RayWoolf
- Actor
- Performer
Ray Woolf’s career as a performer spans from rock’n’roll to jazz, including touring shows of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Sound of Music. Born in England, but New Zealand-based since the early 60s, Woolf’s television work includes singing, acting, and hosting his own talk show. He was New Zealand Entertainer of the Year in 1975.
Screenography
Biography
Ray Woolf's CV makes mention that he can sing country and western, jazz, musical theatre, pop, rock, and rock n roll. Though CVs are sometimes to be treated with scepticism, this one speaks the truth: Woolf has sung across many genres, both on stage, and over a long run of music and variety shows on television.
Awards
2009 Queen's Service Medal
For Services to Entertainment
2008 Member of New Zealand Order of Merit
For Services to Entertainment
2007 Variety Artists of New Zealand Benny Award
For Services to Entertainment
“I don't think I could have survived on just being a singer, or just being an actor, or just being an MC. You have to kind of mix it all up.”