Sam’s father was a self-taught dancer and professional music-hall entertainer who brought up all his children to be entertainers and dancers. Being the youngest of nine children Sam was taught both by his father and his older siblings and was encouraged (pressurized) to achieve a high standard in dancing and acrobatics.

Sam left school at the age of 14 to be a professional entertainer and after several line-ups with various family members The Five Sherry Brothers were formed. Through the 1930s the group toured and topped the bill at the leading variety theatres performing routines that combined music, singing, comedy, acrobatics and dancing.