He perhaps best known for being the only male actor to have played regular roles in Australia's "Big Three" soap operas of the 1990s: E Street, Neighbours, and Home and Away.
[3] In 1987, he competed in the Wollongong Model of the Year contest, but came second to Ashley Paske, who went onto become an actor in Richmond Hill and Neighbours.
[1] In 1990, just as Samazan's acting career was beginning, the French Government ordered him to go to France for compulsory military national service.
[7] Introduced early in Season 2, his role was primarily comic relief, but with the addition of ruthless killer Sonny Bennett to proceedings, E Street's storylines grew darker and the character of Max became more central and balanced.
Although this scene was part of a dream sequence, it was at this point that the tabloid media began to speculate that E Street had "jumped the shark", and the series was cancelled in May 1993.
His character fell in love with Bonnie Tate (Melissa Bell) who awoke from a coma just in time to see the final credits sequence.
[13] Samazan also hosted ABC's country music television show Stampede, which began airing in February 1994.
[14] From Neighbours, he went straight into the Seven Network's Home and Away for a six-month guest stint as the psychotic Brad Cooper who raped Chloe Richards (Kristy Wright).