Andrew Daddo

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Andrew Daddo
Born
Andrew Dugald Daddo

(1967-02-18) 18 February 1967 (age 58)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Education Peninsula Grammar
Millburn Junior High
Melbourne Grammar
Monash University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Voice artist
  • TV and radio presenter
  • Author
Years active1987−present
SpouseJacquie Daddo
Children3
Family Cameron Daddo
Lochie Daddo
Website www.andrewdaddo.com

Andrew Dugald Daddo (born 18 February 1967) is an Australian actor, author and television and radio personality.

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Early life

Daddo was born in Melbourne on 18 February 1967. He was one of five kids, growing up alongside older sister Belinda, [1] older brother Cameron, [2] identical twin brother, Jamie (who is an artist) [3] and younger brother Lochie. Cameron and Lochie are also actors and television presenters.

Daddo began his education at Mt Eliza Primary School and in year seven moved to Peninsula Grammar. [4] After a short stint at the grammar school, the Daddo family moved away and he continued his education at Millburn Junior High in New Jersey, USA. Returning to Australia, he spent the last two and a half years of his schooling at Melbourne Grammar School. Daddo holds an Arts degree from Monash University. [5] majoring in Politics and History. [6]

Career

Actor and presenter

Daddo started his television career while still at university. [6] In 1987 he began co-hosting music show The Factory with Alex Papps, broadcast on ABC TV on Saturday mornings, from 1987 to 1989. [5] He was also a host on Countdown Revolution in 1989. [7] He then moved to New York in 1989 [6] for a role as VJ on the American MTV network, but was sacked in 1991. [8]

He relocated to Australia in 1992, [6] and took on two acting roles in Round the Twist and Cluedo [7] playing Professor Plum in the latter. [6]

In 1994, Daddo presented two episodes of British travel series Globe Trekker (also known as Lonely Planet) in 1994. [9] The following year, he hosted Australia's Funniest People, the TV Week Logie Awards and World's Greatest Commercials, the latter until 1996. [5] [6]

In 1999, Daddo hosted Kidspeak, the Australian adaptation of Kids Say the Darndest Things , [5] alongside Ernie Dingo. [10] He next worked as co-anchor on the Seven Network’s 11AM until mid-2000, [6] when he began co-hosting Olympic Sunrise alongside Johanna Griggs, during the Sydney 2000 Olympics. [5] In 2002, he reunited with Ernie Dingo as a presenter on the Seven Network's The Great Outdoors until 2008, after previously having hosted the show in 1994. [11]

Daddo was the host of the television series The One which premiered on the Seven Network in July 2008. [12] During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he hosted an Olympics-oriented morning talk show, Yum Cha. [13] In February of that year, Daddo was appointed presenter of ABC Radio Sydney's evening program. [14] [15] In May 2009, he resigned from the ABC to co-host live news-style series This Afternoon on the Nine Network, [16] which was axed after two and a half weeks on air, due to poor ratings. [17] He also hosted the Ozspell Australian Spelling Championships. [6]

Daddo's radio hosting duties have also included the summer afternoons program on Sydney's 2UE, [15] Bay 13 Radio Show (3RRR), 3AW Melbourne, the Sunday Morning Fishing Show on 2SM Super Radionetwork, ABC Radio Canberra and Mamamia’s This Glorious Mess podcast. [7]

Daddo was the narrator of the first season of reality series The Apprentice Australia in 2009 [18] and has been the narrator of RBT: Random Breath Testing since 2010. [19]

In 2015, Daddo was a contestant on the reality competition show: I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! . [20] [21] He was the fifth contestant to be evicted. [22] In 2016 he hosted The New Golf Show , a golf television broadcast on Fox Sports. [7] He has also hosted Channel 9’s Subaru's Great Australian Detour for several seasons, where he explores terrain across the country in a Subaru Forester SUV. [23] [24]

In 2022, Daddo collaborated with Nova to launch the podcast series So You Want to Make a TV Show with brother Cameron Daddo, which detailed the creative process behind making scripted television. [25]

Author

Daddo is also an accomplished author, having written numerous books, including picture books, chapter books, short story collections, young adult novels and adult non-fiction. [6] [26]

In 2006, he wrote It's All Good, a memoir about Ray O'Neal, who he'd met in 1991 and set off with on a motorcycle trip across America, forming a great friendship in the process. O'Neal died in an accident in 2004, leaving behind a wife and a young daughter, after which Daddo wrote the memoir about his time with Ray. [8]

In 2019, Daddo released the first book from his middle-grade children's adventure series, Atticus Van Tasticus, about a 10-year-old boy whose grandma gifts him a pirate ship. He collaborated on the project with illustrator Stephen Michael King, with whom he had previously worked on the book Whatcha Building? [27]

Other children’s titles include Flushed!, Good Night Me, Youse Two, Muffin Top, Sprung Again, You're Dropped!, Dacked!, Grandma’s Guide to Happiness and Stuff Happens: Ned. [28] [29]

Daddo also had a regular column in Australian Golf Digest and Sydney's The Sun-Herald. [15]

Personal life

Daddo currently resides in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, with wife Jacquie and their three children. [21]

Credits

Film

YearTitleRoleStation
1993 Body Melt JohnnoFeature film
2003 Ned DoctorFeature film
TBATrouble Down UnderCaesar the Cattle DogAnimated feature film (pre-production)

Television

YearTitleRoleStationRef.
Countdown Revolution Presenter
1987–1989 The Factory Host8 episodes
1990 A Kink in the Picasso Nick RosaTV movie
Early 1990s MTV USA VJ / Host [30]
1992 Round the Twist Ghost MatthewSeason 2, 13 episodes
Cluedo Professor Plum Seasons 1–2, 21 episodes
1993 The Great Outdoors Presenter1 episode
1994Lonely PlanetTraveller2 episodes
1995–1996The World's Greatest CommercialsHost
1999 Kidspeak Co-host (with Ernie Dingo) [10]
All-Star Squares Panellist
11AM Co-Anchor
2000 Olympic Sunrise Host
Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal PresenterTV special
1995–2005 Carols in the Domain Co-HostTV special
2008 The One: The Search for Australia’s Most Gifted Psychic Host1 episode
Yum ChaHost
2009 This Afternoon Host12 episodes
The Apprentice Australia NarratorSeason 1, 10 episode
2010–2024 RBT NarratorSeasons 1-13
2014Save Your Life TonightHost
Studio 10 Guest Host
2015 I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! Australia ContestantSeason, 5th contestant eliminated [22]
The Lucky CountryHost4 episodes
2016 The New Golf Show Host
2017–2018Clash of the CollectablesNarrator6 episodes
Great Australian DetoursHost

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1993 Ladies' Night Barry Gateway National Theatre, Melbourne, The Tivoli, Brisbane [31] [32]
2004Sprung!WriterEarl Arts Centre, Launceston, Mt Isa Civic Centre, Darwin Entertainment Centre, Glen St Theatre, Sydney, IMB Theatre, Wollongong with Monkey Baa Productions [31]

Radio

YearTitleRoleStationRef.
Bay 13 Radio ShowHost 3RRR Melbourne [7]
Radioactive Radio ShowHost [7]
Host 3AW [7]
Sunday Morning Fishing ShowHost 2SM Super Radio Nework [7]
666 ABC Radio CanberraHost ABC Radio Canberra [7]
Summer AfternoonHost 2UE Macquarie Sports Radio [7]
2008–2009Sydney Evening ProgramHost ABC Radio Sydney [7]
2015–?This Glorious MessCo-host Mamamia Podcast Network [7] [33]
2020–2025Golf – PodcastHost Apple Podcasts [34]
2022So You Want to Make a TV ShowCo-host (with Cameron Daddo) Nova podcast [25]
2025Weekend EveningsPresenter ABC Radio [35]
2025NSW AfternoonsPresenter ABC Radio [36]

Bibliography

YearTitleCreditPublisherRef.
2001Sprung!Author Hachette Book Group
2002Creepy CoolAuthor Hodder Headline Australia [37]
Writing in Wet CementAuthor Hachette Book Group [38]
2003Dog of a DayAuthor Hodder Headline Australia
You're Dropped!Author Hachette Book Group [39]
2004Girl TrapAuthor [40]
Flushed!Author [41]
Dacked!Author [42]
Chewing the SeatbeltAuthor Walker Books Ltd [43]
2005Youse TwoAuthor Hachette Book Group [44]
Goodnight, MeAuthor [45]
2006Good Night MeAuthor [46]
Muffin TopAuthor HarperCollins [47]
It's All GoodAuthor Hodder Headline Australia [8]
2007Laugh Even Louder!Contributor (for Camp Quality) Scholastic Australia Pty Limited [48]
That Aussie Christmas BookAuthor [49]
Run, Kid, Run!Author HarperCollins [50]
2010Skoz the Dog: Ready, Steady… Kaboom!Author [51]
Skoz the Dog: All At SeaAuthor [52]
Skoz the Dog: Up in the AirAuthor [53]
Skoz the Dog: Leader of the PackAuthor [54]
Cheeky MonkeyAuthor [55]
2011I Do ItAuthor [56]
2012Daddy's Cheeky MonkeyAuthor [57]
MonsterAuthor [58]
2013First DayAuthor [59]
2014Check on MeAuthor [60]
Stuff Happens: NedAuthor Penguin Books [61]
2015When I Grow UpAuthor HarperCollins [62]
2016One StepAuthor Penguin Books [26] [63]
Sprung Again!Author Hachette Book Group [64]
2017Whatcha Building?Author HarperCollins [65]
2018Old Friends, New FriendsAuthor [66]
Just BreatheAuthor Penguin Books [26] [67]
2019A Lot of Stuff HappensAuthor (with Oliver Phommavanh, William Kostakis & Adrian Beck) Penguin Random House Australia [68]
Atticus Van TasticusAuthor Penguin Books [69]
2020Atticus Van Tasticus 2: The Map of Half MapsAuthor [70]
Atticus Van Tasticus 3: The Treasure of TreasuresAuthor [71]
2023Grandma’s Guide to HappinessAuthor HarperCollins [72]
Poo FaceAuthor (with Jonathan Bentley) Penguin Books [73]
2025Fart Face [74]
Grandpa's Guide to HappinessAuthor HarperCollins [75]
2026Bitza Book 1Author Penguin Books [76]
Bitza Book 2Author [77]

References

  1. ↑ Lowe, Ali (1 September 2016). "What Andrew Daddo is doing on Father's Day". The Daily Telegraph . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Doyle, Erin (31 May 2021). "Exclusive: Cameron Daddo weighs in on Australia's OTHER famous brothers – the Hemsworths". New Idea. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Artscape: Anatomy - Brain". ABC TV. 28 February 2013. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  4. ↑ O'Brien, Mary (18 May 2013). "My secret Melbourne: Cameron Daddo". The Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax Media . Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Andrew Daddo". Platinum Speakers. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Andrew Daddo". www.inspirespeakers.com.au. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Andrew Daddo" (PDF). libertyartistmgt.com.au. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 Andrew Daddo (2006). "It's All Good". Hachette Book Group / Hodder Headline Australia. ISBN   9780733620768.
  9. ↑ "Hosts". Archived from the original on 20 September 2013.
  10. 1 2 "Andrew Daddo". www.prideaux-e.com. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  11. ↑ Knox, David (19 January 2009). "The Great Outdoors in great limbo". TV Tonight . Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  12. ↑ Elliott, Tim (7 July 2008). "Just act paranormal". The Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax Media . Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  13. ↑ Knox, David (23 May 2008). "Seven reveals its own Olympic team". TV Tonight . Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  14. ↑ Marnie, Simon (2 November 2008). "Brunch – Andrew Daddo". ABC Radio . Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  15. 1 2 3 "Authors: Andrew Daddo". www.hachette.com.au. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  16. ↑ Knox, David (19 June 2009). "Airdate: This Afternoon". TV Tonight . Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  17. ↑ Knox, David (15 July 2009). "Nine axes THIS afternoon". TV Tonight . Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  18. ↑ Danny (29 September 2009). "YOU'RE FIRED! The Apprentice Australia premier…". What's on the Tube. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  19. ↑ Knox, David (22 June 2010). "Airdate: RBT". TV Tonight . Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  20. ↑ Moran, Jonathon (24 February 2015). "Andrew Flintoff takes up knitting on advice of Andrew Daddo on I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!". news.com.au . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  21. 1 2 Brady, Fiona (6 February 2015). "Andrew Daddo's family urge viewers to leave him in the jungle on I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here". The Daily Telegraph . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  22. 1 2 Brady, Fiona (4 March 2015). "Andrew Daddo leaves I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here and his 'rancid and disgusting' shoes behind 4 March 2015". The Daily Telegraph . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 7 December 2025.
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  24. ↑ "Subaru's Great Australian Detour TV Series Returns for Third Season". www.southcoastsubaru.com.au. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  25. 1 2 Challenor, Jake (4 April 2022). "Cameron and Andrew Daddo Launch New Podcast, 'So You Want to Make a TV Show' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved 28 October 2025.
  26. 1 2 3 "Bio". www.andrewdaddo.com. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  27. ↑ "A writer's life for me: Andrew Daddo on Atticus Van Tasticus". www.booksandpublishing.com.au. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  28. ↑ "So you think you can write a children's book". Mamamia . 16 June 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  29. ↑ Begley, Patrick (16 August 2014). "Children's author Andrew Daddo looks at how his latest book, Ned, helps boys to develop emotionally". The Sydney Morning Herald . Fairfax Media . Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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  34. ↑ "Golf". podcasts.apple.com. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  35. ↑ "Weekend Evenings". www.abc.net.au. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  36. ↑ "NSW Afternoons". www.abc.net.au. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  37. ↑ Andrew Daddo (2002). "Creepy Cool". Hodder Headline Australia.
  38. ↑ Andrew Daddo (2002). "Writing in Wet Cement". Hachette Book Group.
  39. ↑ Andrew Daddo (2003). "You're Dropped!". Hachette Book Group.
  40. ↑ Andrew Daddo (2004). "Girl Trap". Hachette Book Group.
  41. ↑ Andrew Daddo (1 August 2004). "Flushed!". Hachette Book Group.
  42. ↑ Andrew Daddo (1 August 2004). "Dacked!". Hachette Book Group.
  43. ↑ Andrew Daddo (3 May 2004). "Chewing the Seatbelt". Walker Books Ltd. ISBN   978-1844286485.
  44. ↑ Andrew Daddo (1 September 2005). "Youse Two". Hachette Book Group.
  45. ↑ Andrew Daddo (2005). "Goodnight, Me". Hachette Book Group.
  46. ↑ Andrew Daddo (1 April 2006). "Good Night Me". Hachette Book Group.
  47. ↑ Andrew Daddo (2006). "Muffin Top". HarperCollins. ISBN   9780733318894.
  48. ↑ Camp Quality (2007). Laugh Even Louder!. Gosford, New South Wales: Scholastic Australia Pty Limited. p. 8. ISBN   978-1-74169-022-4.
  49. ↑ Andrew Daddo (31 October 2007). That Aussie Christmas Book. Scholastic Australia Pty Limited. ISBN   9781741690439.
  50. ↑ Andrew Daddo (1 March 2007). "Run, Kid, Run!". HarperCollins. ISBN   9780733319280.
  51. ↑ Andrew Daddo (1 September 2010). "Skoz the Dog: Ready, Steady… Kaboom!". HarperCollins. ISBN   9780733327810.
  52. ↑ Andrew Daddo (13 April 2010). "Skoz the Dog: All At Sea". HarperCollins. ISBN   9780733327797.
  53. ↑ Andrew Daddo (1 June 2010). "Skoz the Dog: Up in the Air". HarperCollins. ISBN   9780733327803.
  54. ↑ Andrew Daddo (1 December 2010). "Skoz the Dog: Leader of the Pack". HarperCollins. ISBN   9780733327827.
  55. ↑ Andrew Daddo (1 December 2010). "Cheeky Monkey". HarperCollins. ISBN   9780733328398.
  56. ↑ Andrew Daddo (1 March 2011). "I Do It". HarperCollins. ISBN   9780733328510.
  57. ↑ Andrew Daddo (2012). "Daddy's Cheeky Monkey". HarperCollins.
  58. ↑ Andrew Daddo (1 July 2012). "I Do It". HarperCollins. ISBN   9780733328510.
  59. ↑ Andrew Daddo (1 December 2013). "First Day". HarperCollins.
  60. ↑ Andrew Daddo (24 February 2014). "Check on Me". HarperCollins. ISBN   9780733331749.
  61. ↑ Andrew Daddo (23 July 2014). "Stuff Happens: Ned". Penguin Books. ISBN   9780143308096.
  62. ↑ Andrew Daddo (23 November 2015). "When I Grow Up". HarperCollins. ISBN   9780733333415.
  63. ↑ Andrew Daddo (27 June 2016). "One Step". Penguin Books. ISBN   9780143573616.
  64. ↑ Andrew Daddo (27 September 2016). "Sprung Again!". Hachette Book Group.
  65. ↑ Andrew Daddo (22 May 2017). "Whatcha Building?". HarperCollins. ISBN   9780733334153.
  66. ↑ Andrew Daddo (16 November 2018). "Old Friends, New Friends". Harper Collins. ISBN   9780733338137.
  67. ↑ Andrew Daddo (30 July 2018). "Just Breathe". Penguin Books. ISBN   9780143573623.
  68. ↑ Andrew Daddo; Oliver Phommavanh; William Kostakis; Adrian Beck (2019). "A Lot of Stuff Happens". Penguin Random House Australia. ISBN   9781760147006.
  69. ↑ Andrew Daddo, Stephen Michael King (3 September 2019). "Atticus Van Tasticus". Penguin Books. ISBN   9781760147174.
  70. ↑ Andrew Daddo, Stephen Michael King (3 March 2020). "Atticus Van Tasticus 2: The Map of Half Maps". Penguin Books. ISBN   9781760892913.
  71. ↑ Andrew Daddo, Stephen Michael King (1 September 2020). "Atticus Van Tasticus 3: The Treasure of Treasures". Penguin Books. ISBN   9781760147303.
  72. ↑ Andrew Daddo (8 March 2023). "Grandma's Guide to Happiness". HarperCollins. ISBN   978-0733341304.
  73. ↑ Andrew Daddo, Jonathan Bentley (30 May 2023). "Poo Face". Penguin Books. ISBN   9781761045776.
  74. ↑ Andrew Daddo (4 November 2025). "Fart Face". ISBN   9781761355882.
  75. ↑ Andrew Daddo (2 July 2025). "Grandpa's Guide to Happiness". HarperCollins. ISBN   9780733343629.
  76. ↑ Andrew Daddo (17 February 2026). "Bitza Book 1". Penguin Books. ISBN   9781761355974.
  77. ↑ Andrew Daddo (17 February 2026). "Bitza Book 2". Penguin Books. ISBN   9781761355998.


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