Tim Campbell (born 27 September 1975) is an Australian television and stage actor and singer, best known for playing the character of Dan Baker in the soap opera ''

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'' between 2004 and 2008. In 2007, he came third series 6 of ''

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''.

Career

Television

In 1993, Campbell appeared in two episodes of ''

'' as Brad. Throughout the 1990s, Campbell appeared in episodes of ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Wildside''. In 1999, he appeared in 13 episodes of '' Big Sky'' as Blake Wallace. Smaller roles continued throughout the early 2000s, until 2003 where he played Constable Stubbs in the children's television series, '' Snobs''. In 2004, Campbell was cast to play Dan Baker on ''

'', where he appeared in 287 episodes. Campbell was a contestant in series six of ''

'', which premiered on 20 February 2007. He ultimately placed third. He hosted '' National Bingo Night'' as well as the first season of travel series ''

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'' in 2007. Also in 2007, Campbell appeared as a contestant on '' Deal or No Deal: Dancing with the Deals'', in which he won $23,999 for a home viewer. In 2008, Campbell hosted '' Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune'' which was short lived before replacing

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on hosting '' The Singing Bee'' from 2008 to 2010. In 2010, Campbell played Mr Doyle in 13 episodes of ''

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'' and between 2012 and 2013, he played Tom on ''

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''.Tom, with partner Kane (

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), are raising a child together, the first gay male couple with a child on an Australian prime time drama. On 14 December 2013, it was announced that Campbell had been written out of the show and would not return for the third season.

Filmography

Films

TV

Theatre

* In November 2007, he played Roger in a Perth production the musical ''

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''. * In January 2008, he played the lead role of

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in ''

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'' in Melbourne and then in Sydney. * In mid 2009, he played Bobby in

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's run of '' The Boy Friend'' at the State Theatre Melbourne. * In June 2010, he played the role of

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in the Sydney season of the Australian production of ''

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''. * In 2016, he played Corny Collins in the national tour of '' Hairspray the Arena Spectacular''. * In 2017, he played Johnny Casino in ''Grease the Arena Experience'' with ''

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''.

Music

Campbell released his debut

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High School Disco ''High School Disco'' is the debut studio album by Australians, Australian singer Tim Campbell (actor), Tim Campbell. The album is a covers album of classic hits from the 1960s, 1970s & 1980s. It was released by Universal Music Australia in Apri ...

'' on 4 April 2014. The album peaked at number 25 on the

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. Campbell released his second studio album, ''Electrifying 80s'' in July 2018.

Personal life

In late 2007, rumours of Campbell dating singer

Anthony Callea Anthony Cosmo Callea (born 13 December 1982) is an Australian singer-songwriter and stage actor who rose to prominence as the runner-up in the 2004 season of '' Australian Idol''. Callea's debut single, a cover of Celine Dion and Andrea Bocel ...

surfaced in the media. During an interview, Campbell confirmed that he is gay, but denied romantic involvement with Callea. However, on 11 February 2008, during an appearance on Vega 91.5's breakfast programme, Campbell acknowledged that he and Callea had now progressed to being "an item" stating that they were "very happy" together. The couple later thanked their fans for the support they were shown after their relationship was made public. On 18 August 2014, Campbell and Callea announced their engagement. On 17 November 2014, they announced they had been married in a ceremony in New Zealand.

References

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