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What if Jon Hamm played Jack on 30 Rock?

by Bob Sassone, posted Jan 22nd 2009 3:36PM

Fey/HammAll this talk about Mad Men star Jon Hamm doing several episodes of 30 Rock as Liz's new boyfriend and this is the first time that this little nugget of information has come out: Hamm auditioned for the role of Jack Donaghy!

(He didn't get it.)

In an Entertainment Weekly interview with Fey and Hamm, Hamm unveils that he was one of the first people to audition for the role of the NBC executive on 30 Rock. It was so early in the auditioning process that even Fey doesn't remember him coming in to read the lines. Hmmm...someone else as Jack. Baldwin is so perfect in the role that it's hard to picture someone else there, though I guess if someone else was in the role we wouldn't even think of Baldwin. It will make a great extra for the next DVD set though.

As for Baldwin doing Don Draper, that wouldn't have worked out. I think he'd be too well-known. One of the things that makes Mad Men work is that a lot of the cast aren't household names.

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Hm Unknown...

Vincent Kartheiser was Connor on Angel
Christina Hendricks was on (pick a name of four) on Firefly
Elisabeth Moss was Zoey Bartlett on The West Wing
John Slattery was on almost everything (including Sex & the City if you get my drift)

I would not say unknown Bob. They all just didn't have lead roles in the past. But I knew half the cast when I first saw them on Mad Men.

I think "Coffee is for Closers" is enough of a reference for Alec Baldwin to make it into that office, but he wouldn't have had the pull to play the role later on when he had to play a guy betraying his wife because of ... whatever... I don't really know what drives Don to do these things. There are reasons but no explanation.

Damn you now I can't wait for Season 3 of Mad Men. Shame on you.

January 22 2009 at 5:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Willmore2000

Speaking of other cast not being well known, but I didn't realize this until I watch the early West Wing seasons again, but Peggy Olson is Zoey Bartlet. It was a small "Finkle is Einhorn" moment for me.

January 22 2009 at 4:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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