Cast
Murray Cook
Acting
Cast
Murray Cook
Known for
Acting
Born
1960-06-30
From
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.
Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World
as Self
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
as Self
The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles Movie
as Murray Wiggle
Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Go Bananas
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: It's A Wiggly, Wiggly World!
as Murray Cook
ABC For Kids: Live In Concert
The Wiggles: Space Dancing
as Murray Wiggle / Zeezaps / Cow (voice)
Da Kath & Kim Code
as The Wiggles
The Wiggles: Top of the Tots
as Murray Wiggle
The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Cold Spaghetti Western
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles - Pumpkin Face
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Ukulele Baby!
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggle Time!
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles : Surfer Jeff
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Celebration!
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles - Dorothy the Dinosaur's Party
as Murray
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
as Self
The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!
as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wake Up Jeff!
as Murray
The Wiggles Live in Concert 2006: Sailing Around the World
The Wiggles - Big, Big Show!
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Santa's Rockin'!
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Big Red Car
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car
as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Wiggledance!
The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World
as Murray
The Wiggles - Wiggledancing Live in Concert
as Murray Cook
The Wiggles Live At Disneyland
The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's A Wiggly Party!
as Murray Wiggle
The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bushfire Relief
The Wiggles: Pop Go the Wiggles!
as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggly TV
as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Big Red Car
as Murray
The Wiggles Big Birthday!
as Murray Wiggle (Red)
The Wiggles: Toot Toot
as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Let's Eat
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
as Murray
The Wiggles: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggle Mania
as Murray Wiggle / Dorothy the Dinosaur (voice)
The Wiggles: The Wiggly Big Show
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggle Time!
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Yule Be Wiggling
as Murray Wiggle
Dorothy the Dinosaurâs Memory Book
as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Live: Hot Potatoes!
as Murray
The Wiggles: The Wiggles Show
as Murray Wiggle
Dorothy The Dinosaur - Travelling Show
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Getting Strong!
as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Lights, Camera, Action!
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles 25th Anniversary Reunion Show
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
as Murray Cook
The Wiggles: Meet The Wiggles
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Here Comes the Big Red Car
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggly Giggly Adventures
as Murray Wiggle / Dorothy the Dinosaur (voice)
The Wiggles Take on The World
as Self
The Wiggles: It's Always Christmas With You
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Hot Poppin' Popcorn
as Murray Wiggle
Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing!
as Himself
The Wiggles: Wiggles 15th Birthday
as Murray Cook