Sam Hammington

Sam Hammington
Hammington in 2015
Birth nameSamuel Mayer Russ Hammington
Born (1977-07-31) 31 July 1977 (age 47)
Wellington, New Zealand
NationalityAustralian, New Zealander
Years active1977–present
Spouse
Jung Yu-mi
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(m. 2013)​
Children2
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.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

Personal life

In October 2013, Hammington married Jeong Yu-mi, a Korean.[5] They had two wedding ceremonies: a traditional Korean one in Korea and another in his home country, Australia, at Melbourne Zoo.[4] They have two sons, William (정태오; Jeong Tae-oh) Hammington (born 12 July 2016)[6] and Bentley (정우성; Jeong Woo-seong) Hammington (born 8 November 2017).[7]

Filmography

TV shows

Year Title Network Role Notes Ref.
1981 Holiday Island Network Ten Andrew Alston "The Best of Everything" (Season 1, Episode 12)
1983 All the Rivers Run Seven Network / HBO Gordon Edwards
1983 The Flying Doctors Nine Network Richard Connors "A Rural Education" (Season 7, Episode 5)
1985 Neighbours Seven Network Michael Martin 2 episodes
2004 The Woman Who Wants to Marry MBC Italian Chef Ep. 15
2008 Ophojol Hamel "Hamel Pyoryugi" (Episode 17)
2014 Let's Eat tvN President of Soy Sauce Crab Restaurant Ep. 12
Flower Grandpa Investigation Unit tvN Russian robber Ep. 1
Adventures of Ceratops MBC Presenter Documentary [8]
2015 Persevere, Goo Hae Ra Mnet Himself Ep. 3
Who Are You: School 2015 KBS2 New English Teacher Cameo (Ep. 15)
2016 Dramaworld Viki Himself
2017 Teacher Oh Soon-Nam MBC Teacher Cha
2020 Zombie Detective KBS2 Butcher Cameo w/ son William (Ep. 5)
2021 Revolutionary Sisters KBS2 Himself Cameo w/ sons William and Bentley (Ep. 27)

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002 Fun Movie Soldier in Boat Voice
2005 Antarctic Journal English Explorer Voice
2014 How to Steal a Dog English Teacher
2015 Granny's Got Talent English Teacher

Variety show

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2013 Witch Hunt Host Ep. 1–33
2013–2015 Real Men Member Season 1
2014 True Justice Host [9]
Always Cantare Regular Member
2015 My Neighbor, Charles Teacher S1 Ep. 8
Law of the Jungle Tribe Member Ep. 150–152
Ep. 171–177
Ep. 191–194
2016 Battle Trip Contestant Ep. 22 (with Sam Okyere)
2016–2022 The Return of Superman Cast Ep. 154 – 413 (w/ his children William and Bentley)
2018 Creaking Heroes Member Ep. 1–2
2020 Friendly Variety Show Cast [10]
National Trot Festival Judge
2022 Choice of 7 Billion Rotating Panelist Regular Member
The Hammington's Dream Closet Cast w/ sons William and Bentley [11]
The King of Ssireum Contestant [12]
2023 One Meal After Work Host [13]

Awards

Year Award ceremony Category Nominee / work Result Ref.
2013 MBC Entertainment Awards Best Male Newcomer/Rookie Award in Show/Variety Real Men Won
2014 Friendship Award Won [14]
2018 16th KBS Entertainment Awards Top Excellence Award – Male Variety Category The Return of Superman Won [15]
2019 17th KBS Entertainment Awards Top Excellence Award – Entertainment Category Nominated
Grand Prize (Daesang) w/ other Superman fathers Won [16]
2020 18th KBS Entertainment Awards Grand Prize (Daesang) Nominated

References

  1. ^ Lee, Sun-young (7 February 2014). "Real Men adds four new cast members". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Kim Su Ro, Seo Kyung Suk, and Sam Hammington to Leave MBC's "Real Men"". Soompi. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. ^ Hwang, Hye-jin (9 May 2013). "샘해밍턴, 미모의 어머니 공개 "호주 미다스손 유명PD"". Newsen. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Happy Together - Korean Dream Special with Sam Hammington, Fabien & more! (2014.05.29)". Youtube. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  5. ^ Page, Wendy (21 September 2014). "Australian Sam Hammington 'kicking goals' as unlikely reality TV star in South Korea". abc.net.au. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Sam Hammington welcomes a new baby boy". Kpop Herald. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  7. ^ "[공식입장] 샘 해밍턴 측 "오늘 둘째 출산..산모·아이 모두 건강"". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Adventures of Ceratops". Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Teen Top's Niel, Kim Gu Ra, and Others to Host New MBC Show, "True Justice"". Soompi. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  10. ^ Moon, Ji-yeon (7 January 2020). "[SC현장] "'1박2일'과 달라"..최수종→브루노 '친한예능', 2.5% 넘길까 (종합)". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  11. ^ Kim Hye-jeong (11 April 2022). "샘 해밍턴×윌벤져스 父子, 5월 초 가족 예능 컴백" [Sam Hammington × Wilvengers son, family entertainment comeback in early May] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved 11 April 2022 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Park Soo-in (18 October 2022). "씨름의제왕' 샘 해밍턴 "김동현 우승하면 뻔하고 재미없어, 시청자들 좋아하려면‥" ['The King of Wrestling' Sam Hammington "It's obvious and not fun if Kim Dong-hyun wins, if you want viewers to like it..."] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved 18 October 2022 – via Naver.
  13. ^ Kang Nae-ri (20 March 2023). "[단독] 한혜진X김구라X샘 해밍턴, JTBC '퇴근 후 한 끼'로 뭉친다 (종합)" [[Exclusive] Han Hye-jin X Kim Gu-ra X Sam Hammington, get together for JTBC 'One Meal After Work' (Comprehensive)] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved 20 March 2023 – via Naver.
  14. ^ "Winners of The 2014 MBC Entertainment Awards". Soompi. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  15. ^ Hong, Se-young (23 December 2018). "[종합] '2018 KBS 연예대상' 이영자 데뷔 27년만에 첫 대상 "웃기고 뭉클" (수상소감)". sports.donga.com (in Korean). Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  16. ^ Hong, Se-young (22 December 2019). "[2019 KBS 연예대상] '슈돌' 아빠들 대상 영광, 박주호 셋째 임신 수상소감 (종합)". sports.donga.com (in Korean). Retrieved 22 December 2019.