Simon Pryce
Simon Pryce | |
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 Pryce at the 2014 ARIA Music Awards, Sydney, 26 November 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Simon James Pryce |
| Born | 7 March 1972 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Children's, musical theatre |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | ABC Music |
| Spouse(s) |
Lauren Hannaford (m. 2017) |
Simon James Pryce (born 7 March 1972) is an Australian children's entertainer, singer and actor. He is best known for his work as the Red Wiggle of The Wiggles since 2013, and also for the children's show The Kingdom of Paramithi.
Early life and education
Pryce, whose grandparents were
Career
Theatre
He has performed in several
The Wiggles
Pryce joined the Wiggles organization in 2002, beginning as "one of their main voice artists"[1] on several of their CDs. He joined their regular tour in 2009-10, as Ringo the Ringmaster and understudying for founding member Murray Cook. He also starred as King John in the Wiggles' production The Kingdom of Paramithi.[1] In August 2012, Pryce was slated to replace Greg Page as the Yellow Wiggle. However, Page's departure was delayed until the end of that year, after Cook and Purple Wiggle Jeff Fatt decided to retire from the group then, asking Page to extend his stay until then so he would leave alongside them.[5]
Pryce ultimately replaced Cook in early 2013.[6]
In 2016, the Wiggles released The Carnival of the Animals, its narration was written and performed by Pryce. The album, based on the piece by the French Romantic composer Camille Saint-Saëns and performed by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, introduced children to classical music and instruments.[7]
Personal life
Pryce has described himself as "always into fitness and health", but that the Wiggles' performance schedule demanded an even higher level. In early 2016, he described his workout routine and the group's competitive culture of fitness, especially among its male members, to ex-rugby league footballer Adam MacDougall.[8]
In late 2015, Pryce became engaged to ex-gymnast and fitness professional Lauren Hannaford who created online fitness program FHIT. They met four years earlier, when she toured with the Wiggles.[9][7] Pryce and Hannaford were married in Sydney, in January 2017.[10] The couple have a son, born in January 2021.[11]
Discography
References
- ^ a b c "Meet the next generation Wiggles". wiggletime.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Danny Canak (5 December 2018). "Q&A with Lauren Hannaford". Sydney Unleashed.
- ^ Bond, Nick (7 September 2020). "live: Masked Singer 2020: Puppet unveiled as Red Wiggle Simon Pryce". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ Greg Page Remembers...or Tries To! (Part 11) (Video). YouTube. 23 July 2018. Event occurs at 18:13. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Gelineau, Kristen (2012-05-17). "New Wiggles to wear the purple, red and yellow shirts". Chicago Sun-Times. Associated Press. Retrieved 2013-10-27
- ^ a b "Red Wiggle Simon talks music, Wiggle weddings and children". 17 July 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ MacDougall, Adam (13 February 2016). "MadFit: The Wiggles' Simon Pryce doesn't kid around when it comes to fitness". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ Goulis, Leah. "EXCLUSIVE: Simon Wiggle's big romantic proposal". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Inside Red Wiggle Simon Pryce's wedding to Lauren Hannaford". Woman's Day. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ Mastroianni, Bianca (10 January 2021). "Red Wiggle Simon Pryce welcomes son with Lauren Hannaford". News.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
External links
- Simon Pryce at IMDb
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