Jon Hamm is embracing something Hollywood doesn’t always spotlight: getting older and actually enjoying it. The Emmy-winning actor is opening up about life in his mid-50s, why success doesn’t always equal fulfillment, and how his latest role is tapping into some familiar territory. As he gears up for Season 2 of “Your Friends & Neighbors,” Jon Hamm is reflecting on everything from career highs to personal growth, and why this chapter of his life might be his best yet.. Jon Hamm Says Aging Is ‘Fun’ And Earned. C Flanigan/imageSPACE / MEGA. At 55, Hamm isn’t shying away from getting older. In fact, he’s celebrating it.. “If you’ve made it this far, you’re doing something right,” Hamm shared in his interview with AARP’s Movies for Grownups, making it clear he’s fully leaning into this stage of life. “I’m very lucky. I get to do what I’ve always wanted to do at, I think, the highest level. I still appreciate it every day. I still love going to work. So for me, aging is fun, honestly. I’ve enjoyed it. I’ve earned it.”. Rather than viewing aging as a setback, Hamm sees it as something he’s worked for and something worth appreciating.. From ‘Mad Men’ To Now. Steven Bergman/AFF-USA.COM / MEGA. Since wrapping “Mad Men” in 2015, Hamm has kept his momentum going with a wide range of roles. He’s taken on everything from a chilling sheriff in “Fargo” to a tech billionaire love interest opposite Jennifer Aniston in “The Morning Show.” He’s even poked fun at himself with a comedic turn on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”. Now, he’s stepping back into the spotlight with “Your Friends & Neighbors,” where he plays Andrew “Coop” Cooper, a disgraced hedge fund manager resorting to theft to maintain his lifestyle. While Hamm’s newest character may live in a very different world than Don Draper, he admits the two aren’t as far apart as they seem.. “There’s a lot of shared DNA between the two characters. There’s a competency there in both of their jobs, but also kind of an unfulfilled quality to what looks like, from the outside viewer, material success,” he said. “One of the early episodes of ‘Mad Men’ ends with the song, ‘Is That All There Is?’ That could be Coop’s theme song, or at least the theme song to Westmont Village [the setting of ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’], because that’s certainly one of the themes that we drill down on the show.”. Jon Hamm Reflects On Loss And Life Lessons. ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA. Hamm also got candid about the personal experiences that shaped him, including the loss of both of his parents before he turned 20.. “I’ve had tremendous advice over the course of my life. Unfortunately, I lost both my parents before I turned 20, but I had some other folks in my life who were able to remind me that, yes, sometimes bad things happen, but if you let those things define you, then you’re going to end up wallowing in those things…” he explained.
