, as he pointed the actor toward the lyrics screen.
"Chicago's wonderful, but I'm from St. Louis,” Hamm then said, jokingly adding, “Calm down, everyone.”
According to Bub City's rep, the actor was in town for the NHL Winter Classic, which saw the Chicago Blackhawks face off against the St. Louis Blues at Wrigley Field on New Year's Eve.
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Mr Hamm about his role in Landman
First, are you doing OK amid the wildfires? [Note: Hamm resides in Los Angeles.]
We are, fortunately, fine. The fires didn’t really come this far east to us, and the ones in the east didn’t come this far west to us. We’re kind of right in the middle, which is very fortunate.
After watching Landman, which deals with the elements as well as constant fires, did playing this character of Monty give you any new perspective on what’s going on right now in L.A.?
Yes and no. Certainly, it’s specific and it’s quite different to have something like [the wildfires happening now] because it’s so devastating, honestly. The way that the fires happen in the show are a little more specific and contained; this is a whole different thing. I have lived in Los Angeles pretty long and I’ve never seen anything like this. It’s just a devastating kind of situation that you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy, and unfortunately here we are going through it. I wish everybody good health. We’ve had so many people lose their home who are close to us. Fortunately, they didn’t lose their lives, and all that stuff can be replaced, but it’s going to take a long time to come back from it and it’s not going to be an easy road. It very much puts it all in perspective.
What initially made you want to take on this role of Monty? And now that we know, was the one-season commitment part appealing?
Well, yes and no. Part of it is that my other commitments don’t really allow me to be a series regular on another show. I’m very happy that they asked me to do this, but I’ll tell you exactly what it was — it was the ability to work with Taylor [Sheridan] and Billy Bob [Thornton]. Those are guys whose careers I’ve been really paying attention to. They’re just working at the top of their game. I knew the show was going to be good; I didn’t know it was really going to spark in the culture the way it has, and that part of it is even better. It’s always fun to be a part of the conversation when you’re in something that people really respond to. I’ve had that on a couple of occasions.
Your fate was left somewhat ambiguous in the finale, but your co-creator Christian Wallace has since confirmed that Monty has indeed passed. What was it like filming your final scenes in the hospital?
Those kinds of scenes are particularly difficult because you’re on your way out, basically, and that’s not fun. But honestly, being with the caliber of actors that I was with — Demi [Moore] and Billy Bob and everybody involved — it was just truly outstanding. You go, “This is a spectacular group of people,” and I just can’t imagine it being any more exciting or fun. Obviously, the particulars of the job in that case are a little difficult given that you’ve got tubes and a bunch of gunk all up in you, but the rest of it is fun. Who gets to be present at their own death, you know? (Laughs).
I’m now trying to think if you’ve died in any previous roles.
You know, I can’t remember it either. My sister texted me and she said, “I can’t believe I had to watch you die on screen.” And I was like, “Haven’t you seen that before?” And she was like, “No!”
Was that the final scene you filmed with Billy Bob Thornton?
I can’t really remember the last scene I shot; that was back in February of last year. But it was an interesting experience for me, because my time on the show was so condensed because of scheduling and whatnot, so a lot of my stuff was on phone calls. I remember not even meeting Billy Bob until three or four weeks into my shooting schedule. Our time together was brief, but it was certainly fun.
Viewers will be sad to not see you in a likely season two, but Sheridan tends to keep his stars around. Are there any other worlds in the Sheridan-verse you would like to play around in?
I really have nothing geared up for that answer, but I do love Taylor and working for him. It was a great experience. We truly had a great group of people working on the show and that extends to the crew and everyone else. Just a spectacular group of people, and we made a great show. People really like it. That’s pretty much all you can hope for in the world of stuff like this. You think, well this is a once in a lifetime kind of deal but even so, you pinch yourself when you get the opportunity to do something like that.
Another one of your beloved roles, and one that is very of-the-moment, is your character on Apple’s The Morning Show, whose ending was also left ambiguous going into the next season. Can you say anything about your involvement in season four?
(Laughs) Probably not. First of all, because I don’t know. I don’t really know what the schedule is on that or what’s happening, other than, again, that I had the best time I could imagine working on that show. It was truly fun and spectacular and a great experience. Again, getting to work with people on that level — that cast is stacked with home-run hitters — was just a great experience and I’m looking forward to hopefully doing some more.
What are you working on next that you can talk about?
I do have a show coming out this April on Apple called Your Friends and Neighbors, and that was already picked up for a season two. So we will get that going in due time. There will be plenty of Hamm onscreen.
You’ve been playing some intense, timely and powerful guys lately. What excites you about the roles you’ve been taking on?
I’ve been lucky enough to be in this business for long enough where people know and can trust me with whatever they want to write. I’m a versatile enough of an actor to get a wide range of stuff, and that’s been great. I’m glad it’s not just a reiteration of [Mad Men‘s] Don Draper or whatever people see. I like the diversity that I’m able to portray. That’s the fun stuff.
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annual fantasy football league at Shakey’s Pizza in L.A
Mr Hamm was at the Sundance Institute Gala at the Grand Hyatt Deer Valley.
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Mr Hamm was at The Elvis Suite for an interview with Elvis Mitchell... Sundance Fest.
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Mr Hamm was at the Variety & Audible's Cocktails and Conversation at Sundance Festival.
A. Lipstadt, Alia Shawkat, Ana de Reguera, Hamm, Kate Navin, B. Carrigan, R. Ghiazza.
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Jon Hamm is redonning his fedora for the role of Jack Bergin, an FBI agent turned private investigator, in the new Audible original series “The Big Fix: A Jack Bergin Mystery.”
The eight-part series, created by John Mankiewicz and directed by Aaron Lipstadt, is a sequel to Audible’s cinematic audio drama “The Big Lie” from the duo. The new season debuts exclusively from Audible on April 24. Hamm leads an all-star cast in “a riveting tale of corruption and displacement in 1950s Los Angeles,” according to Audible...
In the upcoming installment, Hamm is joined by returning cast members Ana de la Reguera and John Slattery, alongside newcomers Alia Shawkat, Omar Epps, Erin Moriarty, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Sosie Bacon, David Giuntoli and Taylor Zakhar Perez.
The series is written by Mankiewicz, Lipstadt, Jamie Napoli, Daniel Pyne and Katie Pyne and executive produced by Mankiewicz, Hamm, Shawkat, Jason Ross, Colin Moore, Daniel Pyne and Lipstadt.
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"Returning to Jack Bergin’s world for ‘The Big Fix’ has been an incredible experience, and collaborating once again with John Mankiewicz is truly a privilege,” Hamm said in a statement. “This season explores a pivotal yet often-overlooked chapter in 1950s Los Angeles history, and I’m proud to be part of bringing it to light.”
Jon Hamm is redonning his fedora in the audible original series 'The Big fix
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Jon Hamm ‘Stoked’ for Hasty Pudding Roast
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but this was not the first time Hamm was offered the award, he said in an interview Thursday.
The Hasty Pudding Theatricals first reached out “back in the Mad Men days,” but Hamm was “too busy working” to receive the honor, he said.
“I had to regretfully pass and I thought, ‘Oh no. They’ll never ask me again. I’m bummed,’” Hamm said. “Then it came around again.”
“It’s a tremendous honor, and I felt very happy to be considered,” he added.
Hamm said he expects his Man of the Year ceremony to be a “whimsical, light-hearted event.”
“Especially given all of the things that seem to be happening that are bummers in the world, this is one thing that isn’t,” he said. “It’s nice to celebrate a little, to spark a little joy.”
When asked what he expects the Hasty Pudding performers to roast him about, Hamm said there is plenty of material to be found “if you dig around on the internet.”“I have lived half a century or more on the planet, so you don’t get that kind of miles on your odometer without having plenty of embarrassing fodder for a roast,” he said.Still, Hamm seemed unfazed by the prospect of the Theatricals’ scathing comments.
“It’s not my first rodeo,” he said. “I’m happyto take all the slings and arrows that come my way.”
Beyond Friday’s roast and receiving the Pudding Pot, Hamm said he is especially looking forward to the event because of his background as a former theater major and a high school theater teacher.
“Those are my people,” he said of undergraduate theater groups. “I’m happy to be around them for another weekend.”
After Hamm was announced as Man of the Year, Hasty Pudding alumni James M. W. “Jim” Downey ’74 — a former writer for Saturday Night Live — and Peter W. Schandorff ’68, Hamm’s eighth grade history teacher, both reached out to congratulate Hamm on his selection, Hamm said.
Hamm’s friendship with past members of the group also contributed to his excitement to receive the award, he added.
“I have a lot of friends in my world who are members of Hasty Pudding,” he said. “It felt nice to be asked to be in their world for just a little bit.”
Hamm said he hopes to fully immerse himself in his Man of the Year experience.
“I don’t participate in anything halfway,” he said. “I’m very much excited to lean in and jump in with both feet.”
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