10.0
10.0
The Wiggles: Wiggledance!
1997
Murray Cook
Acting
Born:June 30, 1960(age 66)
Birthplace:Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
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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.
Filmography (69 movies)
10.0
10.0
The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party
2001
as Murray Wiggle
7.9
7.9
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
2023
as Self
7.1
7.1
The Wiggles: Top of the Tots
2004
as Murray Wiggle
6.9
6.9
Da Kath & Kim Code
2005
as The Wiggles
6.8
6.8
The Wiggles: Santa's Rockin'!
2004
as Murray Wiggle
6.8
6.8
The Wiggles: Wiggle Time!
1998
as Murray Wiggle
6.4
6.4
The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari
2002
as Murray Wiggle
6.2
6.2
The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
2006
as Murray Cook
6.0
6.0
Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World
2006
as Self
6.0
6.0
The Wiggles: Go Bananas
2009
as Murray Wiggle
5.8
5.8
The Wiggles: Pop Go the Wiggles!
2007
as Murray Cook
5.6
5.6
The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
1998
as Murray
5.5
5.5
The Wiggles Movie
1997
as Murray Wiggle
5.4
5.4
The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!
2003
as Murray Wiggle
5.2
5.2
The Wiggles - Dorothy the Dinosaur's Party
2007
as Murray
5.2
5.2
The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles
2008
as Murray Wiggle
5.2
5.2
The Wiggles: Wiggles 15th Birthday
2006
as Murray Cook
5.2
5.2
The Wiggles: Hot Poppin' Popcorn
2009
as Murray Wiggle
5.2
5.2
The Wiggles: Let's Eat
2011
as Murray Wiggle
5.2
5.2
The Wiggles: Wiggly TV
2005
as Murray Cook
5.2
5.2
Dorothy The Dinosaur - Travelling Show
2011
as Murray Wiggle
5.2
5.2
The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's A Wiggly Party!
2001
as Murray Wiggle
5.2
5.2
The Wiggles: Toot Toot
1998
as Murray Cook
5.2
5.2
The Wiggles: Ukulele Baby!
2011
as Murray Wiggle
5.2
5.2
The Wiggles - Wiggledancing Live in Concert
2007
as Murray Cook
5.2
5.2
The Wiggles Big Birthday!
2011
as Murray Wiggle (Red)
5.2
5.2
The Wiggles: Lights, Camera, Action!
2005
as Murray Wiggle
5.2
5.2
The Wiggles: It's Always Christmas With You
2011
as Murray Wiggle
5.2
5.2
The Wiggles: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
2008
as Murray Wiggle
5.2
5.2
The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car
2006
as Murray Cook
5.2
5.2
The Wiggles - Big, Big Show!
2009
as Murray Wiggle
5.2
5.2
The Wiggles: Big Red Car
1995
as Murray
5.2
5.2
The Wiggles: Celebration!
2012
as Murray Wiggle
5.2
5.2
The Wiggles : Surfer Jeff
2012
as Murray Wiggle
5.2
5.2
The Wiggles - Pumpkin Face
2013
as Murray Wiggle
5.1
5.1
The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
1997
as Murray Wiggle
5.0
5.0
The Wiggles: Cold Spaghetti Western
2004
as Murray Wiggle
5.0
5.0
The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World
2005
as Murray
5.0
5.0
The Wiggles: Getting Strong!
2007
as Murray Cook
5.0
5.0
The Wiggles: The Wiggly Big Show
1999
as Murray Wiggle
4.8
4.8
The Wiggles: Wake Up Jeff!
1996
as Murray
4.8
4.8
Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Memory Book
2008
as Murray Cook
4.8
4.8
The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay
2002
as Murray Wiggle
4.8
4.8
The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
2006
as Murray Cook
4.8
4.8
The Wiggles: It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!
2006
as Murray Cook
4.6
4.6
The Wiggles: Yule Be Wiggling
2001
as Murray Wiggle
4.5
4.5
The Wiggles: Live: Hot Potatoes!
2005
as Murray
4.5
4.5
The Wiggles: It's A Wiggly, Wiggly World!
2000
as Murray Cook
3.7
3.7
The Wiggles: Space Dancing
2003
Executive Producer
The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
1994
as Murray Wiggle
Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles
2013
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles Live in Concert 2006: Sailing Around the World
2020
The Wiggles: Here Comes the Big Red Car
2006
as Murray Wiggle
The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video
1999
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
2006
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles Live At Disneyland
1998
The Wiggles 25th Anniversary Reunion Show
2018
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Meet The Wiggles
1999
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggle Mania
2003
as Murray Wiggle / Dorothy the Dinosaur (voice)
ABC For Kids: Live In Concert
1993
The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bushfire Relief
2020
The Wiggles: The Wiggles Show
2005
as Murray Wiggle
Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing!
2011
as Himself
The Wiggles: Wiggly Giggly Adventures
2006
as Murray Wiggle / Dorothy the Dinosaur (voice)
The Wiggles: Big Red Car
1995
Writer
The Wiggles: Wiggle Time!
1993
as Murray Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggle Treats
TBA
Executive Producer
Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus
2009
Executive Producer
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