Sam Chew, Jr. was born and raised in Philadelphia, Penn. A graduate of Temple University, class of 1965, he worked as an announcer/DJ in Philadelphia and moved to Hollywood in 1965. He was a contract player at 20th Century Fox along with James Brolin and Tom Selleck from 1966-1968. He has appeared in hundreds of TV shows: The Love Boat, Dynasty, Eight Is Enough, Cannon, Mannix, Barnaby Jones, among others as a guest star. He is active also in the commercial/spokesperson field, and does extensive narration and voiceover work.