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A New Hollywood Star in the Making?

He?s performed with Mos Def and Beyonce, was the International face of Tommy Hilfiger for six years, and has appeared in over 40 movies and 35 television shows, yet only his mother and father know his name. However, thanks to MTV?s sizzling new top-rated show ?Yo Momma,? that?s about to change. Sam Sarpong is on course to become Hollywood?s next breakout star.

Sam is teamed up with the show?s creator and executive producer ?That 70?s Show? star Wilmer Valderrama. The wildly popular new show pits Southern California?s most outrageous trash talkers against each other, competing in a no-holds-barred jokesters? battle. With ?Yo Momma? airing daily five times a week, Sarpong is sure to become a household name.

Sarpong is one of three black male models in the world to sign an exclusive contract with a major fashion designer (Tyrese Gibson, and Tyson Beckford are the other two), Sam is also a past recipient of the prestigious MAA fashion Award for New Male Model of the year. He was twice named the ?Today?s Black Woman? magazine?s fifty most beautiful people in the world.