Ellie Kemper and Jon Hamm go approach again. Lengthy earlier than sharing the TV display collectively on “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” the 2 actors really had a connection that was made in highschool.
Throughout a latest episode of Andy Cohen’s “Deep and Shallow” podcast, Kemper spilled the tea about how she first met Hamm as a teen.
Ellie Kemper And Jon Hamm Have Historical past!
Whereas chatting with Cohen, Kemper, 43, reminisced about her freshman yr when Hamm was her drama trainer.
“So, he’s 10 years older than I’m. He went to my highschool, to provide individuals some background, he went to my highschool, went to varsity, got here again and taught drama for a yr at our highschool. And he’s the youngest trainer by far. He’s not unhealthy wanting and he’s instructing drama,” Kemper advised Cohen. “He’s, actually nice wanting. Dreamy.”
“The Workplace” actress defined how the 2 reconnected years after her drama class.
“Jon Hamm is beneficiant, selfless type of man. I reached out to him once I was doing my one-person present. Slightly comedy present. I had my little suitcase of props,” she continued. “I used to be doing this one-person present in Los Angeles, and at the moment, he was already well-known on ‘Mad Males.’”
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Kemper ended up emailing Hamm, 52, from their highschool listing to inform him in regards to the present she was doing and to ask him to it.
“I stated, ‘Hey, I’m doing this present. I do know you’re actually busy, however it’d be nice should you might come,’” she stated. “And he got here, and that’s once I actually reconnected with him.”
See a clip of the podcast episode HERE.
The 2 later acquired the chance to share the TV display collectively within the Netflix hit authentic present, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” the place he performed the function of Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne who stored Kemper’s character locked in a bunker for a few years.
“After they advised us that he could be taking part in the reverend, it was incredible,” Kemper stated throughout the Tv Critics Affiliation panel in 2015. “However I used to be a bit of scared. I feel there’s nonetheless a teacher-student dynamic, and performing with him was a bit of bit nerve-racking simply because I felt like he was nonetheless grading me on some degree. However he’s an exquisite man and it was a whole lot of enjoyable.”
Jon Hamm Talked About His Connection With Ellie Kemper In 2013
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Again in 2013 throughout an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Kemper and Hamm mentioned their St. Louis highschool connection.
“You had been in ninth grade and it is a class that had everybody from ninth grade to seniors in it – so that you had been on the younger finish of the spectrum, and but I keep in mind you being excellent,” Hamm stated to Kemper.
“Do you keep in mind being excellent or do you keep in mind considering, ‘Oh my gosh, that is one thing that I’m going to do?’”
Kemper replied, “That’s very beneficiant of you – I don’t keep in mind being excellent, however I keep in mind having fun with it so much, and I’m not making an attempt to kiss as much as you. I feel that’s a credit score to you and [John Burroughs School theater chair] Mr. Wayne Salomon, since you would possibly like one thing, however then when you’ve gotten a trainer who’s incredible, you prefer it much more.”