Richard Olen Sommer II (born February 2, 1978) is an American actor,
best known for his portrayal of Harry Crane on the AMC drama series
Mad Men. He is also known for his roles in the comedy-drama films The
Devil Wears Prada (2006), Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012), The Giant
Mechanical Man (2012), and Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015).Sommer was
born in Toledo, Ohio, and raised in Stillwater, Minnesota, where he
was educated at Oakland Junior High School and Stillwater Area High
School. He then went on to attend Concordia College in Moorhead,
Minnesota, where he majored in theater and sang in The Concordia
Choir. Sommer studied improvisation at the Brave New Workshop in
Minneapolis, and started an improv group, the Slush Puppies, in
Moorhead. In 2004, he received his Master of Fine Arts in acting from
Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Sommer returned to
the school in 2006 to teach icebreakers to law students, and again in
2008 to do an improv workshop with undergraduate theatre
students.Sommer's most notable film role to date is as Anne Hathaway's
friend Doug in the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada. He has appeared in
commercials for companies such as Bud Light, Dairy Queen, Nextel, and
Sprint.From 2007 until its ending in 2015, Sommer maintained a regular
role on AMC's period drama series Mad Men as Harry Crane, a media
buyer who becomes head of the television department in a 1960s Madison
Avenue ad agency. In 2008, Sommer appeared as a guest star in two
episodes of NBC's mockumentary sitcom series The Office, portraying
the role of Alex. In 2010, he played Jimmy Wilson in a guest
appearance on Ugly Betty.
best known for his portrayal of Harry Crane on the AMC drama series
Mad Men. He is also known for his roles in the comedy-drama films The
Devil Wears Prada (2006), Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012), The Giant
Mechanical Man (2012), and Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015).Sommer was
born in Toledo, Ohio, and raised in Stillwater, Minnesota, where he
was educated at Oakland Junior High School and Stillwater Area High
School. He then went on to attend Concordia College in Moorhead,
Minnesota, where he majored in theater and sang in The Concordia
Choir. Sommer studied improvisation at the Brave New Workshop in
Minneapolis, and started an improv group, the Slush Puppies, in
Moorhead. In 2004, he received his Master of Fine Arts in acting from
Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Sommer returned to
the school in 2006 to teach icebreakers to law students, and again in
2008 to do an improv workshop with undergraduate theatre
students.Sommer's most notable film role to date is as Anne Hathaway's
friend Doug in the 2006 film The Devil Wears Prada. He has appeared in
commercials for companies such as Bud Light, Dairy Queen, Nextel, and
Sprint.From 2007 until its ending in 2015, Sommer maintained a regular
role on AMC's period drama series Mad Men as Harry Crane, a media
buyer who becomes head of the television department in a 1960s Madison
Avenue ad agency. In 2008, Sommer appeared as a guest star in two
episodes of NBC's mockumentary sitcom series The Office, portraying
the role of Alex. In 2010, he played Jimmy Wilson in a guest
appearance on Ugly Betty.
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