Murray Cook
Known for Acting · 75 credits
- Born
- 1960-06-30 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- 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".
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (69)
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
2023
as Self
Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World
2006
as Self
The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay
2002
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles Movie
1997
as Murray Wiggle
Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles
2013
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Go Bananas
2009
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: It's A Wiggly, Wiggly World!
2000
as Murray Cook
ABC For Kids: Live In Concert
1993
The Wiggles: Space Dancing
2003
as Murray Wiggle / Zeezaps / Cow (voice)
Da Kath & Kim Code
2005
as The Wiggles
The Wiggles: Top of the Tots
2004
as Murray Wiggle
The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video
1999
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Cold Spaghetti Western
2004
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Celebration!
2012
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles - Pumpkin Face
2013
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Ukulele Baby!
2011
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggle Time!
1998
as Murray Wiggle
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
2002
as Self
The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
2006
as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles
2008
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!
2006
as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari
2002
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wake Up Jeff!
1996
as Murray
The Wiggles - Big, Big Show!
2009
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Santa's Rockin'!
2004
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party
2001
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Big Red Car
1995
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car
2006
as Murray Cook
The Wiggles - Dorothy the Dinosaur's Party
2007
as Murray
The Wiggles: Wiggle Mania
2003
as Murray Wiggle / Dorothy the Dinosaur (voice)
The Wiggles : Surfer Jeff
2012
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles Live in Concert 2006: Sailing Around the World
2020
The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World
2005
as Murray
The Wiggles - Wiggledancing Live in Concert
2007
as Murray Cook
The Wiggles Live At Disneyland
1998
The Wiggles: Wiggledance!
1997
The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's A Wiggly Party!
2001
as Murray Wiggle
The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bushfire Relief
2020
The Wiggles: Pop Go the Wiggles!
2007
as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!
2003
as Murray Wiggle
Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Memory Book
2008
as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Wiggly TV
2005
as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Big Red Car
1995
as Murray
The Wiggles Big Birthday!
2011
as Murray Wiggle (Red)
The Wiggles: Toot Toot
1998
as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
2006
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Let's Eat
2011
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
1998
as Murray
The Wiggles: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
2008
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: The Wiggly Big Show
1999
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggle Time!
1993
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
1994
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Yule Be Wiggling
2001
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Live: Hot Potatoes!
2005
as Murray
The Wiggles: The Wiggles Show
2005
as Murray Wiggle
Dorothy The Dinosaur - Travelling Show
2011
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Getting Strong!
2007
as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
1997
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Lights, Camera, Action!
2005
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Meet The Wiggles
1999
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles 25th Anniversary Reunion Show
2018
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
2006
as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Here Comes the Big Red Car
2006
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggly Giggly Adventures
2006
as Murray Wiggle / Dorothy the Dinosaur (voice)
The Wiggles Take on The World
2006
as Self
The Wiggles: It's Always Christmas With You
2011
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Hot Poppin' Popcorn
2009
as Murray Wiggle
Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing!
2011
as Himself
The Wiggles: Wiggles 15th Birthday
2006
as Murray Cook
About 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 s… With 75 credits spanning from 1993 to 2023, Murray Cook has appeared in 69 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Murray Cook Movies
- Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles (2023) — as Self
- Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World (2006) — as Self
- The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay (2002) — as Murray Wiggle
- The Wiggles Movie (1997) — as Murray Wiggle
- Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles (2013) — as Murray Wiggle
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