Samuel Oppong

Samuel Oppong is an Actor, Producer, Sport Broadcaster, CEO, Speaker, Coach, Trainer, Investor, and Philanthropist. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Sport Management and Leadership Studies at Washington State University and completed his Masters in Sport Leadership at Concordia University in Chicago. In 2018, He launched a campaign to invest in 1000+ companies in 20-25 years. He is a 2x Forbes Under 30 Finalist (2013, 2020) and Inc 30 Under 30 Nominee as an Investor. Before becoming an actor, he spent seven years working in various sports organizations such as USA Basketball, Washington State Athletics, National Hockey League, San Francisco 49ers, National Basketball Association, and National Football League. As a Philanthropist, he is also involved in several philanthropy projects such as Thirst Project, RAINN, and Pencil Promise. He is CEO and Co-Founder of Unleash Your Potential, which focuses on making a difference in other people's lives. He is an Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity and National Football Foundation member. He was born in Tema, Ghana, to Samuel Oppong Sr. and Irene Oppong. His father is a business coach and teacher, while his mother is a business owner and caregiver. His grandmother passed away three days before he was born. He is the oldest of three siblings. When he was born, he was separated from his parents due to having malaria and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. He later recovered and moved to New York City, New York, when he was two years old. When he was three years old, he moved back to Accra, Ghana, and lived with his family members due to getting sick again. When he was four years old, he lived in Bronx, New York. He discovered his talents in acting and singing by getting dragged to a musical theater in Albany, New York. He later started learning how to play the piano and performed his first acting gig in Lion King, playing Simba as a five-year-old kid. As he completed that performance, he chose that as his career focus. His first commercial was with Target back in 2000. In 2001, he discovered and met his parents for the first time since being born by watching Fox News and CNN. When he was 14 years old, he worked for the State Capitol in Olympia, Washington, under Christine Gregory's leaders, Dave Upthegrove and Tina Orwall. After his term was over, he turned down a full-time internship offer in 2010 to work under Barack Obama and instead chose to go back to school and finish his junior and senior high school year. Right after high school in 2013, he had to choose between acting or getting his college degree and decided to get a degree before returning to the acting business.