Cameron Mathison

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Cameron Mathison

Cameron Mathison in a still from the opening sequence of All My Children
Born Cameron Arthur Mathison
August 25, 1969 (1969-08-25) (age 38)
Flag of Canada Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Spouse(s) Vanessa Arevalo (2002 - present) 2 children

Cameron Arthur Mathison (born August 25, 1969) is an
Emmy-nominated actor. He is best known for playing the role of Ryan Lavery on the ABC soap opera All My Children — a role which he has played from 1998 to 2002, and currently since 2003. He also hosts the reality show, I Wanna Be a Soap Star, as he has since its 2004 debut on SoapNet. Mathison was also featured as a celebrity dancer on the fifth season of ABC's Dancing With The Stars, however on November 13, 2007, he and his partner Edyta were eliminated from the competition.

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[edit] Early life and career

Cameron Mathison was born on August 25, 1969 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. At an early age, he was diagnosed with Perthes disease, and spent nearly four years with braces on his legs. As a result of early treatment, Mathison has avoided the arthritis that is usually representative of Perthes disease cases.

Mathison attended Thornlea Secondary School in Thornhill, Ontario and McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. He graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering.

Mathison made his feature film debut in 54. He followed up this appearance with a leading role in the Canadian independent movie Washed Up. Around this time, he was hired to play the role of Ryan Lavery on All My Children in 1998.

Mathison won the Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Male Newcomer in 1999 and earned Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2002 and 2005.

In 2000, Mathison was named by People magazine as one of America's 100 most eligible bachelors.

On December 19, 2007 Cameron made an appearance on Good Morning America.[1]

In 2008, Mathison began filming a game show called Your Place or Mine?, debuting in June 2008 on TLC.[2]

Mathison will co-host the 35th Daytime Emmy Awards on June 20, 2008. His fellow co-host is The View co-host Sherri Shepherd.

[edit] Personal life

On July 27, 2002, Mathison married model Vanessa Arevalo. They have two children: son Lucas Arthur Mathison, born on April 20, 2003, and a daughter, Leila Emmanuelle Mathison, born on July 7, 2006.[3] They currently live in New York. They also have developed a children's wear clothing line, www.keaandjoby.com.

Mathison is good friends with his All My Children co-stars Rebecca Budig, Thorsten Kaye and Melissa Claire Egan.[4][5]

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