Simon Pryce

Simon Pryce (born March 7 1972) is an Australian singer and actor. He is known for his work on the children's show The Kingdom of Paramithi and is currently the Red Wiggle in the 2nd generation of The Wiggles.

Pryce, whose grandparents were opera singers, started performing at an early age. He studied drama at the University of Sydney. He has had a long career in musical theatre, and has performed in Cats as Old Deuteronomy, Masterpiece: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Witches of Eastwick, Villain of Flowers, South Pacific, Fidelio with Opera Australia, and The Sunshine Club with the Sydney Theatre Company. He understudied for and played the Phantom in the Australian performance of Phantom of the Opera over 100 times. Pryce has appeared in numerous TV shows and films, including Water Rats, All Saints, Home and Away, and Hunt Angels.

Pryce joined The Wiggles headquarters in 2002, beginning as "one of their main voice artists" on several of their CDs. He joined their regular tour in 2011, as Ringo the Ringmaster and understudying for founding member Murray Cook. He also starred as King John in the Wiggles' production The Kingdom of Paramithi. In mid-2012, it was announced that Pryce would replace Cook in early 2013.

In 2016, Pryce released Carnival of the Animals, which he wrote and narrated. It introduced children to classical music and featured music performed by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.

Pryce was born in Melbourne. Pryce has described himself as "always into fitness and health", but that The Wiggles' performance schedule demanded an even higher level. In early 2016, he described his workout routine and the group's competitive culture of fitness, especially among its male members, to ex-rugby league footballer Adam MacDougall.

In late 2015, Pryce became engaged to ex-gymnast Lauren Hannaford; they met four years earlier, when she toured with The Wiggles.

Pryce and Hannaford married in Sydney, Australia in January 2017.