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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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Born:
Jun 30, 1960 In Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
Movie/TV Credits:
53
First Appeared:
In the series LIVE with Kelly and Mark 1988-09-05
Latest Project:
Movie Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles 2023-10-18
Known For
Poster of Dorothy The Dinosaur - Travelling Show
Poster of The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car
Poster of The Wiggles: Ready, Steady, Wiggle
Filmography
Movie Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles Self 2023-10-18
Movie Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles Murray Wiggle 2013-05-04
Movie The Wiggles - Taking Off! Murray Wiggle 2013-03-05
Movie The Wiggles - Pumpkin Face Murray Wiggle 2013-09-02
Movie The Wiggles : Surfer Jeff Murray Wiggle 2012-06-21
Movie The Wiggles: Celebration! Murray Wiggle 2012-09-05
Movie Dorothy The Dinosaur - Travelling Show Murray Wiggle 2011-02-02
Movie The Wiggles: Let's Eat Murray Wiggle 2011-02-14
Movie The Wiggles: Ukulele Baby! Murray Wiggle 2011-08-08
Movie The Wiggles Big Birthday! Murray Wiggle (Red) 2011-06-29
Movie The Wiggles: It's Always Christmas With You Murray Wiggle 2011-12-06
Movie The Wiggles: Go Bananas Murray Wiggle 2009-07-13
Movie The Wiggles - Big, Big Show! Murray Wiggle 2009-09-28
Movie The Wiggles: Hot Poppin' Popcorn Murray Wiggle 2009-12-31
Movie Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Memory Book Murray Cook 2008-02-28
Movie The Wiggles: Pop Go the Wiggles! Murray Cook 2008-03-10
Movie The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles Murray Wiggle 2008-10-06
Movie The Wiggles: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Murray Wiggle 2008-07-28
Movie The Wiggles - Wiggledancing Live in Concert Murray Cook 2007-03-07
Movie The Wiggles - Dorothy the Dinosaur's Party Murray 2007-06-05
Movie The Wiggles: Getting Strong Murray Cook 2007-08-06
Movie The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car Murray Cook 2006-01-03
Movie The Wiggles: Wiggle Around the Clock Murray Cook 2006-04-04
Movie The Wiggles: Wiggles 15th Birthday Murray Cook 2006-06-30
Movie The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat Murray Cook 2006-06-05
Movie The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow Murray Cook 2006-09-08
Series Spicks and Specks Unknown 2005-01-31
Movie The Wiggles: Wiggly TV Murray Cook 2005-01-31
Movie The Wiggles: Live: Hot Potatoes! Murray 2005-01-10
Movie Da Kath & Kim Code The Wiggles 2005-11-27
Movie The Wiggles: Lights, Camera, Action! Murray Wiggle 2005-05-24
Movie The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World Murray 2005-07-18
Movie The Wiggles: Top of the Tots Murray Wiggle 2004-01-13
Movie The Wiggles: Santa's Rockin'! Murray Wiggle 2004-09-27
Movie The Wiggles: Cold Spaghetti Western Murray 2004-03-29
Movie The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! Murray Wiggle 2003-08-03
Movie The Wiggles: Space Dancing Murray Wiggle/Zeezaps/Cow (voice) 2003-09-08
Movie The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay Murray Wiggle 2002-09-26
Movie The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari Murray Wiggle 2002-09-02
Movie The Wiggles: Yule Be Wiggling Murray Wiggle 2001-10-16
Movie The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's A Wiggly Party! Murray Wiggle 2001-12-19
Movie The Wiggles: It's A Wiggly, Wiggly World! Murray Cook 2000-07-25
Movie The Wiggles: The Wiggly Big Show Murray Wiggle 1999-10-01
Series Rove Himself 1999-09-22
Movie The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy Murray 1998-04-13
Movie The Wiggles: Wiggle Time Murray Wiggle 1998-04-13
Movie The Wiggles: Toot Toot Murray Cook 1998-10-17
Series The Wiggles: Ready, Steady, Wiggle 1998-07-31
Movie The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas Murray Wiggle 1997-10-23
Movie The Wiggles Movie Murray Wiggle 1997-12-18
Movie The Wiggles: Wake Up Jeff Murray 1996-08-01
Movie The Wiggles: Big Red Car Murray 1995-10-09
Series LIVE with Kelly and Mark Unknown 1988-09-05