Murray Cook
Born
June 30, 1960 (65 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
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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.
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Known For
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
Self
2023
The Cheap Seats
Self · (1 episode)
2021
The Wiggles Live in Concert 2006: Sailing Around the World
2020
The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bushfire Relief
2020
The Wiggles 25th Anniversary Reunion Show
Murray Wiggle
2018
The Wiggles - Pumpkin Face
Murray Wiggle
2013
Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles
Murray Wiggle
2013
The Wiggles: Celebration!
Murray Wiggle
2012
The Wiggles : Surfer Jeff
Murray Wiggle
2012
The Wiggles: It's Always Christmas With You
Murray Wiggle
2011
Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing!
Himself
2011
The Wiggles Big Birthday!
Murray Wiggle (Red)
2011
The Wiggles: Ukulele Baby!
Murray Wiggle
2011
The Wiggles: Let's Eat
Murray Wiggle
2011
Dorothy The Dinosaur - Travelling Show
Murray Wiggle
2011
The Wiggles: Hot Poppin' Popcorn
Murray Wiggle
2009
The Wiggles - Big, Big Show!
Murray Wiggle
2009
The Wiggles: Go Bananas
Murray Wiggle
2009
The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles
Murray Wiggle
2008
The Wiggles: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Murray Wiggle
2008
Wiggle & Learn
Murray Wiggle · (26 episodes)
2008
Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Memory Book
Murray Cook
2008
The Wiggles: Pop Go the Wiggles!
Murray Cook
2007
The Wiggles: Getting Strong!
Murray Cook
2007
The Wiggles - Dorothy the Dinosaur's Party
Murray
2007
The Wiggles - Wiggledancing Live in Concert
Murray Cook
2007
The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
Murray Cook
2006
The Wiggles: Wiggles 15th Birthday
Murray Cook
2006
The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
Murray Cook
2006
The Wiggles: It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!
Murray Cook
2006
The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
Murray Wiggle
2006
Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World
Self
2006
The Wiggles: Wiggly Giggly Adventures
Murray Wiggle / Dorothy the Dinosaur (voice)
2006
The Wiggles: Here Comes the Big Red Car
Murray Wiggle
2006
The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car
Murray Cook
2006
Da Kath & Kim Code
The Wiggles
2005
The Wiggles: The Wiggles Show
Murray Wiggle
2005
The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World
Murray
2005
The Wiggles: Lights, Camera, Action!
Murray Wiggle
2005
The Wiggles: Wiggly TV
Murray Cook
2005
Spicks and Specks
(4 episodes)
2005
The Wiggles: Live: Hot Potatoes!
Murray
2005
The Wiggles: Santa's Rockin'!
Murray Wiggle
2004
The Wiggles: Cold Spaghetti Western
Murray Wiggle
2004
The Wiggles: Top of the Tots
Murray Wiggle
2004
The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!
Murray Wiggle
2003
The Wiggles: Wiggle Mania
Murray Wiggle / Dorothy the Dinosaur (voice)
2003
The Wiggles: Space Dancing
Murray Wiggle / Zeezaps / Cow (voice)
2003
The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay
Murray Wiggle
2002
The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari
Murray Wiggle
2002
The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's A Wiggly Party!
Murray Wiggle
2001
The Wiggles: Yule Be Wiggling
Murray Wiggle
2001
The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party
Murray Wiggle
2001
The Wiggles: It's A Wiggly, Wiggly World!
Murray Cook
2000
The Wiggles: Meet The Wiggles
Murray Wiggle
1999
The Wiggles: The Wiggly Big Show
Murray Wiggle
1999
Rove
Self · (1 episode)
1999
The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video
Murray Wiggle
1999
The Wiggles Live At Disneyland
1998
The Wiggles: Toot Toot
Murray Cook
1998
The Wiggles
Murray Wiggle · (143 episodes)
1998
The Wiggles
(4 episodes)
1998
The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Murray
1998
The Wiggles: Wiggle Time!
Murray Wiggle
1998
The Wiggles Movie
Murray Wiggle
1997
The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
Murray Wiggle
1997
The Wiggles: Wiggledance!
1997
The Wiggles: Wake Up Jeff!
Murray
1996
The Wiggles: Big Red Car
Murray
1995
The Wiggles: Big Red Car
Murray Wiggle
1995
The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Murray Wiggle
1994
The Wiggles: Wiggle Time!
Murray Wiggle
1993
ABC For Kids: Live In Concert
1993