Murray Cook
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 30, 1960 (age 66)
- Birthplace
- Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
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.
Known For
The Wiggles
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
Spicks and Specks
Da Kath & Kim Code
The Wiggles Movie
The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari
The Wiggles: Yule Be Wiggling
The Wiggles: Top of the Tots
The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!
The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay
The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Filmography
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
Movie · as Self
The Cheap Seats
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bushfire Relief
Movie
The Wiggles Live in Concert 2006: Sailing Around the World
Movie
The Wiggles 25th Anniversary Reunion Show
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The New Years Eve Early Night Show
TV · as Murray Wiggle · 1 ep
The Wiggles - Pumpkin Face
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Celebration!
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles : Surfer Jeff
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Ukulele Baby!
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles Big Birthday!
Movie · as Murray Wiggle (Red)
The Wiggles: Let's Eat
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
Dorothy The Dinosaur - Travelling Show
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: It's Always Christmas With You
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing!
Movie · as Self
The Wiggles: Wiggle Treats
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Hot Poppin' Popcorn
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles - Big, Big Show!
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Go Bananas
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Memory Book
Movie · as Murray Cook
Wiggle & Learn
TV · as Murray Wiggle · 26 eps
The Wiggles - Dorothy the Dinosaur's Party
Movie · as Murray
The Wiggles: Getting Strong!
Movie · as Murray Cook
The Wiggles - Wiggledancing Live in Concert
Movie · as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Pop Go the Wiggles!
Movie · as Murray Cook
Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World
Movie · as Self
The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
Movie · as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Here Comes the Big Red Car
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggles 15th Birthday
Movie · as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!
Movie · as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Wiggly Giggly Adventures
Movie · as Murray Wiggle / Dorothy the Dinosaur (voice)
The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
Movie · as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car
Movie · as Murray Cook
The Wiggles Take on the World
Movie · as Self
HiT Favourites: Happy Children's Favourites
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggledancing! Live in the U.S.A.
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Live: Hot Potatoes!
Movie · as Murray
The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World
Movie · as Murray
The Wiggles: Wiggly TV
Movie · as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Lights, Camera, Action!
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: The Wiggles Show
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
Da Kath & Kim Code
Movie · as The Wiggles
Spicks and Specks
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Wiggles: Cold Spaghetti Western
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Top of the Tots
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Santa's Rockin'!
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Space Dancing
Movie · as Murray Wiggle / Zeezaps / Cow (voice)
The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggle Mania
Movie · as Murray Wiggle / Dorothy the Dinosaur (voice)
The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Movie · as Self
The Wiggles: Yule Be Wiggling
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's A Wiggly Party!
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: It's A Wiggly, Wiggly World!
Movie · as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: The Wiggly Big Show
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Meet The Wiggles
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
Rove
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Movie · as Murray
The Wiggles: Wiggle Time!
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles Live At Disneyland
Movie
The Wiggles: Toot Toot
Movie · as Murray Cook
The Wiggles
TV · as Murray Wiggle · 143 eps
The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles Movie
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggledance!
Movie
The Wiggles: Wake Up Jeff!
Movie · as Murray
The Wiggles: Big Red Car
Movie · as Murray
The Wiggles: Big Red Car
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Movie · as Murray Wiggle
ABC For Kids: Live In Concert
Movie
The Wiggles: Wiggle Time!
Movie · as Murray Wiggle