Sam (Jenkins) Sorbo studied biomedical engineering at Duke University before pursuing a career in modeling, which afforded her the opportunity to travel and learn languages; she is fluent in five. Eventually, she moved to Los Angeles for acting, and earned roles in numerous films and TV shows, including Bonfire of the Vanities, Twenty Bucks, Chicago Hope, and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. As guest star on Hercules, she met Kevin Sorbo, who swept her off her feet. They married in 1998, and she moved to New Zealand. While living in Auckland, Sam published a humorous and educational photo book, Gizmoe: The Legendary Journeys, Auckland. The family grew to include three children. In 2016 Sam authored They’re YOUR Kids: An Inspirational Journey from Self- Doubter to Home School Advocate. The Sorbos home educate. She hosted The Sam Sorbo Show, a weekday nationally syndicated radio program. Most recently, Sam cowrote, produced, and costarred in (with Kevin) Let There Be Light, due out Christmas 2017. The film features Dionne Warwick, Travis Tritt, and the two Sorbo boys, is directed by Kevin Sorbo, and is exec-produced by Sean Hannity (LetThereBeLightTheMovie.com).
