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BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Jon Hamm will guest star in Nickelodeon's popular animated series SpongeBob SquarePants as a Mad Men-inspired fish named Don Grouper. According to reports, Hamm will guest star as a smooth-talking advertising executive under the sea in an upcoming episode of SpongeBob SquarePants to help launch Mr. Krabs' frozen Krabby Patties. The episode will reportedly air sometime in 2016.
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A sketch of the upcoming character shows a smiling, dapper Grouper dressed appropriately in a Mad Men-styled suit and tie combination complete with a cup of coffee in his hand. Sources say the character will be charismatic, sharp-witted and irresistible.
News of the Emmy Award-winning actor moving straight into the guest role comes after he picked up his statuette for his AMC hit show during last week's award's ceremony in Los Angeles. But the cameo isn't the first time Hamm has voiced an animated character. The 44-year-old actor also voiced Herb Overkill in Minions released over the summer.
In an early interview with Collider, the actor explained voicing cartoon characters gives one "total freedom."
"You're not constrained by what you look like or what your hair looks like that day, or what haircut you're stuck with from whatever thing you just finished," he told the outlet. "It's really fun and it's completely creative."
