1960-06-30 ( 64 years old ) in 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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Movies
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
2023-10-18
The Wiggles 25th Anniversary Reunion Show
2018-05-25
The Wiggles - Pumpkin Face
2013-09-02
Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles
2013-05-04
The Wiggles: Celebration!
2012-09-05
The Wiggles : Surfer Jeff
2012-06-21
The Wiggles: It's Always Christmas With You
2011-12-06
Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing!
2011-06-30
The Wiggles Big Birthday!
2011-06-29
The Wiggles: Ukulele Baby!
2011-03-03
The Wiggles: Let's Eat
2011-02-14
Dorothy The Dinosaur - Travelling Show
2011-02-02
The Wiggles: Hot Poppin' Popcorn
2009-12-31
The Wiggles - Big, Big Show!
2009-09-28
The Wiggles: Go Bananas
2009-07-13
The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles
2008-10-06
The Wiggles: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
2008-07-28
Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Memory Book
2008-02-28
The Wiggles: Pop Go the Wiggles!
2007-09-05
The Wiggles: Getting Strong!
2007-08-06
The Wiggles - Dorothy the Dinosaur's Party
2007-06-05
The Wiggles - Wiggledancing Live in Concert
2007-03-07
The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
2006-09-08
The Wiggles: Wiggles 15th Birthday
2006-06-30
The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
2006-06-05
The Wiggles: It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!
2006-04-04
The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
2006-03-23
Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World
2006-02-10
The Wiggles: Wiggly Giggly Adventures
2006-02-07
The Wiggles: Here Comes the Big Red Car
2006-01-03
The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car
2006-01-03
Da Kath & Kim Code
2005-11-27
The Wiggles: The Wiggles Show
2005-08-09
The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World
2005-07-18
The Wiggles: Lights, Camera, Action!
2005-05-24
The Wiggles: Wiggly TV
2005-01-31
The Wiggles: Live: Hot Potatoes!
2005-01-10
The Wiggles: Santa's Rockin'!
2004-09-27
The Wiggles: Cold Spaghetti Western
2004-03-29
The Wiggles: Top of the Tots
2004-01-13
The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!
2003-08-03
The Wiggles: Wiggle Mania
2003-05-06
The Wiggles: Space Dancing
2003-03-03
The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay
2002-09-26
The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari
2002-09-02
The Wiggles: Yule Be Wiggling
2001-10-16
The Wiggles: It's A Wiggly, Wiggly World!
2000-07-25
The Wiggles: Meet The Wiggles
1999-10-02
The Wiggles: The Wiggly Big Show
1999-10-01
The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video
1999-05-19
The Wiggles Live At Disneyland
1998-12-17
The Wiggles: Toot Toot
1998-10-17
The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
1998-04-13
The Wiggles: Wiggle Time
1998-04-13
The Wiggles Movie
1997-12-18
The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
1997-10-23
The Wiggles: Wiggledance!
1997-06-09
The Wiggles: Wake Up Jeff
1996-08-01
The Wiggles: Big Red Car
1995-10-09
Big Red Car
1995-10-09
Yummy Yummy (Starring The Wiggles)
1994-10-24
Wiggle Time! The Wiggles Video
1993-09-20
ABC For Kids: Live In Concert
1993-01-02
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