Personal Life
Daniel was born at Southend-on-Sea in Britain, but his family moved to Australia when he was less than a year old. The Jones family settled down in Australia at Brisbane in Queensland, where Daniel grew up as the youngest of three boys.Daniel's most used nicknames are Dan, Waggin, Danny, Jonesy, and Caniel. His mother gave him the nickname Caniel after a misspelling in a school paper after Daniel scored a goal in a game of football (soccer). Even as a child, music was a big part of Daniel's life, with his brothers, Oliver Jones and Jonathan Lee Jones, also possessing musical talents of their own. Jonathan is also an actor and acted in Stakeout, a Tropfest finalist film 2010, and the feature films the 5th Shadow and Short Beach. He has also worked on Australian TV - Fat Pizza, The Myles Barlow Review, The Suspects and on USA TV - Deadly Women, Behind Mansion Walls (Discovery Channel).
Daniel dropped out of Year 10 at Shailer Park State High School to pursue a musical career. Daniel suffers from gastroesophageal reflux disease.
On 30 April 2000, when Jones was 26, he met his future wife Kathleen de Leon, a member of successful children's group Hi-5, at the 42nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards. After more than three years together, Kathleen organized a 1970s-themed party for Daniel's 30th birthday. Kathleen got the biggest surprise when Jones professed his love for her and proposed in front of more than a hundred people, including his parents, at the GPO Bar in Brisbane.
On 9 October 2005, Jones married de Leon at Avica Weddings and Resort on the Gold Coast in Queensland. The big day turned out to be an Oriental-meets-Balinese themed fairytale wedding filled with special touches. Jones also used his musical talents to write a song called "Love Is Enough" for his bride.
On 25 February 2006, after the couple returned home from their honeymoon, Kathleen confirmed that she was four months pregnant. The couple's first child, daughter Mikayla de Leon Jones, was born on 26 July 2006. On 30 October 2010, Kathleen gave birth to the couple's second child, Keira.
The family has two Golden Retrievers; Texas and Jackson.
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