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

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, New Zealand, to Bruce William Hammington and casting director,

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. He is of English descent, tracing his ancestry back to

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, 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

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- and

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-language courses, he decided to study

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. He studied Korean for 18 months before becoming a transfer student at

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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

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. 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

Television shows

Awards

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hammington, Sam 1977 births Living people Australian male comedians Australian male soap opera actors Australian male voice actors Australian male child actors Australian television presenters Australian radio presenters Australian people of New Zealand descent New Zealand people of Australian descent People from Wellington City Swinburne University of Technology alumni Australian expatriates in South Korea New Zealand people of English descent