The real reason Jon Hamm did 'Bridesmaids' and why his agents were scrambling

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Jon Hamm's role in "Bridesmaids" was legendary, but it turns out that he was only in the film as a favor to a friend. That friend?

Kristen Wiig. In discussing his Ted character in the 2011 film on SiriusXM's "Pop Culture Spotlight with Jessica Shaw," Jon revealed that he signed on without a script, without a financial agreement or without even talking to his agents."I did that movie before there was a part, before there was a script, I said 'yes' to it.

And [my] agents went, 'Oh, well, s***. How do we, you know, ask for money?' And I was like, 'Don't worry about it. It just, let me let go have fun with friends,'" Jon said.

The "Mad Men" actor and Kristen, who co-wrote the film, have been close for years, having initially struck up a friendship while he hosted "SNL" in 2010.