Cameron Arthur Mathison (born August 25, 1969) is a

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actor and television host. From 1997 to 2011, he played the role of

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on ''

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''.

Early life and personal life

Mathison was born on August 25, 1969, in

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, Canada, the second of two sons of parents Bill and Loretta. Mathison attended

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and

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. He graduated in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in

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. On July 27, 2002, he married model Vanessa Marie Arevalo, having proposed in

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. They have a son, Lucas (b. April 20, 2003), and a daughter, Leila (b. July 7, 2006). On September 9, 2019, he announced that he had been diagnosed with

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and would be taking several weeks off to receive treatment.

Career

After graduating from McGill, he began working as a model and started acting in commercials in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. This led to taking acting classes and the beginning of his acting career in Toronto. Mathison made his feature film debut in '' 54''. He followed up this appearance with a leading role in the Canadian independent movie ''Washed Up''. About this time, December 1997, he was hired to play the role of Ryan Lavery on ''All My Children'' filming his first scenes on December 15. Mathison first appeared on-screen in the January 12, 1998 episode. Mathison won the

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for Outstanding Male Newcomer in 1999 and earned

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nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2002 and 2005. In 2000, Mathison was named by ''

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'' magazine as one of "America's 100 Most Eligible Bachelors". In 2007, Cameron was on season five of ''

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'' where he placed 5th with pro

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. After working freelance with ''Good Morning America'' for several years, Mathison signed with ''GMA'' in January 2009 as a regular correspondent. Mathison worked on many events for ''GMA'': The Oscars, Grammys, Golden Globes, American Music Awards, MTV Movie Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, and the Country Music Awards. Mathison continued to work as a host and correspondent for ''GMA'', the Emmy-nominated series ''Ultimate Proposal'', and the renovation reality show ''

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'' novels starring opposite

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. In April 2015, Mathison signed with CBS's ''

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''. He is currently serving as a full-time correspondent and weekend co-anchor for the entertainment newsmagazine. On July 26, 2018, Mathison was named the new co-host of ''

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'', alongside

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; he assumed his position in September with the launch of the seventh season. In April 2021, ''

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'' announced Mathison had joined the cast of ''

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'' as

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. He debuted in the role in the final moments of the August 16, 2021 episode.

Filmography

Films

Television

Web

References

External links

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