Don Draper is by far my favorite character. He is cool, calm, and always seems to know how to play the situations. He keeps to himself because he has so much to hide — about his past, about his secret relationships, and because he feels like it gives him power.
Don Draper, the Creative Director and a Partner at Sterling Cooper ad agency.
Don Draper is the Creative Director at the Sterling Cooper advertising agency, where his ad campaigns and client relations have recently earned him partnership.
Don lives in Ossining, New York with his wife Betty Draper and their children Sally, Bobby and Gene. Over the years, he’s had a number of extramarital affairs, most notably with Midge Daniels, a freelance illustrator; Rachel Menken, a Sterling Cooper client; and Bobbie Barrett, the manager-wife of comedian Jimmy Barrett who starred in Sterling Cooper’s Utz potato chips campaign. When news of this last affair was revealed to Betty, she kicked Don out of the house; the couple reconciled after Betty learned of her pregnancy.
Don is also harboring a secret: Namely, that he was born Dick Whitman, the son of a prostitute who died during childbirth. Don is now assuming the identity of Donald Draper, an officer he served under during the Korean War. Pete Campbell, a subordinate co-worker at Sterling Cooper, discovered this information and tried to use it against Don, but the revelation made little impression on company founder Bertram Cooper. The only other person who knows Don’s actual identity is Anna Draper, wife of the “real,” now-dead Don Draper. Don continues to provide financial assistance to Anna, who lives in California. A half-brother Adam who also knew Don’s secret has committed suicide.
Don Draper
Played by Jon Hamm
Don Draper is by far my favorite character. He is cool, calm, and always seems to know how to play the situations. He keeps to himself because he has so much to hide — about his past, about his secret relationships, and because he feels like it gives him power.
Don Draper, the Creative Director and a Partner at Sterling Cooper ad agency.
Don Draper is the Creative Director at the Sterling Cooper advertising agency, where his ad campaigns and client relations have recently earned him partnership.
Don lives in Ossining, New York with his wife Betty Draper and their children Sally, Bobby and Gene. Over the years, he’s had a number of extramarital affairs, most notably with Midge Daniels, a freelance illustrator; Rachel Menken, a Sterling Cooper client; and Bobbie Barrett, the manager-wife of comedian Jimmy Barrett who starred in Sterling Cooper’s Utz potato chips campaign. When news of this last affair was revealed to Betty, she kicked Don out of the house; the couple reconciled after Betty learned of her pregnancy.
Don is also harboring a secret: Namely, that he was born Dick Whitman, the son of a prostitute who died during childbirth. Don is now assuming the identity of Donald Draper, an officer he served under during the Korean War. Pete Campbell, a subordinate co-worker at Sterling Cooper, discovered this information and tried to use it against Don, but the revelation made little impression on company founder Bertram Cooper. The only other person who knows Don’s actual identity is Anna Draper, wife of the “real,” now-dead Don Draper. Don continues to provide financial assistance to Anna, who lives in California. A half-brother Adam who also knew Don’s secret has committed suicide.