- He was born Samuel Osei Sarpong in 1975.
- He was born in London although his dad is a native Ghana.
- At the age of 11, Sarpong moved to Los Angeles in the US where he attended El Camino Real High School in California.
- During his high school days, Sam was a Basketball star and hoped to chase a career in the game.
- His basketball dreams later crashed forcing him to move to acting and modeling.
- His debut on the big screen was the 1994 movie, ‘My So-called Life’.
- Sam later moved to MTV where he was the co-host of the popular ‘Yo Momma’ diss show for several years.
- He had also worked with BET where he served as the host of the BET Awards pre-show. He presented the ‘Best International Act’ category at the 2013 edition of the awards.
- Sam Sarpong is an internationally reputed model who has worked with Tommy Hilfiger and walked the run way for global brands like Gucci, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana and many others.
- Sam was also a rapper and was a member of the group, The League with which he dropped 6 albums.
- According to IMDB, he has appeared in over 75 movies and television shows.
- His younger sister, June Sarpong is also a star broadcaster in the UK and has worked with MTV, BBC and many other top media.
- In 2010, he starred in Lonzo Nnekwe’s ‘Anchor Baby’ alongside Omoni Oboli.
- On Monday, October 26, 2015, Sam jumped off a bridge in Pasadena, Southern Califonia where he lived.
- He died on Wednesday, October 28.