Sam Tyson is an adult film model and highly-credentialed private trainer in Los Angeles. The name Tyson was given by the Mormon church shortly after his birth in his home state of Utah.

Sam's meteoric rise as an icon in the world of gay pornography may be explained by his aspirations in early childhood: He found a copy of Playgirl magazine at age 5. At age 13, he opened Sam's Candy, Inc., and later a total of 3 stores in Northern Utah.