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	Cameron Daddo on CBS's "Pirate Master"

Cameron Daddo is the host of CBS's reality series, "Priate Master." In each episode,

Cameron Daddo

will distribute clues at the start of the expeditions and preside over Pirate's Court.

Cameron Daddo

was born in Melbourne, Australia, to parents Peter and Bronwen Daddo.

Cameron Daddo

has one older sister, Belinda, and three younger brothers, twins Andrew and Jamie, along with Lochie.

When

Cameron 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,

Cameron Daddo

returned to Australia to finish school. Walking into a modeling agency one day asking to use their phone,

Cameron Daddo

walked out with a modeling contract.

Cameron 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.

Cameron Daddo

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,

Cameron 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,

Cameron Daddo

turned his sights to acting. His first role was in "The Heroes." After finishing "The Heroes,"

Cameron Daddo

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.

Cameron 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,

Cameron 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.

Cameron Daddo

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,

Cameron Daddo

married Alison Brahe, and the couple moved to the United States in 1992 to pursue their acting careers.

Cameron Daddo

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."

Cameron Daddo

's North American breakthrough came with Aaron Spelling's television series "Models Inc." where he played photographer Brian Petersen. In 1996,

Cameron 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,

Cameron Daddo

earned the lead role as Minister Daniel Cooper in the PAX television series "Hope Island" in 1999.

Cameron Daddo

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,

Cameron Daddo

joined the cast of "She Spies" in the second season of the show.

Feature film credits for

Cameron Daddo

include the recent box office hit "Big Mommas House 2" in which Daddo had the lead villain role opposite Martin Lawrence.

Cameron 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.

Cameron Daddo

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,

Cameron Daddo

is also a musician.

Cameron Daddo

played in the bands The Nearly Smooth Guys and Baby James.

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's 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.

Cameron Daddo

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."

Cameron 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