Celebrity Jon Hamm Opens Up about His Troubled Childhood and Sex Symbol Status With a new movie role, the Mad Men star is at his best: "Someone's Watching Out for Me" By Aili Nahas Aili Nahas Aili Nahas is the West Coast Deputy News Editor at PEOPLE. She is also the TV deputy in Los Angeles as well as the Weddings Editor. Aili has spent nearly two decades in the entertainment industry and 12 years at PEOPLE. People Editorial Guidelines Published on May 10, 2014 05:35 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Nino Munoz Jon Hamm will be the first to admit that being a celebrity has its perks. For starters, a personalized booth at his favorite L.A. neighborhood eatery, where he’s ordering a sopressata sandwich and a Diet Coke while bundled up in a scarf to ward off the remnants of a nasty spring cold. And of course there are the legions of Don Draper fans desperate to buy a drink for their favorite antihero. “It’s nice that people like what I do,” Hamm says with a laugh. “But at a certain point, I can’t drink that much Scotch!” Now, with AMC’s critical hit ending next year, Hamm, 43, is headed for the big screen as real-life sports agent J.B. Bernstein in the baseball movie Million Dollar Arm, out May 16, while preparing to leave the role that launched him into the stratosphere. “I’ve survived a lot in my life,” says Hamm, reflecting on the sometimes heartbreaking road that led to fame. “I’ve had a lot of close calls with a lot of stuff. I think someone’s watching out for me.”