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Ellie Kemperis reflecting on her high school years — and her connection toJon Hamm!
“Jon Hamm is a generous, selfless kind of guy,” Kemper, 43, said on an episode ofAndy Cohen’sAndy Cohen Liveon Sirius XM. “I reached out to him when I was doing my one-person show. A little comedy show. I had my little suitcase of props. I was doing this one-person show in Los Angeles, and at that time, he was already famous onMad Men.”
Kemper continued, “I emailed him from our high school directory. I said, ‘Hey, I’m doing this show. I know you’re really busy, but it’d be great if you could come.’ And he came, and that’s when I really reconnected with him.”
Jon Hamm at the Maggie Moores premiere in 2023.Theo Wargo/Getty
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Of the kindness Hamm, 52, displayed, theOfficealum added: “I mean, that’s a class act, right? He’s a good guy.”
Cohen then butted in with a correction, saying, “Excuse me, he’sgreatlooking.”
Kemper had to agree. “He is, in fact, great looking,” she said, even using the word “dreamy.”
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Hamm has also spoken about his time teaching Kemper while jointly speaking withEntertainment Weeklyin 2013. “You were in ninth grade, and this is a class that had everyone from ninth grade to seniors in it — so you were on the young end of the spectrum,” Hamm told Kepmer at the time. “And yet, I remember you being very good.”
“I think there’s still a teacher-student dynamic, and acting with him was a little bit nerve-racking just because I felt like he was still grading me on some level,” she added. “But he’s a wonderful man and it was a lot of fun.”
source: people.com
