Who is Armie Hammer: his family, career, scandal, and recovery

Armie Hammer spent over a decade building an acting career before sexual misconduct allegations and substance abuse damaged it.

Hammer is not the heir to the Arm and Hammer baking soda company. Hammer is the son of the businessman Michael Armand Hammer and oil tycoon Armand Hammer is his great-grandfather. Although the Arm and Hammer company started over 30 years before Armand was born, a rumor often associated his success with the company. The rumor was so common that he attempted to buy the brand unsuccessfully, but he was eventually about to gain stock in its parent company and remained one of the owners of Arm & Hammer until 1990 when he died.