Background
Sam Sarpong was born in London and moved to Los Angeles with his father, Sam Sarpong Senior who is a native of Ghana, when he was 11 years old.
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Sam Sarpong was born in London and moved to Los Angeles with his father, Sam Sarpong Senior who is a native of Ghana, when he was 11 years old.
He attended El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California, where he was a basketball star.
He was also the host on Music Television"s Yo Momma. for three seasons. He was one of the first black male models for designer Tommy Hilfiger and was the face of the brand for over six years. Sarpong was a co-host of Music Television’s show Yo Momma, and had since gone on to serve as the host of the Black Entertainment Television Awards pre-show All Access, for seven years.
He also guest-starred in "Lord of the Bling", an episode of Veronica Mars.
Sarpong was a fashion editorial magazine campaign for the brand Louis Vuitton, a recipient of the MAA Fashion Award for Male Model of the Year, and twice named by Today"s Black Woman magazine on their "Fifty Most Beautiful People" list. He was added to Us Weekly′s "Hot 100 Young Hollywood with Style" list in 2007.
Sarpong was featured in modeling campaigns for the brand Boy London, and in the past served as the international face of the Nelson Mandela Foundation clothing line.
He performed in over sixty feature films, and fifty-five television shows, including such films as Carmen The Hip Hopera, Love Don"t Cost a Thing, Keeping Up with the Steins, Anchor Baby and Number Weapons, for which he won best lead actor at the San Diego Film Festival. At the 2013 Black Entertainment Television Awards, he presented the "Best International Artist" category. Sarpong starred as Paul Unanga in the film Anchor Baby and won Best Lead Actor for this role at the 2012 New York Film Festival.
