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 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 (정태오; Jeong Tae-oh) Hammington (born 12 July 2016) and Bentley (정우성; Jeong Woo-seong) Hammington (born 8 November 2017).

Filmography

TV shows

YearTitleNetworkRoleNotesRef.
1981Holiday IslandNetwork TenAndrew Alston"The Best of Everything" (Season 1, Episode 12)
1983All the Rivers RunSeven Network / HBOGordon Edwards
1983The Flying DoctorsNine NetworkRichard Connors"A Rural Education" (Season 7, Episode 5)
1985NeighboursSeven NetworkMichael Martin2 episodes
2004The Woman Who Wants to MarryMBCItalian ChefEp. 15
2008OphojolHamel"Hamel Pyoryugi" (Episode 17)
2014Let's EattvNPresident of Soy Sauce Crab RestaurantEp. 12
Flower Grandpa Investigation UnittvNRussian robberEp. 1
Adventures of CeratopsMBCPresenterDocumentary
2015Persevere, Goo Hae RaMnetHimselfEp. 3
Who Are You: School 2015KBS2New English TeacherCameo (Ep. 15)
2016DramaworldVikiHimself
2017Teacher Oh Soon-NamMBCTeacher Cha
2020Zombie DetectiveKBS2ButcherCameo w/ son William (Ep. 5)
2021Revolutionary SistersKBS2HimselfCameo w/ sons William and Bentley (Ep. 27)

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2002Fun MovieSoldier in BoatVoice
2005Antarctic JournalEnglish ExplorerVoice
2014How to Steal a DogEnglish Teacher
2015Granny's Got TalentEnglish Teacher

Variety show

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2013Witch HuntHostEp. 1–33
2013–2015Real MenMemberSeason 1
2014True JusticeHost
Always CantareRegular Member
2015My Neighbor, CharlesTeacherS1 Ep. 8
Law of the JungleTribe MemberEp. 150–152
Ep. 171–177
Ep. 191–194
2016Battle TripContestantEp. 22 (with Sam Okyere)
2016–2022The Return of SupermanCastEp. 154 – 413 (w/ his children William and Bentley)
2018Creaking HeroesMemberEp. 1–2
2020Friendly Variety ShowCast
National Trot FestivalJudge
2022Choice of 7 BillionRotating PanelistRegular Member
The Hammington's Dream ClosetCastw/ sons William and Bentley
The King of SsireumContestant
2023One Meal After WorkHost

Awards and nominations

YearAward ceremonyCategoryNominee / workResultRef.
2013MBC Entertainment AwardsBest Male Newcomer/Rookie Award in Show/VarietyReal MenWon
2014Friendship AwardWon
201816th KBS Entertainment AwardsTop Excellence Award – Male Variety CategoryThe Return of SupermanWon
201917th KBS Entertainment AwardsTop Excellence Award – Entertainment CategoryNominated
Grand Prize (Daesang) w/ other Superman fathersWon
202018th KBS Entertainment AwardsGrand Prize (Daesang)Nominated

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