Sam Hammington

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Sam Hammington
2015 한류패션페스티벌 (Korean Wave Fashion Festival) 포토존 기념행사 (6).jpg
Birth name Samuel Hammington
Born (1977-07-31) 31 July 1977 (age 46)
Wellington, New Zealand
Nationality Australian
Years active 1981-present
Spouse Jung Yu-mi

Samuel Hammington (born 31 July 1977) is a New Zealand-born Australian who lives and performs in South Korea as a comedian, television personality, radio presenter and actor. Hammington hosted radio show Drivetime with Annabelle Ambrose from 2008 to 2012. He is currently a cast member in the TV show Real Men together with Seo Kyung-suk, Kim Su-ro, Ryu Soo-young, Son Jin-young, Jang Hyuk, Park Hyung-sik.[1]

Early life

Hammington was born on 31 July 1977 in Wellington, New Zealand, the son of casting director Jan Russ.[2]

While in business school, he decided he needed to take up an Asian language to help build up his resume. Due to the popularity of Japanese and Chinese language courses, he decided to study Korean. He studied the Korean language for 18 months before becoming a transfer student at Korea University in 2002 (during the FIFA World Cup).[3]

Personal life

In October 2013 Hammington married Korean Jung Yumi.[4] They had two wedding ceremonies, a traditional Korean one in Korea and another in his home country, Australia, at the Melbourne Zoo.[5]

Filmography

TV shows

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Witch Hunt Himself MC

Australian TV shows

Year Title Role Notes
1981 Holiday Island Andrew Alston "The Best of Everything" (Season 1, Episode 12)
1983 All the Rivers Run Gordon Edwards
1983 The Flying Doctors Richard Connors "A Rural Education" (Season 7, Episode 5)
1985 Neighbours Michael Martin 2 episodes
2008 Ophojol Hamel "Hamel Pyoryugi" (Episode 17)

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Jaemitneun Yeonghwa Soldier in boat voice
2005 Antarctic Journal English Explorer voice
2014 How to Steal a Dog

Drama

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Let's Eat President of soy sauce crab restaurant (Episode 12)
2015 KBS Who Are You: School 2015 new English teacher cameo (Episode 15)

Reality Shows

Year Network Title Role Notes
2013-2015 MBC Real Men Season 1 Member
2014 MBC True Justice MC[6]
KBS2 Happy Together Guest Season 3
JTBC Non-Summit Guest Ep10
2015 KBS2 2 Days & 1 Night Guest Season 3
SBS Running Man Guest Ep271
MBC Infinite Challenge Ep453
2016 Infinite Challenge MBC Guest Ep465 (with Jack Black & Sam Okyere)

Awards

Year Award Category Work
2013 MBC Entertainment Awards Best Male Newcomer in Show/Variety Real Men

References

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External links

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