dating show. >> jon hamm is next. he's 25 years old. he's a waiter. jon hamm, ladies and gentlemen. >> don draper always gets the woman, but did a young jon hamm do the same? the surprising answer revealed today, saturday, april 5th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with lester holt and erica hill, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on a saturday. i'm lester holt. >> and i'm erica hill alongside jenna wolfe and dylan dreyer. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> jon hamm looking very '90s in that video. >> so '90s. >> that hair is frightening. >> i love the hair. no! i love it. >> it is frightening. >> but he's still got that suave kind of look to him. >> he's giving it right now. >> i think he's got that laid back kind of a look. >> wouldn't you like to say to him, hey, guy, in 10, 15 years, you're going to be making millions of dollars. >> then you could get a haircut. >> had to go on a tv show for a date back then. probably not now. >> pro

it's jon hamm on a dating show nearly 20 years ago.et him get away. >> he was going to give her a "fabulous" night. [ laughter ] >>> supermodel mommy randa kerr is speaking up about co-parenting after her wedding with orlando bloom and sharing beauty secrets and we'll try on her -- >> let's get news from amy. >>> we begin with major developments overnight in the search for malaysian airlines 370. the best lead yet, a listening device has picked up pulses twice from what are believed to be the plane's black boxes. they came a mile apart but need to get them one more time to triangulate the victim location. they may only last another three days. >>> breaking overnight severe storms slamming the south and several tornadoes in central mississippi. heavy flooding in alabama. one stranded in two feet of water before firefighters came to the rescue and ginger has much more in a moment. >>> three people who are out for a cruise off new york's long island had to jump overboard when their boat burst into their flames. their fire ex-tippinger was

jon hamm, ladies and gentlemen. >> how do you make her feel special? little fabulous conversation. and then -- >> what else is fabulous, jon. >> end it with a fabulous foot massage for an evening of total fabulosity. >> total. >> i'm not sure about the haircut. >> that was the haircut that what's his name had in "winter's tale" and that's why the movie didn't do well. colin farrell. >> encouraging to people like know see, like, the coolest, hottest guy on television back when he was 25, looking a little like a sleazy sort of -- he doesn't look cool. there is hope for us yet. >> he never got picked. he was on that show twice and -- >> the girl passed over him and tmz tracked down the woman who didn't take him. and she lives in los angeles, she's married for five years, so she said i don't regret it for a second. i wouldn't take a thousand jon hamms over my husband. i don't know why you need a thousand of them anyway. probably just three. >> let's talk -- >> use them up so quickly. >> let's talk golf digest. it is a controversial cover. it is not a golfer

would she laugh in january ham's ham's -- jon hamm's face? >> how pissed is this woman?ly watches the weather channel and has no idea he has become family muss. >> that is a sad story. >> she has cats. >> she is probably hot and loaded. >> this was in the mid60s. >> that buzz cut was not the modern era. >> i think that was 86. sorry 96. >> that was 96? >> no, no. that was pre fax machine. >> no, i used to watch that show. >> anne -- joanne, he has been in a relationship and do you think the rejection still stings? >> i think he did. that's the thing. you go on the dating shows not to score that date, but to tell the ladies, did you see i am on that show. >> that doesn't work unfortunately. >> i was on t -- oh, no. >> i mate when people talk about feet on television. i am an anti-feet person. i don't like men's feet. >> everyone tweet jedediah. >> i will get 50 pictures of mens' feet. >> you think that is not already out there. >> trademark. jedediah, do you think mary and mark are still together? >> i would like to think they are. >> that would be beautiful. i am going t

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. >>> plus, jon hamm, like you've never seen him before.the skinny." ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ ♪ skinny so skinny >>> we begin "the skinny" with news we reported earlier. hollywood legend, mickey rooney, died at the age of 93. reactions are coming in from every corner of the showbiz world. >> "american idol" founder nigel lithgow, tweeted out, one of the greatest performers all-time just passed. adding there's going to be a hell of a show in heaven tonight. actor william shatner called rooney one of the greats. and author, anne rice said it was sad to think of him as gone. but what an amazing life he lived. >>> jay leno has weighed in on david letterman's retirement news. leno jokes that he and letterman were going to do, quote, the sunshine boys on broadway. we're very excited about that. >> actually, a good idea. >> the rival comics had been feuding since 1992. but last year letterman told howard stern they had made up. when asked who should replace letterman on tv, leno said there are a lot of good people out there. >> when pushed to say whet

i did a class wik my friend jon hamm. " from "dirty dancing." >> jimmy: oh, yeah. >> complete with lift. >> jimmy: oh, really? he did the lift? >> although modified. >> jimmy: you put jon up above your head? >> come on. >> jimmy: wow. that's something. was this in a public-type situation? >> yeah. it's so funny. as a person in the spotlight or whatever you're trying to protect your privacy and not talk about your personal life and not get photographed. and then you go to some bar in the valley and you're singing in front of strangers. like this is totally fun. >> jimmy: they call it alcohol i think is what it is. [ laughter ] by the way, congratulations. since the last time you were here you won a golden globe. >> yes. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: which is a big deal. which is of course, speaking of alcohol, it's the fun awards show to go to. who was at your table at this thing? >> i had a crazy awesome table. it was mike tyson and helen mirren. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. they spend a lot of time together. >> oh, yeah. it wa

i wouldn't take a thousand jon hamms over my husband.ial cover. it is not a golfer on the cover. >> it is paulina gretzky, nothing to do with golf other than the fact -- she looks hot, put her on the cover. >> put her on the cover of a hockey magazine, not golf. >> she's engaged to -- >> i can't remember the name. >> dustin johnson, a pga guy. but there is an uproar because a lot of the female golfers are saying, what about us? what are we, chopped liver? this is not a swimsuit "sports illustrated" edition. >> what are they trying to get, more people to buy the golf magazine? >> i'm sure that's going to work. >> it is not going to happen. >> so negative on our anniversary. >> thank you. it is our anniversary. and -- >> got married. >> new married man, congrats. >> yes. >> wish you all the best. >> can't get the scale to budge, find out what a joy fit club member did to drop 300 pounds. >> and emmy and golden globe winning actress marlo thomas on reinventing yo so, here's the story of new lancaster. the year is 1890. milton hershey has a

jon hamm who plays the anti-hero on the hit tv series madmen got to unveil the new mercedes s63 am g4maticupe today. they schmoozed and pulled off the curtain. the new super car mercedes hopes will help it stay ahead of audi which has shown muscle, along with bmw. joining us now from the new york auto show, steve cannon, mercedes-benz usa ceo as well as our very own, jeff flock. take it away. >> it was so good to see don draper in the flesh. look at this car, a63 amg coupe. like there was any doubt luxury is back and reincarnation to the 60s in great economic time. that's what you feel right now? >> absolutely, luxury changes with every decade, this is our crowning achievement for us, for us, the s63 amg coupe is the most beautiful car we've put on the road. you combine it with intelligence systems and raw power. that's what amg stands for. >> you are planning all kinds of new models, you see the luxury space as ripe for expansion. >> absolutely. we're in the front end of a significant product expansion. the biggest in our history. 30 new models over the course of the next seven years unti

guest is so very talented she's able to convincingly pretend to be in love with the hideous-looking jon hammou so much. >> jimmy: pare. >> pare. >> jimmy: it's spilled p-a-r-e, which to most people would be pare. but it's not pare. >> well, to most people who speak english, i suppose. >> jimmy: yes. and you are french canadian? >> yeah. it's a french name. i'm from montreal. >> jimmy: i love montreal. they have great food in montreal. >> they do. they really do. >> jimmy: and you wouldn't think like they'd have great bagels, for instance, but they have great bagels. >> amazing bagels. you guys have to try them. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: great smoked -- >> it's not a joke. the smoked meat, the bagels. >> jimmy: the poutine. >> yeah. >> jimmy: all the stuff that's great to eat in the middle of the night. what's that one? >> hot dogs. steme. >> jimmy: how do you spell that? >> s-t-e-m accent egu. >> jimmy: oh. you really are french canadian. >> how do you say that in english? >> jimmy: i don't know what you said. but we do know hot dogs. we're very familiar with them. >> who doesn't like a hot dog

i will say, i love jon hamm.of the best actors out there, but i think the lead actor on this new show, this new advertising show, could be better. and you just might recognize him. so let's take a look at this new show. >> home. for every man in this room, it's our haven to return to at the end of the day, our fortress against the cruelties of the outside world. for our wives -- for our wives, it is something more. laundry, cooking, cleaning, all done without complaint. why? to achieve perfection. the perfect household. the perfect home. a dinner table beautifully set for four. two children and a husband she adores. and after sharing a delicious meal, she watches her family gather in the living room and thinks, "this -- this is my masterpiece." there's only one thing that could ruin this moment for her. but not any more. because now she's prepared. glade, cover up the smell of your husband's steak farts. [ laughter and applause ] also, i think someone in this room farted. also, i'm 90% sure it was me. >> "bad men

they sent us a sneak peek, and i love jon hamm.nk there's a better actor out there, but i do think the actor of the new show, maybe he's a little bit better. take a look, because you might just recognize him. so, let's take a look at this new show. >> gentlemen, hershey's doesn't sell chocolate. hershey's sells childhood. hershey's sells memories. fishing with your father. playing baseball in the park. eating a hershey's chocolate bar. these are singular moments in time. when you hold a hershey's chocolate bar in your hand, you're holding the promise of happiness, of joy, of youth. but you realize something. when you eat that hershey bar, all of that happiness, all of that joy is gone. so you make a choice. a moment of instant gratification, or do you make a memory that will last forever. hershey's. when you put it in the pool, it looks like a turd. [ laughter ] >> seth: right? good. "bad men!" [ cheers and applause ] i think it looks great. i think it looks great. we'll be right back with more "late night" after this. [ cheers and

he's played by jon hamm. >> we've seen that slowly crumble over the course of the last six seasons. >d i think it's important to understand that he's doing the best he can. >> reporter: are you ready for the beginning of the end? >> i think it is time. i think it is time. and all good things come to an end. and this is no exception. >> reporter: they transported us back in time, to a world imagined by this man, creator, matthew weiner. even the background has been altered. every prop, perfect. are you going to steal the props when you leave? >> i've been putting in a couple requests. >> i've been taking things from the beginning. >> i want some things from joan's apartment, for sure. can i take the whole kitchen? >> reporter: even though the series is called "mad men," the secret power comes from the women. >> our audience mentions the jones drinks. >> he may act like a secretary. but most of the time, they're looking for something between a mother and a waitress. >> i love playing her vulnerability, as well. she gets hurt and she goes home and deals with it at home. >> i hope they kn

jon hamm and the others posed for a series of selfies on the award-winning series showing it's not allbehind the scenes picts and as you can see everybody went for it including john slattery, he's just the best. >> yes. >> i don't know what he is wearing. i'm guessing it's a rain hat from the series. you can see the final season starting april 13th. so looking forward to that. >> looking forward though that. >>> now to this big controversy for the baseball season. who would have thought it was going to be about paternity leave? well, it is. daniel murphy of new york and the mets have stirred up debate by choosing to miss the first couple of games of the season to be in the delivery room for the birth of his first baby boy. paula faris has the fallout. >> reporter: gone are the days of "mad men" when there was no such thing as paternity leave. >> you go down the hall to the right. >> in the 21st century, it is much more common. even prince william taking two weeks for the birth of his son prince george but when mets player daniel murphy missed two games at the start of this season for t

jon hamm has some harsh words for justin beiber.ds someone like a parent or friend to tell him no. >> he called him an unflattering name that we can't say on tv, even at this hour. he says bieber needs to take a course in life skills to learn how things work, like washing machines. >> wow! >> there's word that two hollywood power players could be teaming up once again. tom hanks and steven spielberg worked together on saving private ryan and two other films. >> reports say they are partnering again on a thriller set during the cold war. the plot is based on the true story of an american attorney enlisted by the cia to slip behind the iron curtain and negotiate the release of a u-2 spy plane pilot. >> no word on the timing of a film but it seems to be a topical story with the chill between u.s. and russia. "saving private ryan" was a tough film to watch. >> it really was. the scenes were powerful. i found it disturbing. my daughter who is only ten years old, she's come to like tom hanks. now we can go, what tom hanks movie haven't we

he's played by jon hamm. >> he's damaged goods in many ways, and he's doing the best he can. >> reporterer: like his partner roger sterling. >> when god closes a door, he opens a dress. >> reporter: and every character in the prism of the ad agency in the '60s sprang from the imagination of its creator matthew weiner. >> i don't judge. that's been the secret of the whole show. i judge people in real life all the time. but i don't judge these characters. they're all trying really, really hard to be good people. >> 23. >> reporter: and there with the mad men, three women gladiators in an inhospitable decade. christina hendricks who plays joan. > okay, girls, play time is over. >> reporter: was planned for just one episode but no one could let her go. joan would be a ceo in today's america, but then had to make a horrible choice. sleep with a client to give herself a chance at a future. >> she gets hurt, and she goes home and deals with it. our audience probably mentions joan's strength most of the time but i really enjoyed playing her vulnerability. >> reporter: and january jones who plays