8 Embarrassing First Jobs Famous Filmmakers Endured
7. Jon Hamm Was A Set Dresser On A Softcore Porn Movie
Jon Hamm had a lot of trouble finding work as a young actor; he looked older than his years, so he wasnt a good fit for teen centred shows like Dawsons Creek. Sometimes hed even find himself auditioning for roles as the father on these shows, despite being in his twenties. He took any odd jobs he could find to work through this lean period, including a brief stint as a set dresser on a softcore porn movie. He found the experience of moving furniture around sweaty naked people to be soul-crushing, and that being on a set with dead eyed actors pretending to have sex was so depressing that he vowed not to try it again. Hes spoken about the experience several times in interviews since, and while he can see the funny side of it hes definitely not fond of having that credit to his name.
