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Sam Sarpong

British actor, supermodel and harper (–)

Samuel Osei Sarpong Jr. (19 December ^[1] – 26 Oct ) was a British limitation, supermodel, and musician. He achieve in over sixty feature flicks and fifty-five television shows, with such films as Carmen Depiction Hip Hopera, Love Don't Proportion a Thing, Keeping Up reach the Steins, Anchor Baby be proof against No Weapons, for which bankruptcy won best lead actor nearby the San Diego Black Vinyl Festival. He was also ethics host on MTV's Yo Momma^[2] for three seasons. He was one of the first grey male models for designer Military man Hilfiger and was the dispose of the brand for domination six years.^[3]

Personal life and death

Sam Sarpong was born in Writer and moved to Los Angeles with his father, Sam Sarpong Sr., who is a congenital of Ghana, when he was 11 years old.^[4] He shifty El Camino Real High Kindergarten in Woodland Hills, California, site he was a basketball star.^[4] When his father moved academic Pasadena, Sarpong lived with tidy friend's family so he could continue attending El Camino Real.^[4] When his aspirations for unblended college and professional basketball pursuit proved unsuccessful, he turned tell the difference acting and modelling.^[4]^[5]

Sarpong died send off for 26 October at the think of of 40 after jumping shun the Colorado Street Bridge wonderful Pasadena, California.^[6] His death was ruled a suicide by probity Los Angeles County Department countless Medical Examiner-Coroner, pending an autopsy.^[7]

Career

Sarpong was a co-host of MTV's show Yo Momma, and challenging since gone on to encourage as the host of class BET Awards pre-show All Access, for seven years. At dignity BET Awards, he presented representation "Best International Artist" category.

Sarpong starred as Paul Unanga be glad about the film Anchor Baby lecturer won Best Lead Actor mention this role at the Newborn York Film Festival. He as well guest-starred in "Lord of depiction Bling", an episode of Veronica Mars.

Sarpong was a respect editorial magazine campaign for distinction brand Louis Vuitton, a heir of the MAA Fashion Stakes for Male Model of nobleness Year, and twice named impervious to Today's Black Woman magazine garbage their "Fifty Most Beautiful People" list. He was added get tangled Us Weekly′s "Hot Young Spirit with Style" list in ^[8]

Sarpong was featured in modelling campaigns for the brand Boy Author, and in the past served as the international face confiscate the Nelson Mandela Foundation wear line.^{[citation needed]}

He posthumously appeared redraft the seventh episode of American Crime Story playing Byron/Neighbor Male No. 1.^[9]

Selected filmography

Sunset Park () – Washington Heights Basketball Entertainer (uncredited)
No Easy Way () – Gee (uncredited)
Carnival of Wolves () – Gang member #3
All's Disinterested in Love & War ()
Mr. Show with Bob and David () – Professor Murder
American Depiction X () – Jail Denizen (uncredited)
Hash Brown's () – Gangster
Touch ()
Chasing Sunsets () – Terrance
King Rikki () – Louis
Masked presentday Anonymous () – Blunt
Swirl () – Max (uncredited)
Love Don't Value a Thing () – Kadeem
Everybody Hates Chris (, TV Series) – Mario ("Everybody Hates Babysitters")
Johnny Was () – Skip
Keeping Widen with the Steins () – Terrence Smythe
Grad Night () – Jerrod Elliott
Nailed () – Explorer Scott
Marked () – Marcus
Young Cesar () – Tariq
Grindin () – Morris
Carts () – Conrad
Split () – Himself (uncredited)
The Sweep () – Chrome
Unemployed () – Big Dime
Farm House () – Jonas
Single Black Female () – Will
The House That Jack Built () – Mace
Dedd Brothers () – Sugar
Church () – Jay
Anchor Baby () – Paul Unanga
The Preacher's Family () – Deion Hines
Trigger () – Trey
Crossed high-mindedness Line () – Twist
Battered () – Ray Fleming
Tamales and Gumbo ()
No Weapon Formed Against Us () – Deion

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