Wilbur Wilde is an Australian saxophonist. He rose to prominence with the bands Ol' 55

Ol' 55

Ol' 55 was an Australian band specialising in retro, 1950s-era Rock 'n' Roll. They formed as Fanis in 1972 in Sutherland, Sydney, New South Wales . Drummer Geoff Plummer was working with Glenn A. Baker at the NSW Department of Media and invited Baker to hear his part-time band, including Pat...

, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons

Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons

Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons were an Australian blues and rock music band which featured singer, songwriter and saxophonist, Joe Camilleri . The band was active in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and had several Australian chart hits, including "Hit and Run", "Shape I'm In" and "All I Wanna Do"...

. He is most famous for appearing as part of the house band on Hey Hey It's Saturday

Hey Hey It's Saturday

Hey Hey It's Saturday was a long-running variety television program on Australian television. It initially ran for 27 years , debuting on the Nine Network on 9 October 1971 and broadcasting its last episode on 20 November 1999. Its host throughout its entire run was Daryl Somers, who would later...

(1984–1999, 2009–2010), alongside Red Symons

Red Symons

Redmond Symons is an Australian musician, writer, actor and radio host, probably best known as lead guitarist with Skyhooks and as the snide judge of "Red Faces", a segment of the long-running Hey Hey It's Saturday variety television show...

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He also appeared in the 2002 film, Trojan Warrior

Trojan Warrior

Trojan Warrior is a 2002 Australian comedy film starring Stan Longinidis. The film was released in the United States as Kick to the Head.Tagline: The Scum has risen from down under!-Plot:...

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Wilde is a supporter of the Melbourne Football Club

Melbourne Football Club

The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....

 (his brother, Chris, having played for them in the 1970s) in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

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In 2006 Wilde represented Hey Hey It's Saturday alongside John Blackman

John Blackman

John Blackman is an Australian radio and television presenter. He is best known for his voice-over work for the comedy show Hey Hey It's Saturday from 1971 to 2010.-Biography:...

 for a celebrity tournament on Temptation and appeared on commercials for the Australian Pensioners Insurance Agency. Also in December 2005, Wilbur joined Vega 91.5fm as the Drive Announcer from 4pm until 7pm. He was with Vega 91.5fm until 2008.

In 2010 Wilde starred as T.V. Evangelist "Brother Jacob" in Pittot Films' neo-noir thriller "City of the Damned" which is due for release late 2010

Wilbur became a household name during his 15-year run as member of the house band on Hey Hey from 1984 through until the last episode in 1999. He has made numerous other TV appearances throughout his career on shows including The Flying Doctors

The Flying Doctors

The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia....

, MDA, The Paul Hogan Show

The Paul Hogan Show

The Paul Hogan Show was a popular Australian comedy show which aired on Australian television from 1973 until 1984. It made a star of Paul Hogan who later appeared in Crocodile Dundee. Hogan's friend also appeared in the show, playing Hogan's dim flatmate Strop...

, Blankety Blanks, Sale of the Century

Sale of the Century (Australian game show)

$ale of the Century was an Australian game show that aired on the Nine Network from 14 July 1980 – 29 November 2001. Tony Barber hosted an early version of Sale of the Century under the title of Temptation from 1970–1976, and was also the initial host of Sale, replaced by Glenn Ridge in 1991...

, Celebrity Squares, MTV, Getaway

Getaway

Getaway is Australia's longest-running and most popular holiday and travel television programme. Debuting on 14 May 1992, it is currently broadcast on the Nine Network and TLC...

, Postcards

Postcards (TV series)

Postcards Australia and Postcards are Australian holiday and travel television series. The shows are produced by WIN Television and Channel 9 Adelaide...

, Spicks and Specks and The Russell Gilbert Show

The Russell Gilbert Show

The Russell Gilbert Show was a short-lived Australian comedy show hosted by Russell Gilbert in 1998. It was partially a spin-off from Hey Hey It's Saturday, where Gilbert had risen to prominence. The show's writers included Kevin Blond, Paul Calleja and Andrew Maj...

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From 1992 to 1999, Wilbur toured with The New Rocky Horror Show, contributing to more than 750 performances along the way. His CV also boasts a string of movie credits including Mad Max, Coolangatta Gold, Jenny Kissed Me, Dead End Drive-In, Cool Change,

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