1. Samuel Alexander Moran was born on 4 April 1978 and is an Australian entertainer best known for having been a member of the children's band the Wiggles from 2006 to 2012.
16 Facts About Sam Moran
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Sam Moran studied classical voice and music education at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with the purpose of becoming a high school music teacher, and began performing in plays and musicals while still a student.
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Sam Moran began performing with the Wiggles in 1998, hosting and touring with the "Dorothy the Dinosaur Show" throughout Australia and New Zealand, in small venues the Wiggles "had grown too big for".
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Sam Moran played Professor Singalottasonga and Dapper Dave in the group's TV series.
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In 2002, Sam Moran became Greg Page's understudy and filled in for Page over 150 times.
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Page was advised by his doctors not to travel, so Sam Moran performed in his place during the group's fall 2006 US tour.
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Sam Moran reported that he was asked to permanently join the Wiggles "a couple of days" before Page announced his retirement in November 2006.
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Bandmate Murray Cook reported that Sam Moran did "amazingly well" as a Wiggle, and that the addition of Sam Moran changed their sound, forced the group to "rethink things", and made the band stronger.
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At sound checks, their practice was to "kind of jam on things", but Sam Moran often did not know the songs the other three used at those times.
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Sam Moran released his first solo album, Colour of Love, through Sony Music Australia in 2010.
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Sam Moran performed "Advance Australia Fair" at the first game of the 2010 NRL State of Origin.
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In May 2013, Moran returned to children's television hosting a new preschool series, Play Along with Sam, on Nickelodeon's sister channel Nick Jr.
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Play Along with Sam Moran is an educational music block programme that airs every weekday morning 10:00AM until midday before Ready, Steady, Dance replaced it and in the evening from 6:30PM to 8:00PM, wrapped around top rating programmes.
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In 2015, Sam Moran won the ARIA Music Award for Best Children's Album, beating his former bandmates, the Wiggles.
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Sam Moran is a fan of the Australian Football League team the Sydney Swans.
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Sam Moran married American born Lyn Stuckey, a dancer with the Wiggles in 2006.