Biografía

His mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent and his father is of Italian ancestry. His family are members of the Bahá'í faith.

Has two children. Daughter, Maiya was born 27 June 2015 and son, Maxwell was born 18 October 2017.

Hosts the podcast "Man Enough".

Met wife, Emily, in Los Angeles in 2011.

Has three tattoos - wife Emily's initials on his left ring finger, a quote by Abdu'l Bahá, "Where there is love, nothing is too much trouble, and there is always time" on his right forearm and a quote on his inner left bicep.

Sam was helping animals long before he was Sam Simon. He lived what he believed; his thing was making the world better and having rights for animals, and every area of his life reflected that.

Behind every great man is his wife trying to keep him alive.

I know if I react, and I want to get mad, and emotions come to the surface, I think quickly of my friends who have died and how they overcame their struggle and used their cancer and their lives for the betterment of mankind, and it sets me back in place.

We started Wayfarer Entertainment to create content that we felt could actually inspire people to be the best version of themselves. We take life for granted so often, and we don't realize that tomorrow isn't guaranteed.

I would say anything is possible on 'Jane the Virgin.'