Cameron Arthur Mathison (born August 25, 1969) is a Daytime Emmy-nominated actor and television host . He is best known for playing the role of Ryan Lavery on the ABC soap opera All My Children — a role which he has played from 1998 to 2002, and currently since 2003 . He also hosts the reality show, I Wanna Be a Soap Star, as he has since its 2004 debut on SoapNet, and the game show Your Place or Mine?, which debuted in June 2008 on TLC . Mathison was featured as a celebrity dancer on the fifth season of ABC's Dancing With The Stars, where he and his professional partner, Edyta Śliwińska, were eliminated just one week shy of the semifinals . He serves as a special correspondent for the television show Extra, and co-hosted the 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in 2008 . Cameron Mathison was born on August 25, 1969 in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada . At an early age, he was diagnosed with Perthes disease, and spent nearly four years with braces on his legs. As a result of early treatment, Mathison has avoided the arthritis that is usually representative of Perthes disease cases. In 2000, Mathison was named by People magazine as one of America's 100 most eligible bachelors. On November 15-16, 2008, Mathison headlined the final ABC Super Soap Weekend in place of AMC costar Susan Lucci, who will be competing on the seventh season of Dancing With The Stars. As of January 15, 2009, Mathison has signed on as a correspondent for Good Morning America. On July 27, 2002, Mathison married model Vanessa Arevalo. They have two children: son Lucas Arthur Mathison, born on April 20, 2003, and a daughter, Leila Emmanuelle Mathison, born on July 7, 2006. They currently live in New York. They also have developed a children's clothing line. .