Murray Cook

Murray Cook
Cook in 2007
Cook in 2007
Background information
Birth nameMurray James Cook
Born (1960-06-30) 30 June 1960 (age 64)
Cowra, New South Wales, Australia
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • actor
  • Disc jockey
Instruments
Years active1985–present
LabelsABC Music
Member ofThe Soul Movers
Formerly of
Children2, including Georgia

Murray James Cook, AM (born 30 June 1960)[1] is an Australian musician, actor, and DJ. Cook was one of the founding members of the children's band the Wiggles from 1991 to 2012. Cook provided guitar, vocals, and songwriting in the group, and remained involved with its creative and production aspects after his retirement. In 2013, Cook served as the Wiggles' tour manager. He also remains active in many music projects, including, writing and performing with the Sydney soul-rock band The Soul Movers. He is the father of wheelchair basketball player Georgia Munro-Cook. In 2015, he was one of the members of the Australian jury for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.[2]

  1. ^ "Today in History, June 30". Australian Associated Press. 29 June 2018.
  2. ^ Argyriou, Giannis (11 November 2015). "Australian broadcaster announced hosts and jury for Junior Eurovision". Eurovision.com. Retrieved 14 July 2019.