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Murray is the original red Wiggle, known as the "king of guitars". He was the red Wiggle for 21 years before being replaced by Simon Wiggle in 2013. He has since made cameos in some episodes of Ready, Steady, Wiggle! and still occasionally performs in the reunion concerts.

Character Information

He loves playing guitar, as he does off-screen, and is also considered the best musician of The Wiggles. Unlike the other three Wiggles, he only played guitar during his tenure (along with guitar-adjacent instruments, like the mandolin and ukulele), but he also played other instruments like the flute or the trombone on occasions. In some later videos, he played guitar in many songs rather than dancing. This happened starting with some of the late Sam videos and continued during the Celebration era. He plays guitar throughout the concerts except for a few select songs. He eats pancakes for breakfast, and his favourite food is bananas.

In the original generation, he was a backup singer, primarily known for his high pitched vocals along with Jeff. His well-known lead songs are Five Little Ducks and Starry Night.

Trivia

  • His favourite guitar that he used to play in the early days is the Red Starry Guitar.
  • He eats pancakes for breakfast.
  • His favourite food is bananas.
  • He's a good detective, and inventor.
  • At Christmas time one of the things that he loves doing is getting presents for everyone.
  • Murray loves a good BBQ.
  • He is absent in 2 songs Oranges And Lemons and Wags The Dog, He Likes To Tango (2012 version).
  • His favourite magic trick is the Disappearing Ball trick.
  • He and Paul Knobloch were waiters.
  • In Spanish he is voiced by Mario de Candia.
  • In Walking On The Moon (episode), Lachy wore his spacesuit.
  • Murray is the only Wiggle who is realistic because he plays guitar the most.
Characters
Main Characters
The Wiggles (current)
Anthony Wiggle (since 1991) • Lachy Wiggle (since 2013) • Tsehay Wiggle (since 2021) • Simon Wiggle (since 2013)
The Wiggles (secondary)
Evie Wiggle (since 2021) • Lucia Wiggle (since 2022) • Caterina Wiggle (since 2022) • John Wiggle (since 2021)
The Wiggles (former)
Murray Wiggle (1991-2012) • Jeff Wiggle (1991-2012) • Greg Wiggle (1991-2006; 2012) • Phillip Wiggle (1991) • Sam Wiggle (2006-2012) • Emma Wiggle (2013-2021) • Kelly Wiggle (secondary; 2021-2022)
The Wiggly Friends
Dorothy the Dinosaur (since 1991) • Henry the Octopus (since 1992) • Captain Feathersword (since 1993) • Wags the Dog (since 1995) • Shirley Shawn the Unicorn (since 2019)
Supporting Characters
Officer Beaples (1997-2000, 2006, 2013-present) • Bok the Hand Puppet (since 2021) • Paloma the Mermaid (since 2021)
Minor Characters
Flora Door (1999-2000, 2021) • Hot-Pots The Oven (1999-2006, 2023) • Foodman (1998, 2004, 2009, 2023) • Fiona The Circus Leader (2010) • The Little Wiggles (1997, 1999, 2005-2006, 2015, 2017, 2020) • Magdalena the Mermaid (2002, 2006, 2020) • Professor Singalottasonga (1999, 2005-2006) • Ringo the Ringmaster (2009-2012) • Santa Claus (since 1997) • The Wagettes (1997-1999, 2003) • Wally the Great (1997) • The Wiggly Dancers (since 2000)
Selected Guest Stars
Christine Anu (2000, 2016) • Morgan Crowley (2001, 2017) • Lee Hawkins (2014) • Paul the Cook (Paul Hester) (1998) • The Irwins - Steve, Terri, Bindi and Robert (2002, 2017, 2024) • Kylie Minogue (2009, 2017) • Robert Rakete (2014-2015, 2021) • Alfonso Rinaldi (2002-2006, 2012) • Al Roker (2011) • Leo Sayer (2008) • Daryl Somers (2011) • Ross Wilson (2003, 2017)
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