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Sam Sorbo
Sorbo in 2022
Born	Sandra Lynn Jenkins (1964-10-18) October 18, 1964 (age 60)
Other names	Sam Jenkins
Occupations	Actress talk radio host
Years active	1987–present
Spouse	Kevin Sorbo ​(m. 1998)​
Children	3

Sandra Lynn "Sam" Sorbo (née Jenkins; born October 18, 1964) is an American actress. She played Serena in the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and hosts the weekday, syndicated radio program, The Sam Sorbo Show.

Career

Under her maiden name, Jenkins, Sorbo played Serena on the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Serena is a recurring love interest for Hercules.

Sorbo starred as Dr. Caroline Eggert in the third season of Chicago Hope and alongside Steve Buscemi in Twenty Bucks and Ed and His Dead Mother. She had guest appearances as Mariah on seaQuest DSV and she acted alongside her husband as Dr. Sara Riley, Dylan Hunt's former fiancee, in two episodes of Andromeda.

Under her married name, Sorbo hosts a weekday radio show, The Sam Sorbo Show, syndicated nationwide by Mojo 5-0 Radio. She also co-hosts Flashpoint Live, a weekly radio news magazine.

Personal life

Sorbo studied Biomedical Engineering at Duke University, but decided to pursue modeling and acting afterwards. Sam married actor Kevin Sorbo on January 5, 1998. They met the previous year when she had a small recurring role on Hercules (Season 3, Episode 8 "Prince Hercules"). They have three children: Braeden Cooper (born 2001), Shane Haaken (born 2004), and Octavia Flynn (born 2005); whom they homeschooled. Sorbo is the spokesman and chair of A World Fit for Kids! (AWFFK!), a non-profit organization that trains teenagers to become mentors to younger children. Sorbo wrote They're Your Kids, a book that chronicles her family's experience with homeschooling. She publicly advocates homeschooling.

Politics

Sorbo has been a featured speaker on the ReAwaken America Tour, a series of events protesting COVID-19 mitigation measures and supporting Donald Trump's claims of a stolen election.

Filmography

References

1. "Talk Radio Network Enterprises Launches The Sam Sorbo Show". trncorporate.com. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
2. "Kevin Sorbo Displays the Strength of 'Hercules'". americanprofile.com. July 2, 2012. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
3. About: Flashpoint Live with Sam Sorbo and Marius Forte. TRN1.com. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
4. "About".
5. "Sam Sorbo talks hubby Kevin Sorbo & True Strength: He truly is my hero". sorbowriter.wordpress.com. December 7, 2011. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
6. "Sam Sorbo talks hubby Kevin Sorbo & True Strength: He truly is my hero". sorbowriter.wordpress.com. December 7, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
7. "'They're Your Kids' author hails homeschooling". Retrieved August 17, 2016.
8. Graham, Efrem (August 27, 2015). "Kevin Sorbo Uses Faith to Make 'World Fit for Kids'". cbn.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
9. "ReAwaken America Tour". The ThriveTime Show. Retrieved September 18, 2022.

External links

• Sam Sorbo at IMDb

• 1964 births
• American film actresses
• American television actresses
• Duke University Pratt School of Engineering alumni
• Homeschooling advocates
• Living people
• 20th-century American actresses
• 21st-century American actresses