When his work first started getting released in the West, he was billed
as Samo Hung. It was not until years later, after English-speakers kept
mispronouncing his first name as 'say-mo', that the M was doubled to
get the 'Sammo' that we are more familiar with now.
He received the Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2010 New York Asian Film Festival.
He is trained in Karate, Wushu, Aikido, Taekwondo, Wing Chun Kung Fu, Hapkido and Sanda, a form of Chinese kickboxing.
He was first called Sammo in Hong Kong because of his resemblance to a
popular Chinese cartoon character. The character's name was "Sam Mo"
which is Cantonese for "three hairs," which is all the cartoon
character had.
Has three sons and one daughter; Timmy Hung, Jimmy Hung, Sammy Hung and Stephanie Hung.