 This article is about an actor in the Super Sentai series.
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Samy Pop (サミ・ポップ Sami Poppu), is a Ghanaian actor, model and manager who works in Japan.
Under the stage name Samuel Pop (サムエル・ポップ Samueru Poppu), he portrayed Pop in Denji Sentai Megaranger; his voice was also heard saying "Megaranger" during the opening of the series and was the first voice of the Degitaizer and its counterpart in Power Rangers in Space, the Astro Morpher.
Later he changed stage name into Samuel Pop Aning (サムエル・ポップ・エニング Samueru Poppu Eningu), and portrayed Bucky Bonds in Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger for episode 10, Abare Leaguer Bind. In episode 19 of Abaranger's adaptation, Power Rangers Dino Thunder which paid homage to its Sentai source where the main three Rangers watch a dubbed version of the Abaranger episode for his original appearance, explained in the story as a Japanese show based off the Power Rangers, Bucky Bonds was called Whacker Wilson (in which it was dubbed by Jermaine Turner). Samuel also reprised his role as Bucky Bonds for the final Abaranger episode, Only Those Who've Abare'd where he appeared briefly during the epilogue.
Outside of Super Sentai, he portrayed XIG
's Team Seagull pilot Michael Simmons in Ultraman Gaia.
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- Samy Pop is the first actor of African descent to be a recurring actor in a Sentai series.