List of guest stars with The Wiggles
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The Wiggles are an Australian children's music group. Just as Sesame Street often has special guest stars, famous Australians and worldwide celebrities will appear and perform with The Wiggles. List does not include recurring actors and crew members (e.g. Wiggly dancers, child dancers, family members and friends) or acts in which The Wiggles were part of a larger entertainment group or event (e.g. Carols in the Domain).
A
[edit]- Christine Anu (It's a Wiggly Wiggly World, Wiggle Town)[1]
- Anúna (It's Always Christmas With You)[2][3][4]
- Atsuko Arai (It's a Wiggly Wiggly World)[1]
- Francis Awaritefe (The Wiggles Presents: Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book)[5]
- The Australian Ballet (The Wiggles' Big Ballet Day!)[6]
B
[edit]- Rachael Beck (The Wiggles Presents: Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book)[5]
C
[edit]- David Campbell (Rock and Roll Preschool)
- Troy Cassar-Daley (You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, Sing a Song of Wiggles, The Wiggles Presents: Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book)[5][7][8]
- Beccy Cole (Splish Splash Big Red Boat)[9][10] - country music singer who appears as Beccy Bluegrass.
D
[edit]- Smoky Dawson (Racing to the Rainbow)[11]
- Melissa Doyle[11]
- Slim Dusty (It's a Wiggly Wiggly World)[1]
F
[edit]- Joey Fatone (from NSYNC) (It's Always Christmas With You)[2][12]
- Tim Finn (It's a Wiggly Wiggly World)[1]
- John Fogerty (Santa's Rockin'!)[13]
G
[edit]- Kathy Gothadjaka (The Wiggles Presents: Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book)[5]
H
[edit]- Rolf Harris (It's a Wiggly Wiggly World, Ukulele Baby)[1][14]
- Lee Hawkins (Apples & Bananas),[15][16] (Wiggle House)
- Paul Hester (drummer for both Split Enz and Crowded House) as the chef (Yummy Yummy)[17]
- David Hobson (The Wiggles Presents: Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book)[5]
- Human Nature (It's a Wiggly Wiggly World album only)[1]
I
[edit]- Steve Irwin (Wiggly Safari)[18]
- Terri Irwin (Wiggly Safari, Duets)[18]
- Bindi Irwin (Wiggly Safari, Duets) [18]
- Robert Irwin (Duets)
K
[edit]- Kamahl (It's a Wiggly Wiggly World, Racing to the Rainbow)[1][11]
- Amanda Keller (Splish Splash Big Red Boat)[9][10] - appears as Dr. Verygood
- Jane Kennedy (The Wiggles Presents: Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book)[5]
L
[edit]- Jay Laga'aia (Go Santa Go)
- Brett Lee (The Wiggles Show)[10] - cricketer, appears as himself
- Jimmy Little (It's a Wiggly Wiggly World)[1]
M
[edit]- Joy McKean (Wiggle Town!)
- The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (Meet the Orchestra)
- Mental as Anything (Let's Eat)[19]
- Kylie Minogue (Go Bananas!)[20][21]
- Morgan Crowley (Yule Be Wiggling and Hoop-Dee-Doo: It's A Wiggly Party)
N
[edit]- The New England Patriots (specifically Adam Vinatieri, Wesley Britt, Eric Alexander, Michael McGrew, Bam Childress, Raymond Ventrone, P. K. Sam, and Ryan Krug) (Racing to the Rainbow)[11]
- Bert Newton (Go Santa Go)[22]
- Patti Newton (Go Santa Go)[22]
P
[edit]- Georgie Parker (Racing to the Rainbow)[11]
- Kieren Perkins (Top of the Tots)[23]
- Lou Diamond Phillips (Rock and Roll Preschool)
- Dennisha Pratt (Apples & Bananas)[15][16] former Sprout host.[24]
R
[edit]- Robert Rakete (Wiggle House), (Rock and Roll Preschool)[25]
- Joel Reddy (Go Santa Go)
- Jamie Redfern (Hot Poppin' Popcorn, Hot Potatoes: The Best of the Wiggles)[26][27][28]
- Al Roker (Ukulele Baby American release)[29]
- John Rowe (The Wiggles Presents: Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book)[5][30]
S
[edit]- Joanne Samuel (The Wiggles Movie)[31]
- Leo Sayer (You Make Me Feel Like Dancing, The Wiggles Presents: Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book) [5][32]
- Daryl Somers (Ukulele Baby Australian release)[14]
- Don Spencer (The Wiggles Presents: Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book)[5]
- Dan Sultan (Wiggle Pop!)
T
[edit]- Tom McGlynn (Let's Eat)[19][33]
- Lote Tuqiri (Go Santa Go)
U
[edit]- Keith Urban (Let's Eat album only)[19][34][35]
W
[edit]- John Waters (Go Bananas) - British-born Australian actor[20]
- Barry Williams (Santa's Rockin'!)[13]
- Ross Wilson (Space Dancing, Santa's Rockin'!, concert video clips)[13][36]
Y
[edit]- John Paul Young (It's Always Christmas With You)[2]
Notable celebrity appearances at Wiggles concerts
[edit]- Jimmy Barnes - Concert for UNICEF 25 May 2008 where he donned a black skivvy and performed "Wake Up Jeff".[37][38]
- Shaquille O'Neal - cameo where he went on-stage for "Hot Potato"[39]
- Al Roker - The Wiggles Australia Day concert special, 26 January 2011, where he wears a grape costume for the "Fruit Salad" song.[29]
- James Hetfield. During a show in San Francisco, the Wiggles spotted Hetfield in the audience with his two daughters. During the song "Quack Quack," Murray played an impromptu solo from the Metallica hit, "Enter Sandman." When the song was finished, Hetfield stood up and did a heavy metal sign with his fingers.[40][41]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "Music Australia - It's a Wiggly Wiggly World!". Music Australia. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "The Wiggles. It's always Christmas with you (sound recording)". Music Australia. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "The Wiggles Raise Their Voices With Anuna". The Wiggles. 29 April 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "The Wiggles and Anúna, Christmas 2011" (Press release). www.anuna.ie. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Dorothy the Dinosaur - Memory Book". ABC Shop. Australia Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "The Australian Ballet | Homepage".
- ^ "Troy Cassar-Daley - Speaker Profile". Saxton Speakers Bureau. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "Music Australia - Sing a song of Wiggles". Music Australia. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ a b "A Wiggly new gig". The Age. Australian Associated Press. 8 April 2005.
- ^ a b c Yeap, Sue (17 August 2006). "The fifth Wiggle sails on". The Age.
- ^ a b c d e Guest stars listed during closing credits of Racing to the Rainbow, Director: Paul Field, Roadshow Entertainment, 2006, DVD.
- ^ abckidsmusic (17 October 2011). The Wiggles - O Holy Night (YouTube).[dead YouTube link]
- ^ a b c "Santa's Rockin / You Make Me Feel Like Dancing". ABC Shop. Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Music Australia - Ukulele Baby". Music Australia. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ a b The Wiggles (2014). "Apples & Bananas" (DVD). National Library of Australia. Australian Broadcasting Corporation Roadshow Entertainment. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ a b "The Wiggles:Apples & Bananas" (Widescreen HD). iTunes. USA. 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ Laing, Dave (29 March 2005). "Obituary - Paul Hester - Pop-rock drummer known for his humour and stage antics". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c "Music Australia - Wiggly Safari". Music Australia. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Let's Eat". ABC Shop. Australian Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "The Wiggles Go Bananas (CD)". ABC Shop. Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Kylie Minogue becomes fifth Wiggle". Herald Sun. 18 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Top of the Tots". ABC Shop. Australian Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "NBC Universal Media Village". Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Rakete gets a Wiggle on". 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Music Australia - The Wiggles Hot Poppin' Popcorn". Music Australia. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Get on Your Feet With the Wiggles and "Hot Poppin' Popcorn" This March on E1 Music". E1 Music (Press release). Marketwire. 24 February 2010.
- ^ "Music Australia - Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles". Music Australia. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Al Goes Down Under To Join the Wiggles". allday (Today Show blog). NBC. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012.
- ^ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/on-the-road-with-the-wiggles/story-e6frf0b0-1111117283421?nk=076a4378fa90b1ae19e5d9d8300fb295-1462042991 [dead link]
- ^ "Music Australia - The Wiggles Movie (videorecording, 1997)". Music Australia. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ Farouque, Faith (12 May 2008). "Wiggle and Learn - Leo Sayer joins the Wiggles for an extravaganza worthy of a retro episode of Countdown". The Age.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.irishecho.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Bonaquro, Alison (26 July 2010). "Keith Urban swings by to sing with The Wiggles". CMT Blog. Viacom. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010.
- ^ Wilkening, Matthew (21 January 2011). "The Wiggles Feat. Keith Urban, 'England Swings' – Song Spotlight". Taste of Country. Town Square Media.
- ^ Jenkins, Jeff (27 July 2009). "45 things you might not know about Ross Wilson". Rhythms Online. Australia: Rhythms Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "Wiggles Concert raises funds for UNICEF". Nine News. Australian Associated Press. 25 May 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ "The Wiggles Concert for UNICEF". liveguide.com.au. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ Davis, Johnny (18 March 2007). "Child's Play". The Observer.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Child's play". TheGuardian.com. 18 March 2007.
External links
[edit]- "Some celebrity guests who have recorded or appeared with The Wiggles". Powerhouse Museum. Retrieved 27 February 2012.