Cameron Mathison is a Canada born actor and television host who gained lots of fame for playing the role of Ryan Lavery on the American television soap opera All My Children from 1998 to 2011. He currently is seen on Hallmark Channel as a host, correspondent, and actor.
Early life
Cameron Arthur Mathison was born on August 25, 1969, in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada to father Bill and Loretta Mathison. He has an older brother Scott. When Cameroon was a child, he was diagnosed with Legg-Calvé-Perthes syndrome which left him with leg braces until he was 6 years of age. This resulted in his hips getting severely managed but Cameroon went through it and never left his acting life get affected by the fact.
Mathison went to Thornlea Secondary School in Thornhill, Ontario and after school, he went on to study engineering at the prestigious McGill University in Montreal. In 1993, he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
Cameron Mathison Career
After completing his education, Cameron began working as a model and started acting in advertisement commercials in Canada, the U.S., and Europe. He began to take acting classes and soon started to audition for roles in Toronto. He made his debut with film 54, followed by a lead role in the Canadian movie Washed Up. Then he was seen in the American television series All My Children as Ryan Lavery. In the early 2000’s he was even nominated for many awards. Cameron mainly focused on appearing on television, he made featured on F/X: The Series, See Jane Date, and Hope & Faith. Then in 2004, Cameron started his journey as a host on I Wanna Be a Soap Star. This marked his career as a host, soon he was seen doing shows such as Daytime Emmy Awards, Your Place or Mine, and conducting Beauty Pageants.
In 2009, Cameron became a correspondent on ABC’s television program Good Morning America. He also appeared on season five of Dancing with the Stars where he placed 5th with pro-Edyta Śliwińska. After working as a host and correspondent for many years, he finally signed with GMA in January 2009 as a regular correspondent. Despite the fact Cameron was able to successfully establish his career as a host, he did not give up on acting and featured on shows like Castle, Desperate Housewives, and Hot in Cleveland. In 2014, he joined Hallmark/Crown Media family and appeared in more than nine movies such as Murder, She Baked series as Mike Kingston, the American morning talk show Home and Family, and in At Home in Mitford as Tim Kavanaugh. Cameron Mathison will soon be seen hosting The Kitten Bowl for 2021 along with Tamera Mowry-Housley on Hallmark Channel.
Cameron Mathison Biography |
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Real Name | Cameron Arthur Mathison |
Birth Date | 25 August 1969 |
Age | 51 Years |
Birth Place | Sarnia, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Profession | Actor |
Religion | Christianity |
Sun sign | Virgo |
Physical Statistics |
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Height | in feet inches – 6’ 2” – in Centimetres – 188 cm |
Weight | in Kilograms – 83 kg – in Pounds – 183 lbs |
Chest Size | 40 inches |
Waist Size | 36 inches |
Biceps Size | 16.5 inches |
Shoe Size | 11 (U.S.) |
Hair Color | Black |
Eye Color | Blue |
Body Type | Athletic |
Family |
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Father | Bill Mathison |
Mother | Loretta Mathison |
Sister | None |
Brother | Scott Mathison |
Qualification/Education |
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School | Thornlea Secondary School |
College | McGill University |
Relationship Status |
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Marital Status | Married |
Affair | No |
Is he a Gay? | No |
Wife | Vanessa Arevalo |
Children | Two (Leila Emmanuelle Mathison, Lucas Arthur Mathison) |
Favourite Things |
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Hobbies | Not Known |
Favourite Food | Not Known |
Favourite Destination | Not Known |
Favourite Color | Not Known |
Personal life
Cameron proposed to his then-girlfriend and current wife, Vanessa Marie Arevalo in Vail, Colorado. On July 27, 2002, the couple got married and on April 20, 2003, they had their first child, Lucas. They also have a daughter named Leila who was born in 2006. Being in the for more than 25 years, to date Cameron has been involved in any major scandal or controversy. He has kept a clean profile and name to date. Cameron likes to be connected with his fans through social media and is a verified user on all social media platforms. He has 66.3k followers on Twitter and 182k followers on Instagram.
Cameron Mathison Net Worth
As of February 2021, Mathison’s net worth is estimated to be around $4 million US Dollars. his source of income is solely from his acting career and from being a host on numerous occasions. Initially, he earned his income from modeling. Currently, Mathison resides in Los Angeles with his family and his house costs about $1.6 million US Dollars.
Trivia
- In 1999, he won Soap Opera Digest Award, for Outstanding Male Newcomer.
- He has an Instagram page dedicated to fitness called allhealth360 which has 30.1k followers.
- He is on the board of governors for Love Our Children USA, an NPO which aims at ending violence against children.
- Mathison has hosted awards shows such as hosted The Oscars, Grammys, Golden Globes, American Music Awards, MTV Music Awards, and so on.
- On September 9, 2019, Cameroon has been diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma, a type of kidney cancer.
I love this young man! He seems to be Mr. personality plus. I love his acting, his voice and just everything about him. I am old enough to be his mother so I can get by with saying all of these things. He is just such a natural at his acting and it sounds like his parents did a great job in raising him…..