Don Draper (Jon Hamm) copied Roger Sterling (John Slattery) in three ways in Mad Men , whether he knew it or not. Don and Roger worked together for roughly 15 years, from Sterling Cooper to Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, until their Madison Avenue ad agency was acquired by McCann Erickson .

Roger Sterling and Don Draper couldn't have had more opposite upbringings. Don's real name was Dick Whitman , and he grew up poor and unloved on a farm. Roger was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and he inherited his position at Sterling Cooper after his service in World War II.

In truth, Don owes his career as an ad man to Roger, who discovered Draper when he was working in a fur store. Don was already dabbling in advertising, and he pursued Roger for a job. Sterling ended up hiring Dr

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