Sam Kim

Name: Sam Kim
Native name: 샘 킴
Given name: Kim Hee Tae
Also Known as: 김희태,
Nationality: South Korean
Gender: Male
Born: May 8, 1977
Age: 48

Sam Kim is a South Korean chef. His specialty is Italian cooking. He is the chef that was used as Lee Sun Gyun's cooking doppelganger in some scenes of the MBC drama Pasta. In addition, he gave cooking lessons to the other actors in the drama.
He is currently part of the JTBC cooking program, Please Take Care of My Refrigerator. Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2016	Entourage Korean Drama, 2016, 16 eps [Himself] (Ep. 9) (Guest Role)	16	[Himself] (Ep. 9) Guest Role	6.5
2015	Flower of the Queen Korean Drama, 2015, 50 eps [Part of the jury in "Let's Find the Best Chef"] (Guest Role)	50	[Part of the jury in "Let's Find the Best Chef"] Guest Role	7.1
2010	Pasta Korean Drama, 2010, 20 eps [Chef] (Guest Role)	20	[Chef] Guest Role	7.6

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2025	Culinary Class Wars Season 2 Korean TV Show, 2025, 13 eps [Contestant / White Spoon Chef] (Regular Member)	13	[Contestant / White Spoon Chef] Regular Member	8.2
2024	Please Take Care of My Refrigerator Season 2 Korean TV Show, 2024, 60 eps [Chef] (Regular Member)	60	[Chef] Regular Member	8.4
2020	4 Wheeled Restaurant Korea Korean TV Show, 2020, 10 eps (Regular Member)	10	Regular Member	8.0
2017	I Am Chef Korean TV Show, 2017, 10 eps [Judge] (Regular Member)	10	[Judge] Regular Member	0.0
2016	One Night Food Trip Korean TV Show, 2016, 33 eps (Ep. 13-16) (Guest)	33	(Ep. 13-16) Guest	7.9
2016	National Chef Team Korean TV Show, 2016, 25 eps (Ep.1-3, 22-25) (Regular Member)	25	(Ep.1-3, 22-25) Regular Member	7.2
2015	Saturday Night Live Korea Season 6 Korean TV Show, 2015, 32 eps [Host} (Ep. 11) (Guest)	32	[Host} (Ep. 11) Guest	8.0
2015	Real Men Season 2 Korean TV Show, 2015, 90 eps (Ep. 96-107, 110) (Regular Member)	90	(Ep. 96-107, 110) Regular Member	8.2
2014	Please Take Care of My Refrigerator Korean TV Show, 2014, 254 eps [Chef] (Regular Member)	254	[Chef] Regular Member	7.7
2014	Abnormal Summit Korean TV Show, 2014, 102 eps (Ep. 68) (Guest)	102	(Ep. 68) Guest	7.8
2013	2 Days & 1 Night Season 3 Korean TV Show, 2013, 257 eps (Ep. 48-49, 237) (Guest)	257	(Ep. 48-49, 237) Guest	8.7
2010	Chef's Kiss Korean TV Show, 2010, 12 eps (Guest)	12	Guest	7.8
2007	Happy Together Season 3 Korean TV Show, 2007, 557 eps (Ep. 405-406, 408, 497) (Guest)	557	(Ep. 405-406, 408, 497) Guest	7.6
2007	Radio Star Korean TV Show, 2007, 975 eps (Ep. 424, 459, 558, 950) (Guest)	975	(Ep. 424, 459, 558, 950) Guest	7.6

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