Sidney Lee (born Sidney Hassel Hansen) is a famous Danish TV personality who has appeared in a variety of entertainment programs, he holds the Danish National Record for most appearances in reality TV shows. Sidney has been described as a "media phenomenon" and a 'cult figure in the Danish media image'.

Sidney has played professionally in arcade fighting games since 1997 and has won Championships in various games at 18 different occasions, including the games Virtua Fighter, Tekken, Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat.

Sidney's first tattoo was the name of Death, which is the name for a metal band, he has heard throughout his life. He wants to get many more "inks" as he calls the tattoos. It was Eric Cartman (on the forearm), and Scripture: "rock star hell yeah" over his fingers.

Sidney always had a love for games. When he was age 10, he got his first arcade machine, it went fast. There was approx. a new machine every year. He currently has about 32 arcade machines. 

On 22 February 2009, Sidney Lee set a record in the boxing ring as he had seven seconds into the first stage, knockout of Stig Tøfting first blow. It was subsequently debated vigorously if he had thrown himself on purpose.

Recently, he was interviewed in November 2010 to portray the book "My Reality" the book was released the 15th November 2010, and with Maria Lyngsø Hougaard as ghost-writer.

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