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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Credits
- 2023 · Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles as Self
- 2021 · The Cheap Seats as Self
- 2020 · The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bushfire Relief as
- 2018 · The Wiggles 25th Anniversary Reunion Show as Murray Wiggle
- 2013 · The Wiggles - Pumpkin Face as Murray Wiggle
- 2013 · Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles as Murray Wiggle
- 2013 · The Wiggles - Taking Off! as Murray Wiggle
- 2012 · The Wiggles: Celebration! as Murray Wiggle
- 2012 · The Wiggles : Surfer Jeff as Murray Wiggle
- 2011 · The Wiggles: It's Always Christmas With You as Murray Wiggle
- 2011 · The Wiggles: Ukulele Baby! as Murray Wiggle
- 2011 · Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing! as Himself
- 2011 · The Wiggles Big Birthday! as Murray Wiggle (Red)
- 2011 · The Wiggles: Let's Eat as Murray Wiggle
- 2011 · Dorothy The Dinosaur - Travelling Show as Murray Wiggle
- 2009 · The Wiggles: Hot Poppin' Popcorn as Murray Wiggle
- 2009 · The Wiggles - Big, Big Show! as Murray Wiggle
- 2009 · The Wiggles: Go Bananas as Murray Wiggle
- 2008 · The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles as Murray Wiggle
- 2008 · The Wiggles: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing as Murray Wiggle
- 2008 · Wiggle & Learn as Murray Wiggle
- 2008 · Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Memory Book as Murray Cook
- 2007 · The Wiggles: Pop Go the Wiggles! as Murray Cook
- 2007 · The Wiggles: Getting Strong as Murray Cook
- 2007 · The Wiggles - Dorothy the Dinosaur's Party as Murray
- 2007 · The Wiggles - Wiggledancing Live in Concert as Murray Cook
- 2006 · The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow as Murray Cook
- 2006 · The Wiggles: Wiggles 15th Birthday as Murray Cook
- 2006 · The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat as Murray Cook
- 2006 · The Wiggles Live in Concert 2006: Sailing Around the World as
- 2006 · The Wiggles: It's Time to Wake Up Jeff! as Murray Cook
- 2006 · The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat as Murray Wiggle
- 2006 · Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World as Self
- 2006 · The Wiggles: Wiggly Giggly Adventures as Murray Wiggle / Dorothy the Dinosaur (voice)
- 2006 · The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car as Murray Cook
- 2006 · The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car as Murray Wiggle
- 2005 · Da Kath & Kim Code as The Wiggles
- 2005 · The Wiggles: The Wiggles Show as Murray Wiggle
- 2005 · The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World as Murray
- 2005 · The Wiggles: Lights, Camera, Action! as Murray Wiggle
- 2005 · Spicks and Specks as
- 2005 · The Wiggles: Wiggly TV as Murray Cook
- 2005 · The Wiggles: Live: Hot Potatoes! as Murray
- 2004 · The Wiggles: Santa's Rockin'! as Murray Wiggle
- 2004 · The Wiggles: Cold Spaghetti Western as Murray Wiggle
- 2004 · The Wiggles: Top of the Tots as Murray Wiggle
- 2003 · The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! as Murray Wiggle
- 2003 · The Wiggles: Wiggle Mania as Murray Wiggle / Dorothy the Dinosaur (voice)
- 2003 · The Wiggles: Space Dancing as Murray Wiggle / Zeezaps / Cow (voice)
- 2002 · The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay as Murray Wiggle
- 2002 · The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari as Murray Wiggle
- 2001 · The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's A Wiggly Party! as Murray Wiggle
- 2001 · The Wiggles: Yule Be Wiggling as Murray Wiggle
- 2001 · The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party as Murray Wiggle
- 2000 · The Wiggles: It's A Wiggly, Wiggly World! as Murray Cook
- 1999 · The Wiggles: Meet The Wiggles as Murray Wiggle
- 1999 · The Wiggles: The Wiggly Big Show as Murray Wiggle
- 1999 · Rove as Self
- 1999 · The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video as Murray Wiggle
- 1998 · The Wiggles: Toot Toot as Murray Cook
- 1998 · The Wiggles as Murray Wiggle
- 1998 · The Wiggles as
- 1998 · The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy as Murray
- 1998 · The Wiggles: Wiggle Time as Murray Wiggle
- 1997 · The Wiggles Movie as Murray Wiggle
- 1997 · The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas as Murray Wiggle
- 1997 · The Wiggles: Wiggledance! as
- 1996 · The Wiggles: Wake Up Jeff as Murray
- 1995 · Big Red Car as Murray Wiggle
- 1995 · The Wiggles: Big Red Car as Murray
- Future · The Wiggles Live At Disneyland as
- 1994 · Yummy Yummy (Starring The Wiggles) as Murray Wiggle
- 1993 · Wiggle Time! The Wiggles Video as Murray Wiggle
- 1993 · ABC For Kids: Live In Concert as