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My Take
Sam Hammington is one of the more delightful cross-cultural stories I have come across. A Wellington-born Australian who built his comedy career in South Korea, mastering the language at Korea University and becoming a beloved fixture on Real Men and The Return of Superman. What I admire is the sheer nerve it takes to land laughs in a second language and a different culture. Comedy rarely travels well, yet he turned outsider status into warmth, especially appearing alongside his sons. To me he is a pioneer of the genuinely embraced foreign entertainer, proof that humor and family charm can cross any border.
Overview
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sam Hammington
- Name (Japanese)
- サム・ハミントン
- Reading
- さむ・はみんとん
- Born
- July 31, 1977 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Snake
- Origin
- Wellington, New Zealand
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- comedian / television actor / voice actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Korea University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Comedian — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from New Zealand →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.