Cameron Daddo
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Biography
The youngest primetime program host in the history of Australian TV, Cameron Daddo has cracked the US market in the 1990s, first as Brian Petersen, the photographer who could not keep his pants zipped, in "Models, Inc." (Fox, 1994-95) and later as special effects expert Rollie Tyler in the syndicated "FX: The Series" (1996-98).
Daddo broke into show business in his late teens, appearing as Huck Finn in the Australian production of the Tony-winning musical "Big River." As a member of the cast of the kids series "Off the Dish," he immediately became a popular small screen personality and soon was hosting "The Cameron Daddo Cartoon Show" and eventually the game show "Perfect Match." Branching out into dramatic fare, Daddo won praise for his work in a number of TV-movies and miniseries like "Golden Fiddles" (1990) and had the lead in the detective series "Bony." Simultaneously, he launched a career as a singer, mostly of Australian country-western, releasing a debut album "A Long Goodbye" in the early 90s.
Daddo was first seen by US audiences playing one of a group of soldiers that launch a raid on a Japanese fishing fleet in the "The Heroes," a 1988 Australian production that aired in the USA in 1990 on PBS. He was a biker competing against the first African American pro biker in "Tracks of Glory: The Major Taylor Story" (1991) which aired over The Disney Channel in 1992. Moving to the States, Daddo won a won in the ABC TV-movie "Between Love and Hate" (1993) before landing his regular series work.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Life Events
1984
Began his career at age 19 in the Australian kids series "Off the Dish"
1990
First seen on US TV in "The Heroes", aired on PBS; series had been filmed in 1988
1991
Co-starred in "Tracks of Glory: The Major Taylor Story" (aired in the USA on The Disney Channel)
1993
Moved to the USA
1994
Played regular role of photographer Brian Petersen on "Models, Inc." (Fox)
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