Sam Hammington facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sam Hammington
Birth name	Samuel Mayer Russ Hammington
Born	(1977-07-31) 31 July 1977 (age 46) Wellington, New Zealand
Nationality	Australian, New Zealander
Years active	1977–present
Spouse	Jung Yu-mi ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	2
Parent(s)	Jan Russ (mother)

Samuel Mayer Russ Hammington (born 31 July 1977) is a New Zealand-born Australian comedian who is primarily active in South Korea. Hammington hosted radio show Drivetime with Annabelle Ambrose from 2008 to 2012. He was a cast member of popular reality-military show Real Men. He was also cast as a member of the popular KBS reality-variety show The Return of Superman with his two sons, William and Bentley Hammington.

Early life

Hammington was born on 31 July 1977 in Wellington, New Zealand, to Bruce William Hammington and casting director, Jan Russ. He is of English descent, tracing his ancestry back to Berkshire, England.

While studying a business degree in university, he decided he needed to take up Asian-language courses to help build up his resume. Due to the popularity of Japanese- and Chinese-language courses, he decided to study Korean. He studied Korean for 18 months before becoming a transfer student at Korea University in 2002.

Personal life

In October 2013, Hammington married Jeong Yu-mi, a Korean. They had two wedding ceremonies: a traditional Korean one in Korea and another in his home country, Australia, at Melbourne Zoo. They have two sons, William (정태오 : Jeong Tae-oh) Hammington (born 12 July 2016) and Bentley (정우성 : Jeong Woo-seong) Hammington (born 8 November 2017).

Filmography

TV shows

Film

Variety show

Awards