Cameron Daddo
| Cameron Daddo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cameron Peter Daddo 7 March 1965 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor, musician, presenter |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse | Alison Brahe (1991–present) |
| Awards | Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor In A Miniseries/Telemovie 1992 Golden Fiddles 1993 Tracks of Glory |
| Website | |
| http://www.daddo.com/ | |
Cameron Peter Daddo (born 7 March 1965) is an Australian actor, musician and presenter. He is the brother of Andrew Daddo and Lochie Daddo.
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[edit] Australian television
Cameron Daddo first came to the attention of Australian television viewers as the host of a children's television show called Off the Dish, which soon led to him hosting his own eponymous cartoon show: The Cameron Daddo Cartoon Show. He became well known on television when he replaced Greg Evans as the host of dating game show Perfect Match from 1987 to 1988. Daddo won the Silver Logie Award for Most Popular Actor In A Miniseries/Telemovie in 1992 for Golden Fiddles[1] and in 1993 for Tracks of Glory.[2]
Cameron Daddo is currently starring as 'the interviewer' in the new Australian Adult Romance feature film SIX LOVERS [1], which is due to finish production in August 2010. The film is produced by Joel Mielle and is written and directed by Laurent Boulanger.
[edit] Los Angeles
Daddo moved to Los Angeles in 1992 to pursue his acting career in Hollywood. His first big break came when he was cast in a regular role as a photographer in the Melrose Place spin-off Models Inc.. He achieved an international profile with an appearance as an Australian lighthorseman in a 1993 episode of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.
In 1996, he assumed the lead role of Rollie Tyler in F/X: The Series, based on the theatrical film (a role played in the film version by fellow Australian Bryan Brown). He starred in the PAX network's Hope Island from 1999 to 2000. In 2000, he also starred in Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story as Jack Garrison, an American writer who had an important role during World War I. Daddo appeared as Sam Clemens in the 2003 television pilot Riverworld based on the popular novels. He starred as Quentin Cross in the second season (2003–2004) of She Spies.
He went on to appear as Devon Berk's manager in David Lynch's 2006 film Inland Empire. In 2007 Daddo hosted the Mark Burnett reality show Pirate Master on CBS, he also starred in the movie Drifter. In 2009 he played the role of Vice President Mitchell Hayworth on 24. Cameron has a role in The Mentalist season 3 e 17 airing in March 2011 and also filming in Leverage (season 4 episode 1 : The Long way down Job)
[edit] Personal life
Daddo married Australian model Alison Brahe in 1991, and they have three children; Lotus, River Tru and Bodhi Faith.
Like many other Cornish families with surnames ending in the letter O, the Daddo's have believed it to be of Spanish origin.[3] This however has been disproved by the fact that such names were recorded in Cornwall from medieval times. The name Daddo actually means either a diminutive form of David, or from the Cornish language Da meaning "Good".[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Logie Awards official site, retrieved 15 March 2008
- ^ TV Week official site, retrieved 15 March 2008
- ^ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/tv/camerons-life-of-brine/story-e6frf9ho-1111113773465
- ^ Rowse, A.L. The Cousin Jacks, The Cornish in America
