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Tim Campbell (actor)

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Tim Campbell
Born (1975-09-27) 27 September 1975 (age 49)
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Actor and singer
Years active1993–present
Spouse
(m. 2014)

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 Home and Away between 2004 and 2007. In 2007, he came third in series 6 of Dancing with the Stars.

Career

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In 1993, Campbell appeared in two episodes of Home and Away as Brad. Throughout the 1990s, Campbell appeared in episodes of Heartbreak High, Police Rescue, The Day of the Roses 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 Home and Away, where he appeared in 287 episodes. Campbell was a contestant in series six of Dancing with the Stars, which premiered on 20 February 2007. He ultimately placed third. He hosted National Bingo Night as well as the first season of travel series Discover Tasmania 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.[1][2]

In 2008, Campbell hosted Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune which was short lived before replacing Joey Fatone on hosting The Singing Bee from 2008 to 2010.

In 2010, Campbell played Mr Doyle in 13 episodes of Dead Gorgeous and between 2012 and 2013, he played Tom on House Husbands. Tom, with partner Kane (Gyton Grantley), raise a child together on the show, with the pairing becoming the first gay male couple with a child to be featured on an Australian prime-time drama series.[3] On 14 December 2013, it was announced that Campbell had been written out of the show and would not return for its third season.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 Angst Barnsey
2001 Rooms for Rent
2002 Searching for Mr. Right.Com Simon
2005 The Great Raid Cpl. Friedberg

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Home and Away Brad Season 6, Episodes 84 & 90
1994 Heartbreak High Debating Team Member Season 1, Episode 7
1996 Police Rescue Hugo Season 5, Episode 1
1998 The Day of the Roses McCrossan Miniseries (2 episodes)
1999 Big Sky Blake Wallace Season 2 (main role, 13 episodes)
1999 Wildside Hamish Nash Season 2, Episode 15
2000 Water Rats Peter Kostos Season 5, Episode 29
2001 Life Support Man with candle Season 1, Episode 2
2001–02 Always Greener Joe Farnell Season 1, Episodes 3, 5 & 16
2002 Beastmaster Galen Season 3, Episode 16
2002 The Lost World Young Challenger Season 3, Episode 18
2002 Life Support Police sketch artist Season 2, episode 3
2002 McLeod's Daughters Finn O'Neill Season 2, Episode 15
2003 White Collar Blue Father Michael Connelly Season 2, Episode 4
2003 Snobs Constable Stubbs Season 1 (recurring, 13 episodes)
2004–07 Home and Away Dan Baker Seasons 17–20 (main role)
2005 Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure P.A. TV movie
2010 Dead Gorgeous Mr. Doyle Season 1 (supporting, 13 episodes)
2010 Sea Patrol Harry Edwards Season 4, Episode 11
2011 Combat Hospital Capt. Clark Herndon Season 1, Episode 8
2012–13 House Husbands Tom Parker Seasons 1–2 (main role, 22 episodes)
2016 Please Like Me George Season 4, Episode 3
2018 Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You Brendan Murphy Miniseries (1 episode)

Theatre

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Year Title Role Location / Company
2007 Rent Roger Perth
2008 Shout! The Legend of The Wild One Johnny O'Keefe Melbourne & Sydney
2009 The Boy Friend Bobby State Theatre (Melbourne) with The Production Company
2010 Wicked Fiyero Sydney season of the Australian production
2016 Hairspray the Arena Spectacular Corny Collins Australian national tour
2017 Grease the Arena Experience Johnny Casino Harvest Rain Theatre Company

Music

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Campbell released his debut studio album High School Disco on 4 April 2014. The album peaked at number 25 on the ARIA Charts. Campbell released his second studio album, Electrifying 80s in July 2018.[5]

Title Album details Peak chart positions
AUS
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High School Disco 25
Electrifying 80s
  • Released: 27 July 2018
  • Label: Encore Records
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
15
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Personal life

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In late 2007, rumours of Campbell dating singer Anthony Callea surfaced in the media. During an interview, Campbell confirmed that he is gay, but denied romantic involvement with Callea.[8] 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.[9] On 18 August 2014, Campbell and Callea announced their engagement.[10]

On 17 November 2014, they announced they had been married in a ceremony in New Zealand.[11]

References

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  1. ^ haacentral. "Tim on Dancing with the Deals part 1 of 2". Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2018 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ haacentral. "Tim on Dancing with the Deals part 2 of 2". Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2018 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Grantley brings down house in new role". The Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  4. ^ Moran, Jonathon (14 December 2013). "Tim Campbell has vented on social media after Nine dumped his gay character Tom from House Husbands". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  5. ^ "TIM CAMPBELL TO SERVE UP 'ELECTRIFYING '80S'". auspOp. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Australian Charts Tim Campbell". Australian Charts. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  7. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Down Under Actor Tim Campbell Comes Out". The Advocate. 14 December 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2007.
  9. ^ "Dicko, Dave and Chrissy". Melbourne. 11 February 2008. DMG Radio Australia. Vega 91.5. Archived from the original on 20 January 2008. {{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)
  10. ^ "Anthony Callea and Tim Campbell: 'We're engaged'". news.com.au. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  11. ^ "Anthony Callea and Tim Campbell Marry in New Zealand". au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/who. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
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Preceded by
Tamsyn Lewis & Arsen Kishishian
Dancing with the Stars (Australia) third place contestant
Season 6 (Early 2007 with Natalie Lowe)
Succeeded by
David Hobson & Karina Schembri
Preceded by
New series
Discover Tasmania co-presenter
(with Ed Halmagyi)

2007–2008
Succeeded by