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The idea of Paul Rudd and Jon Hamm being romantic rivals is something you’d think would only exist in the movies, but it actually happened in real life. In an appearance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” the “Ant-Man” star admitted that he wasn’t fond of Hamm when they first met. “Jon and I knew each other back then, though we both sort of liked the same girl, so I was not so crazy about Jon,” he dished.
When he was in college, Rudd liked the younger sister of his roommate, who happened to be “24” actor Sarah Clarke. He went on to visit the Clarke family one weekend, but Hamm, who just so happened to be Clarke’s prom date, was also there. Rudd felt intimidated because, well, Hamm was Hamm. “He was great at everything,” Rudd added.
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Their rivalry came to a head over a game of Trivial Pursuit. Speaking with Vanity Fair, Rudd recalled that Hamm would always pick the hardest categories, which intimidated him even more. “Jon would want to go right to Yellow, which was History, and I was like, ‘Oh, great, this guy is smart too.’ I felt so emasculated in the game that, as a result, I started reading atlases.” It’s unclear who won in their little rivalry, but they managed to move past it and became friends. We love to see it!
