daniel jon born march american actor director television producer best known playing advertising executive drama series mad men mid-1990s lived los_angeles making appearances television series providence division brian related feature film debut space adventure film space following year minor role independent comedy gained wide recognition began airing july performance earned golden globe award best actor television series drama primetime emmy award outstanding lead actor drama series directed episodes appeared remake science fiction film day earth stood leading film role independent thriller stolen supporting roles town received primetime emmy award nominations performances mad men present television credits include starring sky arts series young doctor guest roles parks recreation wet hot american summer day camp provided voice animated film forever starred animated film early life born missouri son father ran family company mother secretary german english irish descent surname originates german immigrants parents divorced years old lived mother death cancer moved father acting role grade cast enjoyed experience acting seriously attended private member football baseball swim teams time dated future actress father died following graduation enrolled member fraternity arrested participating violent incident occurred november involving student beaten leading fraternity house hammer beneath clothes set fire incident led fraternity shut campus completed terms deferred charges dismissed august enrolled missouri answered advertisement theater company looking players production night dream auditioned cast production roles followed assassins graduating bachelor_of_arts english returned high school teach eighth grade acting students ellie later actress star original series recurring role screenwriter career early work known actor years visited hollywood wishing stay normal career moved los_angeles permanently automobile moved house aspiring actors began working attending auditions acted theatre including production shakespeare finding employment actor difficult despite representation unlike actors age cast youth oriented productions like creek older appearance having failed obtain acting jobs years dropped continued working briefly set designer pornography film repeatedly failing obtain promising roles set 30th birthday deadline succeed hollywood stating suck find agent home gave shot end thing wanted actors years old grasp reality working gave years said going time wrong place soon said like started working right away obtained role romantic nbc drama series providence episode contract grew led quit waiting tables feature film debut line space adventure substantial roles followed independent comedy kissing war film soldiers filming turned career bolstered played recurring role police inspector lifetime television series division minor roles followed television series brian csi miami related unit mad men said reasons looks jon later actors gave acting international recognition received breakthrough role cast candidates protagonist character don drama series mad men series set fictional 1960s advertising agency plays advertising executive obscure past recalled read script mad men loved thought cast mean thought guys look like movie stars actor proven track record likely chosen network aired went numerous auditions explained time casting directors bring character given mad men creator initially thought handsome role ultimately decided perfect cast sort perfect male actor raised parents similar backstory memories father portray dressed influential figure business society hiding great inner turmoil facing changes world control mad men debuted july million viewers quickly developed loyal audience receiving strong reviews today complimentary noting interpretation performance boston_globe called brilliant lead work won golden globe award best actor television series drama nominated screen actors guild award outstanding performance male actor primetime emmy award outstanding lead actor drama series nominated screen actors guild award category received primetime emmy award nomination outstanding lead actor drama series received golden globe award nomination mad men concluded seven season run received primetime emmy award outstanding lead actor drama series september receiving emmy nominations acting producing series film role science fiction film day earth stood remake film film received mixed reviews financially successful earning million worldwide box office hosted saturday night live season episode october played roles including don sketches returned host january october guest starred episodes nbc situation comedy 30_rock doctor neighbor love interest liz_lemon tina fey performances received nominations primetime emmy award outstanding guest actor comedy series film projects include independent mystery thriller stolen leading role plays man trying circumstances surrounding son kidnapping hollywood reporter stated feature came unable role voice cameo animated feature released leader named year appeared fbi agent town receiving scripts set 60s playing advertising guys pleased film offered role opposite don feature received generally favorable reviews earned million worldwide acting role defense attorney independent drama based eponymous poem december guest appearance fbi supervisor fox animated series simpsons returning film appeared action fantasy movie punch character high roller doctor supporting role comedy rude arrogant sex buddy seen independent feature produced alongside partner story centers group friends lives changed couples group begin children recurring role sitcom increasingly poor decisions margaret servant role later revealed fact fictionalized version complaining dave servant required written episodes mad men hosted 21st awards july played sports agent disney sports drama million dollar arm following year starred alongside ovation television dark comedy young doctor playing older version character december december number roles comedy shows day camp animated comedy voice major box office success despite mixed reviews grossed total billion worldwide filmed upcoming action comedy keeping spring stars released october pushed seven months upcoming film roles include drama science fiction film prime comedy crime film personal life began relationship actress screenwriter jointly homes los_angeles new_york interview discussion relationship said piece paper says husband wife years girlfriend deeper know people married ready kids ruling appeared gap related campaign advertisements april formed production company advocates animal rescue adopted mixed breed dog named love animal shelter california september announced ending relationship role required smoke gave smoking set smoke actual cigarettes cigarettes contain tobacco march representative confirmed recently completed treatment alcoholism additionally reported developing filming mad men identifies democrat sports related endorsements avid tennis player devoted fan team appeared television spots advertising team fan major_league_baseball mlb team narrated official highlight film world series cardinals won cricket fan having introduced sport filming young doctor product endorsements march hired replacing actor new voice actor hybrid campaign debuted commercial titled change air featuring voice frequent mad men character don spoke aspiring win accounts reception internationally viewed sex symbol named people magazine sexiest men alive november entertainment_weekly named year named magazine year won international man award september filmography film television music videos awards nominations
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