Wilbur Wilde
Wilbur Wilde | |
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| Born | Nicholas Robert Aitken 5 October 1955 Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons |
Wilbur Wilde (born Nicholas Robert Aitken on 5 October 1955) is an Australian
Career
Music career
Wilde was the tenor saxophonist (and did some vocals) with
Television career
He is most famous for appearing as part of the house band on Hey Hey It's Saturday from 1984 until 1999, and again from 2009 until 2010.
Wilde has made numerous other TV appearances throughout his career on shows including The Flying Doctors, MDA, The Paul Hogan Show, Blankety Blanks, Sale of the Century, Celebrity Squares, MTV, Getaway, Postcards, Prisoner, Temptation, Spicks and Specks, The Russell Gilbert Show, and commercials for the Australian Pensioners Insurance Agency. From 1992 to 1999, Wilbur toured with The New Rocky Horror Show,[1] contributing to more than 750 performances along the way. His CV also boasts a string of movie credits including Trojan Warrior, Mad Max, The Coolangatta Gold, City of the Damned, Jenny Kissed Me, Dead End Drive-In, and Cool Change.
Radio career
Between 2000 and 2004, Wilde presented the Classic Cafe on
Personal life
Wilde is a supporter of the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League. His brother, Chris Aitken, played fourteen games for them in the 1960s and 1970s. He plays golf at the National.
References
- ISBN 978-1-4950-6377-0.
- ^ "Wilbur Wilde axed from Gold 104.3 Melbourne". Radioinfo.com.au. 1 December 2004. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
External links
- Wilbur Wilde at IMDb
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