10. Jon Hamm – The Big Date
Jon Hamm is a ginormous star these days, especially after starring on Mad Men for all those years. Hamm almost never made it an actor, though. He just happened to nab a couple of film roles before he officially gave up on the dream once and for all.
Before he made it, Hamm was working as a waiter who couldn’t catch a break. He did get on TV in his younger years, though. He was a contestant on The Big Date, a dating show like every other dating show. On his episode, Hamm held a creepy grin on his face the entire time. Obviously nervous, Hamm panicked and said the word “fabulous” or a variation of it several times.
Maybe it was his plan, but we like to think it wasn’t. In this case, panicking is a better explanation than planning. His exact words to the woman were, “Well, [we’d] start off with some fabulous food…a little fabulous conversation, end it with a fabulous foot massage for an evening of total fabulosity.” Yeah, she didn’t pick him.
