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{{short description|Australian actor, musician and presenter|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Cameron Daddo
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| birth_name = Cameron Peter Daddo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|3|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]
| family = [[Andrew Daddo]] (brother)<br />[[Lochie Daddo]] (brother)
| spouse = Alison Brahe (
|children=3
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|musician|presenter}}
| years_active = 1987–present
| awards = [[
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'''Cameron Peter Daddo''' (born 7 March 1965) is an Australian actor, musician and presenter. From 1987 to 1988, he hosted dating game show ''[[Perfect Match (Australian game show)|Perfect Match Australia]]''. He won two [[Logie Awards]] for his performances in ''[[Golden Fiddles]]'' and ''[[Tracks of Glory]]''. After moving to Los Angeles, Daddo played Brian Peterson in soap opera ''[[Models Inc.]]''. He also starred in ''[[F/X: The Series]]'', ''[[Hope Island (TV series)|Hope Island]]'' and ''[[She Spies]]''. He hosted the 2007 reality show ''[[Pirate Master]]'' on [[CBS]]. In 2020, Daddo joined the cast of ''[[Home and Away]]'' as [[Evan Slater]]. In addition to his acting career, Daddo is also a musician and radio host. He joined [[Smooth (radio network)|smoothfm]] in 2012 as the host of Sunday mornings, before moving on to host ''Mellow Music'' in the evenings.
==Early life==
Daddo was born in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], on 7 March 1965, the eldest son of Peter and Bronwen Daddo. His father was a jewellery designer.
Daddo's first television role was host of a children's show called ''Off the Dish'', which soon led to him hosting ''The Cameron Daddo Cartoon Show''. Daddo replaced [[Greg Evans (television host)|Greg Evans]] as the host of dating game show ''[[Perfect Match (Australian game show)|Perfect Match Australia]]'' from 1987 to 1988. Daddo appeared in the telemovie 'Bony' based on the books by Arthur Upfield (1990).<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445229/]</ref> He won the Silver [[Logies|Logie]] Award for Most Popular Actor In A Miniseries/Telemovie in 1992 for ''Golden Fiddles''<ref>[http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=63369 Logie Awards official site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209000921/http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=63369 |date=9 February 2009 }}, retrieved 15 March 2008</ref> and in 1993 for ''[[Tracks of Glory]]''.<ref>[http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=63370 TV Week official site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209000925/http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=63370 |date=9 February 2009 }}, retrieved 15 March 2008</ref> He also appeared in the mini series ''[[Golden Fiddles]]'', and the [[SBS (Australian TV channel)|SBS]] documentary ''[[Filthy Rich and Homeless]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/article/2018/07/06/five-high-profile-australians-swap-privilege-homelessness-second-series-filthy|title=Five high-profile Australians swap privilege for homelessness in second series of Filthy Rich & Homeless|website=Guide|language=en|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref>▼
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Daddo moved to Los Angeles in 1992 to pursue his acting career in Hollywood. His was cast in a role as a photographer in the ''[[Melrose Place]]'' spin-off ''[[Models Inc.]]''. He also made a one off appearance in a 1993 episode of ''[[The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles]]''.▼
▲Daddo's first television role was host of a children's show called ''Off the Dish'', which soon led to him hosting ''The Cameron Daddo Cartoon Show''.<ref name="Stewart"/> Daddo replaced [[Greg Evans (television host)|Greg Evans]] as the host of dating game show ''[[Perfect Match (Australian game show)|Perfect Match Australia]]'' from 1987 to 1988. He was 21 years old, which made him the youngest host of an Australian game show.<ref name="Stewart"/> Daddo then appeared in the telemovie ''[[Bony (TV series)|Bony]]'' based on the books by [[Arthur Upfield]] (1990).<ref
▲Daddo moved to Los Angeles in 1992 to pursue his acting career in Hollywood.
In 1996, he appeared as Rollie Tyler in ''[[F/X: The Series]]''. He appeared in the [[PAX TV]] network's ''[[Hope Island (TV series)|Hope Island]]'' from 1999 to 2000. In 2000, he appeared 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 [[Mark Twain|Samuel Clemens]] in the 2003 television pilot ''[[Riverworld (2003 film)|Riverworld]]'' based on the popular [[Riverworld|novels]]. He had a role as Quentin Cross in the second season (2003–2004) of ''[[She Spies]]''.▼
▲In 1996, he
Daddo had a role in [[David Lynch]]'s 2006 film ''[[Inland Empire (film)|Inland Empire]]''. In 2007, Daddo hosted the [[Mark Burnett]] reality show ''[[Pirate Master]]'' on [[CBS]], and appeared in the movie ''Drifter''. In 2009, he played the role of Vice President Mitchell Hayworth on ''[[24 (season 7)|24]]''. Cameron has a role in ''[[The Mentalist]]'' season 3 e 17 airing in March 2011 and also filming in ''[[Leverage (TV series)|Leverage]]'' (season 4 episode 1 : The Long way down Job)▼
▲Daddo had a role in [[David Lynch]]'s 2006 film ''[[Inland Empire (film)|Inland Empire]]'', and also in ''[[Big Momma's House 2]]''. In 2007, Daddo hosted the [[Mark Burnett]] reality show ''[[Pirate Master]]'' on [[CBS]], and appeared in the movie ''Drifter''. In 2009, he played the role of Vice President Mitchell Hayworth on ''[[24 (season 7)|24]]''.
Daddo starred as the interviewer in an Australian Adult Romance feature film [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2034105/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 ''SIX LOVERS''], which finished production in 2010 and was released in 2012. In 2014, he appeared in the Australian Theatre Company's Los Angeles production of ''[[Holding the Man]]'' opposite Nate Jones, [[Roxane Wilson]] and [[Adam J. Yeend]].
From May to June 2020, Daddo appeared in ''[[Home and Away]]'' as [[Evan Slater]], the estranged father of [[Ryder Jackson]] (Lukas Radovich).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/australia/herald-sun/20200514/281818581014197|title=Daddo okay on the Bay|date=14 May 2020|work=[[Herald Sun]]|accessdate=13 May 2020|via=[[PressReader]]|archive-date=4 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204042629/https://www.pressreader.com/australia/herald-sun/20200514/281818581014197|url-status=live}}</ref>
▲Cameron was cast in the role of Captain Georg Von Trapp in the 2016 Australian Tour of the London Palladium production of ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' opposite [[Amy Lehpamer]] in the role of Maria.
In 2022, Daddo co-hosted the fifth season of travel series ''[[Luxury Escapes]]'' with [[Sophie Falkiner]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Luxury Escapes TV|url=https://dream.luxuryescapes.com/homepage/luxury-escapes-tv/|website=Dream with Luxury Escapes|date=13 July 2022|publisher=[[Luxury Escapes]]|access-date=16 July 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716010113/https://dream.luxuryescapes.com/homepage/luxury-escapes-tv/|archive-date=16 July 2022}}</ref>
▲==Radio career==
===Radio career===
In October 2012, Daddo joined [[Smooth (radio network)|smoothfm]] as Sunday Mornings host (8am - 10am).<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.dmgradio.com.au/newsdetail_dmg-radio-australia-announces-cameron-daddo-to-join-smoothfm-and-kylie-minogue-guest-stars_214|title = DMG Radio Australia announces Cameron Daddo to join smoothfm|url-status = dead|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130513000311/http://www.dmgradio.com.au/newsdetail_dmg-radio-australia-announces-cameron-daddo-to-join-smoothfm-and-kylie-minogue-guest-stars_214|archivedate = 13 May 2013|df = dmy-all}}</ref>
In March 2013,
==Personal life==
Daddo is the eldest of five siblings. His brothers [[Andrew Daddo]] and [[Lochie Daddo]] are also actors.<ref name="Stewart">{{cite web|url=https://www.mamamia.com.au/cameron-daddo-interview/|title=Cameron Daddo on being a teen heart throb, marrying Australia's favourite model and dealing with addiction|last=Stewart|first=Brittany|date=24 July 2017|publisher=[[Mamamia (website)|Mamamia]]|accessdate=5 November 2019|archive-date=5 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105021623/https://www.mamamia.com.au/cameron-daddo-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> Daddo met model Alison Brahe in 1991 and they married the following year. They have three children.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/what-i-know-about-women-20151210-glk0xl.html|title=What I know about women|last=Rocca|first=Jane|date=10 December 2015|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|accessdate=5 November 2019|archive-date=5 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105021620/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/what-i-know-about-women-20151210-glk0xl.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
*''A Long Goodbye'' (1993) – [[ARIA Charts|AUS]] #91<ref name=auschart>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref>▼
|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Album details
! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart<br />positions
|-
▲
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! scope="row" | ''A Long Goodbye''
|
* Released: August 1993
* Format: CD
* Label: Massice (8270072)
| align="center" | 91
|-
! scope="row" | ''Ten Songs... and Change''
|
* Released: 2011
* Format: Digital, streaming
* Label: Cameron Daddo
| align="center" | -
|-
! scope="row" | ''Songs from the Shed''
|
* Released: 3 December 2015
* Format: Digital, streaming
* Label: Cameron Daddo
| align="center" | -
|}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions
*"Watching the River Go By" (1993)▼
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name=auschart/>
|-
! scope="row"| "Fifteen Minutes of Fame"
|rowspan="2"| 1993
| 86
|rowspan="2"| ''A Long Goodbye''
|-
| -
|}
==Awards==
===Mo Awards===
The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the [[Mo Awards]]), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moawards.com.au/awardwinners|title=MO Award Winners|website=Mo Awards|access-date=5 March 2022|archive-date=11 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811130738/https://www.moawards.com.au/awardwinners|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{awards table}} (wins only)
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| 1989
| Cameron Daddo
| Musical Theatre Performer of the Year (Male)
| {{won}}
|-
{{end}}
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[[Category:Australian game show hosts]]
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[[Category:Australian expatriate male actors in the United States]]
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