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person_profile-Murray Cook

Murray Cook Age: 64

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Murray Cook

Date of Birth:

Jun 30, 1960

Country of birth:

Australia

Biography of

Murray Cook

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Murray James Cook AM (born 30 June 1960 in Cowra, New South Wales) is an Australian vocalist, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as one of the founding members of the children's band The Wiggles. Cook is also a regular guest on the Australian TV show Spicks and Specks, with his good friend, host Adam Hills.

    As a member of the Wiggles, Cook wears a red shirt and serves as an instrumentalist and vocalist. He is considered the intellectual and analytical member of the group (something referred to in several episodes of their TV show), so he acts as mediator for their group decisions. When The Wiggles received honorary degrees from the Australian Catholic University, Cook gave the commencement speech to the graduates.

    Cook played the guitar in the late '80s bands Transistor and Finger Guns before joining the Sydney-based band Bang Shang a Lang. (He continued to play for this band in Sydney, when not on tour with The Wiggles.) When things did not work out in the music field for him, he returned to college and studied early childhood education at Macquarie University, where he met Anthony Field and Greg Page and formed The Wiggles in 1991.

    Cook's schtick in The Wiggles is an obsession with playing the guitar. He was conscious that he was probably the first guitarist children would see, and said, "I always think that if it inspires kids to play guitar later on that would be great. I think it would be really nice if in 15 years I read that somebody got into guitar playing because of the Wiggles. I know that would be fantastic." When asked what his favorite Wiggles song was, he stated, "'Play your guitar with Murray,' of course. When we play that song live I get to play like a rock 'n roll star." Cook's major musical influences are The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, and Eric Clapton. In 2008, Cook was named "the sixth best guitarist in Australia".

    Cook owns a collection of thirty vintage guitars. Onstage, he uses the Australian made Maton Mastersound 500 guitar. He also plays a '53 Gibson Les Paul gold top, '64 Fender Strat, James Burton Fender Telecaster, Maton Mastersound 500 and a more recent Les Paul at home or in the studio. The amplifiers he uses are the Marshall Head and Box Combo, the Fender Twin and a Bad Cat, which he bought while in the U.S. and said had a "great sound."

    Cook, whose nickname is "Muzz", or "Muzza", came up with The Wiggles' signature index finger-wagging move after watching professional bowlers do the move on television.

    Cook was made a Member of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2010 for service to the arts, particularly children's entertainment, and to the community as a benefactor and supporter of a range of charities.

    Description above from the Wikipedia article Murray Cook,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Murray Cook

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Filmography of

Murray Cook

Found 60 Movies in total

... 2023

... 2018

The Wiggles - Pumpkin Face

Murray Cook ( Actor )

... 2013

... 2013

The Wiggles - Taking Off!

Murray Cook ( Actor )

... 2013

The Wiggles: Celebration!

Murray Wiggle ( Actor )

... 2012

The Wiggles : Surfer Jeff

Murray Wiggle ( Actor )

... 2012

... 2011

The Wiggles: Ukulele Baby!

Murray Wiggle ( Actor )

... 2011

... 2011

The Wiggles Big Birthday!

Murray Wiggle (Red) ( Actor )

... 2011

The Wiggles: Let's Eat

Murray Wiggle ( Actor )

... 2011

The Wiggles: Hot Poppin' Popcorn

Murray Wiggle ( Actor )

... 2009

The Wiggles - Big, Big Show!

Murray Wiggle ( Actor )

... 2009

The Wiggles: Go Bananas

Murray Cook ( Actor )

... 2009

... 2008

... 2008

... 2008

... 2007

The Wiggles: Getting Strong

Murray Cook ( Actor )

... 2007

... 2007

... 2007

... 2006

... 2006

... 2006

... 2006

... 2006

The Wiggles: Wiggly Giggly Adventures

Murray Wiggle / Dorothy the Dinosaur (voice) ( Actor )

... 2006

... 2006

... 2006

Da Kath & Kim Code

The Wiggles ( Actor )

... 2005

The Wiggles: The Wiggles Show

Murray Wiggle ( Actor )

... 2005

... 2005

... 2005

The Wiggles: Wiggly TV

Murray Cook ( Actor )

... 2005

... 2005

The Wiggles: Santa's Rockin'!

Murray Wiggle ( Actor )

... 2004

... 2004

The Wiggles: Top of the Tots

Murray Wiggle ( Actor )

... 2004

... 2003

The Wiggles: Wiggle Mania

Murray Wiggle / Dorothy the Dinosaur (voice) ( Actor )

... 2003

The Wiggles: Space Dancing

Murray Wiggle (voice) ( Actor )

Executive Producer

... 2003

The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay

Murray Cook ( Actor )

... 2002

The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari

Murray Wiggle ( Actor )

... 2002

... 2001

... 2001

... 2000

The Wiggles: Meet The Wiggles

Murray Wiggle ( Actor )

... 1999

The Wiggles: The Wiggly Big Show

Murray Wiggle ( Actor )

... 1999

... 1999

The Wiggles: Toot Toot

Murray Cook ( Actor )

... 1998

The Wiggles: Wiggle Time

Murray Wiggle ( Actor )

... 1998

The Wiggles Movie

Murray Wiggle ( Actor )

... 1997

... 1997

... 1997

... 1996

... 1995

Big Red Car

Murray Wiggle ( Actor )

Writer

... 1995

Yummy Yummy (Starring The Wiggles)

Murray Wiggle ( Actor )

... 1994

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