- Sam P. Whitehead is known for L.A. Confidential (1997), The Tragedy of Mister Geppetto (2008) and The Main Distraction (2008).
- Is a fan of southern writer Flannery O'Connor.
- Has a Master's degree in Political Science & a Master's degree in Education.
- Once hired to drive an Academy Award and a Golden Globe that belonged to Carmine Coppola, father of Francis Ford Coppola, from Los Angeles to San Francisco [1997]. Both awards are now on display at Coppola's Centennial Museum in the Niebaum-Coppola Estate Winery in Napa Valley, California.
- Attended The National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts in Washington, DC (acting scholarship) before moving to Los Angeles.
- Originally from Macon, Georgia.
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