Sam Hammington


Samuel Mayer Russ Hammington 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.
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 Hammington and Bentley Hammington.

Filmography

TV shows

Film

Variety show

Awards and nominations

YearAward ceremonyCategoryNominee / workResult
2013MBC Entertainment AwardsBest Male Newcomer/Rookie Award in Show/VarietyReal MenWon
2014MBC Entertainment AwardsFriendship AwardReal MenWon
201816th KBS Entertainment AwardsTop Excellence Award – Male Variety CategoryThe Return of SupermanWon
201917th KBS Entertainment AwardsTop Excellence Award – Entertainment CategoryThe Return of SupermanNomitated
201917th KBS Entertainment AwardsGrand Prize w/ other Superman fathersThe Return of SupermanWon
202018th KBS Entertainment AwardsGrand Prize The Return of SupermanNomitated