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.

Cast

The Wiggles: Cold Spaghetti Western

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World

(Murray)

The Wiggles: Live: Hot Potatoes!

(Murray)

The Wiggles: Big Red Car

(Murray)

The Wiggles: Hot Poppin' Popcorn

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: Wake Up Jeff

(Murray)

The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: Top of the Tots

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: Santa's Rockin'!

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

(Murray)

The Wiggles: Ukulele Baby!

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles - Big, Big Show!

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles Big Birthday!

(Murray Wiggle (Red))

Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World

(Self)

The Wiggles: Celebration!

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles : Surfer Jeff

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow

(Murray Cook)

The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles - Dorothy the Dinosaur's Party

(Murray)

The Wiggles - Taking Off!

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: Let's Eat

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: Wiggles 15th Birthday

(Murray Cook)

The Wiggles - Pumpkin Face

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: Getting Strong

(Murray Cook)

The Wiggles Movie

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: Go Bananas

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: Space Dancing

(Murray Wiggle / Zeezaps / Cow (voice))

The Wiggles: Wiggly TV

(Murray Cook)

The Wiggles: Yule Be Wiggling

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: Lights, Camera, Action!

(Murray Wiggle)

Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Memory Book

(Murray Cook)

The Wiggles - Wiggledancing Live in Concert

(Murray Cook)

The Wiggles: It's Always Christmas With You

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: Wiggle Time

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: The Wiggly Big Show

(Murray Wiggle)

Dorothy The Dinosaur - Travelling Show

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!

(Murray Cook)

The Wiggles: It's A Wiggly, Wiggly World!

(Murray Cook)

The Wiggles 25th Anniversary Reunion Show

(Murray Wiggle)

Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles

(Murray Wiggle)

The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: Meet The Wiggles

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: The Wiggles Show

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: Wiggle Mania

(Murray Wiggle / Dorothy the Dinosaur (voice))

The Wiggles: Wiggly Giggly Adventures

(Murray Wiggle / Dorothy the Dinosaur (voice))

Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles

(Self)

The Wiggles: Wiggledance!

The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bushfire Relief

ABC For Kids: Live In Concert

The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles Live At Disneyland

The Wiggles Live in Concert 2006: Sailing Around the World

Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing!

(Himself)

Big Red Car

(Murray Wiggle)

Da Kath & Kim Code

(The Wiggles)

The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat

(Murray Cook)

The Wiggles: Toot Toot

(Murray Cook)

The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's A Wiggly Party!

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles: Pop Go the Wiggles!

(Murray Cook)

The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car

(Murray Cook)

Wiggle Time! The Wiggles Video

(Murray Wiggle)

Yummy Yummy (Starring The Wiggles)

(Murray Wiggle)

Spicks and Specks

Rove

(Self)

The Cheap Seats

(Self)

The Wiggles

(Murray Wiggle)

The Wiggles

Wiggle & Learn

(Murray Wiggle)