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David Cook(XVI)

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David Cook at an event for This Is It (2009)
David Cook grew up in Blue Springs, Missouri where he graduated high school then went to Central Missouri State for Graphic Design. He formed a band, Axium, with friends Bobby Kerr and Jeff Shrout, and recorded 3 albums, plus a live album. His band Axium created a great fan base in Kansas City area as well as Tulsa, OK and smaller towns around the country. He plays a white left-handed Gibson guitar that was specially made for him. He had become friends with Andy Skib and Neal Tiemann, lead singer and lead guitarist, respectively of Tulsa-based band, MidWest Kings. After moving to Tulsa after graduating college, he joined MidWest Kings. He released his own album in 2006, Analog Heart which won an UrbanTulsa Weekly award for Indie Album in 2006.
BornDecember 20, 1982
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      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    Lionel Richie, Ryan Seacrest, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan in American Idol (2002)
    American Idol
    4.3
    TV Series
    • Soundtrack("Starman", "Rebel Rebel", "The Jean Genie", "Heartbeat", "Light On", "The World I Know", "Laying Me Low", "The Last Song I'll Write for You", "Don't You Forget About Me", "The Last Goodbye", "Jumpin' Jack Flash", "Permanent", "9 To 5", "Little Sparrow")
    The Lying Game (2011)
    The Lying Game
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Soundtrack("Fade Into Me")
    Cat Deeley, Matthew Morrison, Stephen Boss, and JoJo Siwa in So You Think You Can Dance (2005)
    So You Think You Can Dance
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Soundtrack("Fade Into Me", "The Time of My Life", "The Time Of My Life")
    Bullied (2011)
    Bullied
    Short
    • Soundtrack("Permanent")
    • 2011

    Credits

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    • David Cook: Criminals (2015)
      David Cook: Criminals
      Music Video
      • David Cook
      • 2015
    • David Cook: The Last Goodbye (2011)
      David Cook: The Last Goodbye
      Music Video
      • David Cook
      • 2011
    • David Cook: Come Back to Me (2009)
      David Cook: Come Back to Me
      Music Video
      • David Cook
      • 2009
    • David Cook: Light On (2008)
      David Cook: Light On
      7.0
      Music Video
      • David Cook
      • 2008

    Soundtrack



    • The Morning Blend (2008)
      The Morning Blend
      TV Series
      • performer: "Death of Me"
      • writer: "Death of Me"
      • 2018
    • Lionel Richie, Ryan Seacrest, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan in American Idol (2002)
      American Idol
      4.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "Starman", "Rebel Rebel", "The Jean Genie"
      • performer: "Heartbeat"
      • writer: "Heartbeat" ...
      • 2008–2016
    • Intervention (2005)
      Intervention
      7.9
      TV Series
      • performer: "Carry You"
      • writer: "Carry You"
      • 2016
    • Steve Edwards and Michael Eshaun York in Good Day L.A. (1993)
      Good Day L.A.
      4.2
      TV Series
      • performer: "Criminals"
      • writer: "Criminals"
      • 2015
    • The Lying Game (2011)
      The Lying Game
      7.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "Fade Into Me"
      • writer: "Fade Into Me"
      • 2012
    • Bullied (2011)
      Bullied
      Short
      • performer: "Permanent"
      • 2011
    • Jay Leno in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
      The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
      5.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "The Last Goodbye"
      • writer: "The Last Goodbye"
      • 2011
    • Cat Deeley, Matthew Morrison, Stephen Boss, and JoJo Siwa in So You Think You Can Dance (2005)
      So You Think You Can Dance
      7.0
      TV Series
      • performer: "Fade Into Me"
      • writer: "Fade Into Me"
      • performer: "The Time of My Life" ...
      • 2008–2011
    • Ellen DeGeneres in The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
      The Ellen DeGeneres Show
      6.5
      TV Series
      • performer: "The Last Goodbye"
      • writer: "The Last Goodbye"
      • 2011
    • Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (2003)
      Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
      6.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "Heroes"
      • writer: "Heroes"
      • 2010
    • Carrie Underwood in Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special (2009)
      Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
      7.8
      TV Special
      • performer: "Lie"
      • writer: "Lie"
      • 2009
    • Eric Roberts, Tori Spelling, Reginald VelJohnson, Alfonso Ribeiro, Anna Delvey Sorokin, Joey Graziadei, Ilona Maher, Jenn Tran, Stephen Nedoroscik, Dwight Howard, Julianne Hough, Phaedra Parks, Chandler Kinney, Danny Amendola, and Brooks Nader in Dancing with the Stars (2005)
      Dancing with the Stars
      4.9
      TV Series
      • performer: "The Time of My Life"
      • 2009
    • Mark Consuelos and Kelly Ripa in Live with Kelly and Mark (1988)
      Live with Kelly and Mark
      4.5
      TV Series
      • performer: "Come Back to Me"
      • 2009
    • So You Think You Can Dance Canada (2008)
      So You Think You Can Dance Canada
      6.0
      TV Series
      • performer: "Permanent"
      • writer: "Permanent"
      • 2008
    • Gwen Stefani in Christmas in Rockefeller Center (1990)
      Christmas in Rockefeller Center
      5.4
      TV Series
      • performer: "Happy Xmas (War is Over)", "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (uncredited)
      • 2008

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • December 20, 1982
      • Houston, Texas, USA
    • Spouse
      • Rachael StumpJune 20, 2015 - present
    • Other works
      Print ad: Skechers shoes, 2008
    • Publicity listings
      • 3 Articles

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    • Trivia
      Had no intention of trying out for American Idol but at his brother Andrew's insistence he tried out and made it to the final two with David Archuleta.
    • Quotes
      If you can't feel thousands of people screaming for you, then you're in the wrong business.
    • Nicknames
      • Dave
      • Cooky
      • Sugarfoot

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