Don Draper Wax Figure Unveiled, Jon Hamm Takes Selfies at Madame Tussauds
Jon Hamm, who portrays the lead character Don Draper on AMC's "Mad Men," received a high honor at New York City's Madame Tussauds over the weekend.
On Friday, May 9, the actor attended the unveiling of the wax figure of his character Don Draper which he even posed beside for a selfie.
"That's a no-brainer," Hamm said of the selfie, according to the Associated Press. "I'm probably not done doing that either."
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While the Don Draper figure is dressed sharply in a grey suit, Hamm himself coincidentally also wore a grey suit as he admired the latest creation at New York's popular wax museum.
"This is happenstance, but it is kind of crazy how kind of identical we decided to dress," Hamm explained. "I'm referring to him as a human being as if he dressed himself."
The actor went on to make a self-deprecating joke about his acting on the hit drama series "Mad Men."
"A lot of people would say this [figure] kind of describes my acting," Hamm said. "A lot of waxy stares, a lot of silent brooding."
The actor was joined at Madame Tussauds by his longtime girlfriend Jennifer Westfeldt. "Mad Men" is currently airing the first half of its seventh and final season on AMC. The Matthew Weiner-created series also stars Christina Hendricks, January Jones, John Slattery, Elisabeth Moss, and many others.
Meanwhile, Hamm is currently promoting his latest film, Disney's "Million Dollar Arm," in theaters May 16. The 43-year-old actor portrays struggling sports agent J.B. Bernstein in the baseball film, which is based on a true story. In the film, Bernstein embarks on a quest to find baseball talent in India before learning to care for two homesick and fish-out-of-water recruits back in the U.S.
"I'm a big baseball fan and never heard the story (of the contest)," Hamm told New York Daily News of the film. "I was like, 'How'd this get past me?' The more I read about it, I found out how moving and unlikely it was. I really responded to this emotional journey that Bernstein goes on. He set out to make money, then had this experience that changed his life."
