Cameron Daddo

Cameron Daddo was born in Melbourne, Australia, to parents Peter and Bronwen Daddo. He has one older sister, Belinda, and three younger brothers, twins Andrew and Jamie, along with Lochie.
When Daddo was 18 months old, he had his first modeling job for a calendar dressed as a bunny at a tea party. At age 16, his father was transferred to the United States and Daddo spent his sophomore and junior years of high school in New Jersey. At age 18, he returned to Australia to finish school. Walking into a modeling agency one day asking to use their phone, he walked out with a modeling contract.
Daddo spent the following two years making television commercials, modeling in Japan and Europe and taking part in the Australian version of the television show, "Star Search," where he won in the "Spokesmodel" category. He was then cast as host of the Australian children’s television show, "Off The Dish," which spun off into his own show, "The Cameron Daddo Show."
At age 21, Daddo was hosting Australia’s Number One program, the game show "Perfect Match," making him the youngest individual to ever host a primetime television show in Australia. After a couple of years in hosting positions, he turned his sights to acting. His first role was in "The Heroes." After finishing "The Heroes," he starred in the very successful musical, "Big River," in which he played Huck Finn. His performance awarded him a ’MO’ Award, the Australian equivalent of the Tony Awards, and Variety’s Theater Performer of the Year. The show ran for 15 months with over 1,000 performances. Daddo’s other theatre credits include "I Hate Hamlet," "Love Letters," the Australian Opera production of "The Wizard of Oz" (he played the role of the Scarecrow) and "The Hunting of the Snark."
In 1990, Daddo took on the lead role in the television series "Bony," for which he won the Australian People’s Choice Award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series. He also starred in "Golden Fiddles," and his performance as bicycle champion Don Walker in "Tracks Of Glory" earned him two Logie Awards, the Australian equivalent of the Emmy Awards.
In December 1991, Daddo married Alison Brahe, and the couple moved to the United States in 1992 to pursue their acting careers. He landed his first U.S. role in the television movie "Between Love And Hate," and then played alongside Sean Patrick Flannery, Catherine Zeta- Jones and Daniel Craig in "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles."
Daddo’s North American breakthrough came with Aaron Spelling’s television series "Models Inc." where he played photographer Brian Petersen. In 1996, Daddo played Rollie Tyler, a Special Effects wizard, in "FX: The Series" (a character that had been portrayed before by his friend Bryan Brown in the two FX feature films).
After taking a part in the Australian television movie "Witch Hunt" with Jaqueline Bissett, Daddo earned the lead role as Minister Daniel Cooper in the PAX television series "Hope Island" in 1999. He went on to portray Jack Garrison Jr. in "Anne Of Green Gables: The Continuing Story," and had several guest appearances in shows including CBS’s "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "CSI: Miami," along with "West Wing" and "Monk." After starring in "The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie" in 2003, Daddo joined the cast of "She Spies" in the second season of the show.
Feature film credits include the recent box office hit ..Big Mommas House 2.. in which Daddo had the lead villain role opposite Martin Lawrence. Daddo also starred in "Anthrax," alongside Ed Begley Jr., "Zebra Lounge," co-starring Stephen Baldwin and Kristy Swanson, "Drive Time Murders" and David Lynch’s "Inland Empire." His latest feature film, "Drifter," is currently in post-production, which he is also producing. He is also in pre-production on his next feature film, "Passengers," with Australian actress Jaqueline MacKenzie from the "4400." Another feature film, "Hacia La Oscuridad" ("Towards Darkness"), co-starring America Ferrara, is featured in the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival.
In addition to his work as an actor, Daddo is also a musician. He played in the bands The Nearly Smooth Guys and Baby James. His solo debut album, "A Long Goodbye," that was released in 1992 and featured Keith Urban on back-up vocals and guitars, reached ..2 on the Australian Country Music charts. He was named Vocalist of the Year at the Australian Country Music Awards. His latest music project is titled daddo as well as his original one-man musical/play "House Devil, Street Angel."
Daddo currently resides in Los Angeles, Calif., with his wife, Alison, their daughter, Lotus, son, River and their newest arrival, daughter Bodhi. His birth date is March 7, 1965.
Visit Cameron’s Official Website @ www.daddo.com !
Cameron’s imdb.com page !
An unofficial fan website: Cameron Daddo Online
Cameron’s latest projects:
Pirate Master - Cameron is the host of CBS’ new Reality TV show, ’Pirate Master’, which will premiere on Thursday, May 31 2007 at 8PM ET/PT.
Check out CBS’ Official Pirate Master Website for much more info and a preview video!
Drifter - Four characters wake in a desert, disoriented and lost with no clue where they are or how they got there. All four have fresh surgical scars and are on the verge of death. As they run desperately through a labyrinth of realities, both past and present, their ties are revealed and they come to see that only one of them will survive.
Hacia la oscuridad - Deals with 90 minutes in a kidnapped hostage’s life, and the frustration his family, a special ops team, and a man in charge of delivering the ransom money all feel as they rush to save him.
Inland Empire - Set in the inland valley outside of Los Angeles, David Lynch’s new film is a mystery about a woman in trouble.
DVDs:
Buy Blackwater Valley Exorcism at Amazon.com!
Buy Big Momma’s House 2 on Amazon.com!
Buy FX The Series - Complete Season 1 on Amazon.co.uk!
For more information and the latest news, visit Cmaeron’s offical website: Cameron Daddo !
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