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, Jan Russ. 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 Japanese- and Chinese-language courses, he decided to study Korean. 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 (; Jeong Tae-oh) Hammington (born 12 July 2016) and Bentley (; Jeong Woo-seong) Hammington (born 8 November 2017).

Filmography

TV shows

Film

Variety show

Awards and nominations

References

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