CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Actor Jon Hamm, who got here to fame starring as advert govt Don Draper on the AMC collection “Mad Males,” was named Tuesday because the 2025 Man of the Yr by Harvard College’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
The theater group, which dates to 1844 and claims to be the world’s third-oldest nonetheless working, mentioned Hamm will obtain his Pudding Pot award at a celebratory roast Jan. 31. Afterwards, he’ll attend a efficiency of Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 176th manufacturing, “101 Damnations.”
“Let’s hope our roast doesn’t give him any heart palpitations — he’s had enough drama with that,” Producer Willow Woodward mentioned in a press release, referring to destiny of Hamm’s character within the final episode of the 2024 Paramount+ collection “Landman.” “However along with his work ethic, we’re assured he’ll tackle our stage with as a lot grit as Texas oil fields. He’s the proper man to strike gold and earn his Pudding Pot this January.”
Hasty Pudding Theatricals offers the awards to individuals who have made lasting and spectacular contributions to the world of leisure.
Hamm is finest recognized for starring in “Mad Men,” but he has had a storied acting career. Among his achievements, he received Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for his portrayal of Sheriff Roy Tillman in the FX series “Fargo,” he’s starred in several movies, including “Bad Times at the El Royale,” and he is hosted “Saturday Night Live” thrice.
Different latest Man of the Yr winners have included Barry Keoghan final yr, Bob Odenkirk in 2023 and Jason Bateman in 2022.
Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ Girl of the Yr Award, which dates to 1951, will probably be awarded Feb. 6.
