But, now Cameron has lost them both. The mother died of cancer in 1987 when he was 6 and his father died in 2003 when he was 54.His father was a former Stanford Quarterback and 1972 Rose Bowl MVP, who died without warning in 2003. ‘It’s still hard to comprehend’, Cameron said. ‘He was everything to me father, best friend, hero.’ Don Cameron Bunce had raised Cameron and his older sister Mikele since Don’s first wife died when Cameron was a young boy. He is currently residing in Santa Monica California.