Don Draper, who? Before Mad Men made him a household name, Jon Hamm could have been known for playing some of the most beloved dads in teen drama history.The Missouri native, 49, reflected on some of the first gigs he auditioned for during a new episode of Rolling Stone‘s “Too Long, Didn’t Watch” podcast and revealed that he went up for the role of Sandy Cohen on Fox’s The O.C.
in the early 2000s.“I was probably 31 or 32,” Hamm recalled on the Tuesday, January 12, podcast episode. “I think it was me and Harry Hamlin [auditioning].”Peter Gallagher ended up securing the role and portrayed Sandy Cohen — the father of Adam Brody‘s character, Seth — for four seasons between 2003 and 2007.
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