The series followed the employees of the Sterling Cooper advertising agency in New York City in the 1960s.

“Mad Men” didn’t just delight fans it catapulted a slew of unknown actors into superstardom.

The actor was put throughsevenseparate auditions before he landed the role.

Elisabeth Moss as Peggy

“I started at the very, very,verybottom.

“After nailing all seven auditions, Hamm went on to become one of the biggest names in Hollywood.

Moss' work on “The Handmaid’s Tale” has earned critical acclaim.

Jon Hamm then and now

Moss has also directed multiple episodes.

““It was a very natural transition in a way.

Kartheiser and Bledel met in 2012 when Bledel had a three-episode part in the show.

Elisabeth Moss then and now

By 2014, the couple married and in 2015, they welcomed their first and only child together.

In 2022, however, the couple announced that they were getting a divorce.

Jones was certainly able to find work after “Mad Men” ended.

Vincent Kartheiser then and now

Christina Hendricks

Christina Hendricks played Joan Harris in “Mad Men.”

Despite the show being so successful and her work being critically praised, Hendricks had to field unwarranted questions.

“There are only two sentences to say about a bra,” she added.

January Jones then and now

“It was emotional.

And it was surreal.

“That was more emotional than whatever my last shot was.

Christina Hendricks then and now

Everybody had a last shot.

It wasn’t long after the drama came to a close that Staton was seen again on TV screens.

Rich Sommer

Rich Sommer was cast as Harry Crane in “Mad Men.”

Aaron Staton then and now

“In a 2023 interview forNew Mexico Entertainment, Sommer said of the role, “That was thrilling.

It was my first job that wasn’t a TV commercial.”

His career hasn’t slowed down since then including after “Man Men” ended.

Rich Sommer then and now

Slattery still looks back at his time on the show fondly.

The writing, the cast.

It was the experience of a lifetime.”

John Slattery

But the actor is happy to have other acting jobs, too.

“I’m not looking to recreate that experience or moaning that anything isn’t that.

I feel lucky for having had it and I’m totally fine doing other things,” he added.

Kiernan Shipka then and now

Shipka’s work on the show brought the child star plenty of work when the drama ended.

In 2022, Shipka had a starring role in the coming-of-age film “Wildflower.”

I really think this is just a gem of a movie.

Robert Morse side-by-side

“He was fun.

He was this character who is so unlike myself.

He just throws caution to the wind with a fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants attitude.

Christopher Stanley then and now

He’s really unconscious,” Stanley said of the character.

Like, I was able to pay rent.

And I had this old car.

Jessica Paré then and now

The engine had rusted through and the wheels were going to fall off.

It was really bad,” Pare said.

Pare also went on to direct a few episodes of the series.