Andrew Daddo

Andrew Daddo was born on February 18, 1967, in Melbourne, Australia. He began his education at Mt Eliza Primary School, followed by a period at Peninsula Grammar. His schooling continued in New Jersey, USA, at Millburn Junior High, before he returned to Australia to complete his education at Melbourne Grammar School. Daddo further pursued an Arts degree from Monash University. His early career in television included co-hosting “The Factory” on ABC TV from 1987 to 1989 and “Countdown Revolution” in 1989.

Daddo expanded his reach internationally as a VJ for the American MTV network from 1989 to 1991. Upon returning to Australia, he took on roles in children’s television series, appearing in “Round the Twist” and “Cluedo” in 1992. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Daddo became a recognized television presenter, hosting programs such as “World’s Greatest Commercials” (1995-1996), “Kidspeak,” the Australian adaptation of “Kids Say the Darndest Things,” and “The Great Outdoors” (1994, and from 2002-2008). He was also a traveler on the “Globe Trekker” series in 1994 and co-presented “Olympic Sunrise” during the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Further hosting duties included “The One” (2008) and “Yum Cha” during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, along with a stint on ABC Radio Sydney’s evening program in 2008. In 2009, Daddo became the narrator for the first series of “The Apprentice Australia” and has continuously narrated “RBT: Random Breath Testing” since 2010. His career also includes participation as a contestant on “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” in 2015 and hosting “The New Golf Show” in 2016.