Jon Hamm Revisits His First Role as 'Gorgeous Guy at Bar' on 'Ally McBeal'

Jon Hamm makes an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, airing on Tuesday (May 29), and reveals that his first role in the world of acting didn’t even have a name.

The 47-year-old actor told Ellen that he was merely the “Gorgeous Guy at Bar” on the ’90s series Ally McBeal.

“I took it in stride,” Jon said of his life after Ally McBeal. “I eventually got a job and I eventually got to talk in front of a camera and I eventually got to talk more and in repeated episodes. It was, again, moving from St. Louis to L.A. is jumping into a very deep, very scary pool and it’s difficult, but it’s exciting.”

Jon also talks about his upcoming comedy Tag, his whitewater rafting plans, and how he was used as a human jungle gym while teaching kids in daycare – Watch below!

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