- Lochie Daddo
Infobox actor
name = Lochie Daddo
birthname = Christopher Lachlan Daddo
birthdate =March 14 ,1970
birthplace =Sydney ,New South Wales ,Australia Christopher Lachlan "Lochie" Daddo (b.
March 14 1970 , inSydney ,New South Wales ) is an Australian actor and television presenter. His elder brothers are actors Andrew andCameron Daddo .Upon finishing school in
Melbourne in 1987, Lochie Daddo began ahorticulture course and worked as alandscape gardener for six months. Lochie's passion for exploration and adventure led him on numerous ventures through theWhitsundays and acrossEurope .Upon returning to Australia in 1990, he took up an offer from a modelling agency and soon after began his television career. He first appeared as host of travel show "Getaway" during the mid-1990s for six years.
From 1992-93, he portrayed the role of
Stephen Gottlieb in "Neighbours ". In 2005, he appeared on the series "Blue Water High ". He also starred several years in the Australian soap opera, "Home and Away ".Throughout his career, he has worked as an actor, reporter and presenter for all the major
Australia n networks, on everything from entertainment news to current affairs including "Let’s Do It", "E! News ", "Entertainment Tonight ", "The Today Show" and "Animal Hospital ".He has also hosted corporate and training videos for numerous major
Australian corporations includingQantas , theNRMA , theCommonwealth Bank andTelstra as well as a spokesperson for the40 Hour Famine .In May 2007 Lochie Daddo appeared as one of the celebrity performers on the celebrity reality singing TV show "It Takes Two." He was the first to be eliminated from the show on
May 15 ,2007 .Lochie supports "Bear Cottage", which is the first
children's hospice inNew South Wales . It is a place where children with terminal illnesses and their families can stay from time to time and receive rest and medical care in a home-like environment.He is married to Karina Brown; they have a daughter, Daisy Isabella Daddo (b.
July 1 2005 ).External links
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