Before Mad Men or Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Hamm taught drama at Kempers high school in St. Louis.
Long before they shared the screen inUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,Jon HammandEllie Kemperhad an unlikely connection.
“Here’s the thing,” Kemper explained.
Jon Hamm and Ellie Kemper.Michael Caulfield/WireImage
“So, he’s 10 years older than I am.
He went to my high school.
And he’s the youngest teacher by far.
He’s not bad looking, and he’s teaching drama.”
“Excuse me,” Cohen interjected.
“He is in fact great looking,” Kemper added.
He went out of his way to help support her even after he’d already found success onMad Men.
“Jon Hamm is a generous, selfless kind of guy,” Kemper said.
“I reached out to him when I was doing my one-person show.
A little comedy show.
I had my little suitcase of props.
I said, ‘Hey, I’m doing this show.
I know you’re really busy, but it’d be great if you could come.’
And he came, and that’s when I really reconnected with him.”
“I mean, that’s a class act, right?”
“He’s a good guy.”
“And yet I remember you being very good.
“That’s very generous of you,” Kemper said.
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