ACTOR · BORN 1996

Dove Cameron

Born

15 January 1996

Known for

Descendants (2015), Descendants 2 (2017), Schmigadoon! (2021), Descendants 3 (2019)

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Dove Cameron (born 15 January 1996) is an actor best known for Descendants, Descendants 2 and Schmigadoon!.

9 Interesting Facts About Dove Cameron

Interesting Facts (7)

1. #001

   Cameron said it shook her deeply to grasp that a person she had known and grown up around for years could commit such a horrifying act.

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2. #002

   Cameron came out as queer publicly in 2020, and says she has felt more at ease being herself in the public eye ever since.

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3. #003

   Once she came out, Cameron moved away from the sweet image that fit the Disney Channel mold toward a bolder, edgier style of her own.

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4. #004

   Cameron has said she resented having to come out publicly after being accused of queerbaiting.

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5. #005

   Before coming out, Cameron said, she feared letting people reach the human parts of her.

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6. #006

   Dax Shepard was moved to tears by Dove Cameron's tattoo, and the reason struck a chord with many parents.

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7. #007

   When Cameron was first cast in the Disney Channel series Liv and Maddie, Selena Gomez gave her advice.

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8. #008

   At age 8, Dove Cameron overheard a phone call she wasn't meant to hear and learned that her childhood best friend had been murdered.

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9. #009

   Her birth name was Chloe, but from early childhood her father nicknamed her Dove and Dovey. She made Dove her legal name after he died, as a tribute to him.

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