Sam Bennett (Private Practice)
| Sam Bennett | |
|---|---|
| Private Practice & Grey's Anatomy character | |
| First appearance |
Grey's Anatomy: "The Other Side of This Life, Part 1" 3x22 Private Practice: "In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl From Somewhere Else" 1x01 |
| Last appearance |
Grey's Anatomy: "Before and After" 5x15 Private Practice: "In Which We Say Goodbye" 6x13 |
| Created by | Shonda Rhimes |
| Portrayed by | Taye Diggs |
| Information | |
| Nickname(s) | Sam Dr. Feelgood Douchnozzle |
| Occupation |
Internal Medicine Specialist at Seaside Health & Wellness Internal Medicine Specialist at Oceanside Wellness Group (former) |
| Title | Founding Partner of the Oceanside Wellness Group M.D. |
| Family | Corinne Bennett (sister) Philmore "Dink" Davis (son-in-law via Maya) Olivia Davis (grand-daughter via Maya) |
| Spouse(s) | Naomi Bennett (Remarried) |
| Significant other(s) | Sonya Nichols Addison Montgomery Vanessa Hoyt Stephanie Kemp |
| Children | Maya Davis (née Bennett; daughter with Naomi) Unnamed child (with Naomi) Betsey Parker (adoptive step-daughter via Naomi) |
Dr. Samuel Bennett is a character on the Grey's Anatomy spin-off, Private Practice. He is portrayed by actor Taye Diggs.
Dr. Sam Bennett, or "Dr. Feelgood" as he's known to patients across the globe, is another founding partner of the Oceanside Wellness Group and the practice's internist. He is the author of the best-selling nonfiction book, Body Language: The Mind-Body Connection. Oceanside Wellness Group, with its co-operative and whole-body approach to medicine, is illustrative of the views advocated in the book.
In "Right Here, Right Now" (Season 3, Episode 03) it is said that he did his residency in surgery, specializing in Cardiothoracic Surgery.
In "The Next Episode" (Season 6, Episode 05), Sam's mother, Dee, comes to him for help for her boss, Raymond, who has heart issues. Sam is thrown when he sees Dee kissing the married Raymond and realizes they're having an affair. When Raymond collapses after surgery, Sam discovers he needs a new lung but there are no donors. Raymond's wife, Jillian, shocks everyone by first revealing she has known all along about Raymond and Dee's affair and also by how Raymond is Sam's real father. Sam is naturally jarred to learn his mother has lied to him all his life and how Raymond helped pay for Sam's medical school costs. Sam talks to Raymond, telling him that he's become the man he is despite Raymond not being around. Raymond replies that he is proud of that man, he and Sam shaking hands to part on good terms.
Sam met Naomi in medical school at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, where they also met and befriended Derek Shepherd, Mark Sloan and Addison Montgomery. The two married and had a daughter, Maya Bennett, now age 15. Although the couple attempt to present the image of an amicably divorced couple, the post-marital relationship has, at times, been strained. The reasons for their divorce are unclear. In "The Other Side of This Life", Sam professes to Addison that he had "no good reason" for requesting the divorce. In the episode, In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl From Somewhere Else, Sam states that he was "unhappy" and wanted Naomi to fight for their relationship. The couple looked to be headed toward reconciliation. Sam and Naomi rekindle their sexual relationship in In Which Sam Gets Taken For a Ride, after Sam survives a hostage situation. Although Sam and Naomi called the conference-room sex a "slip up," the couple sleep together again in In Which Cooper Finds a Port In His Storm.
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