Paul Paddick

Paul Paddick
Paul Paddick as Captain Feathersword of The Wiggles, 2007
Background information
Born	(1967-02-16) 16 February 1967 (age 49) Adelaide, South Australia
Genres	Children's music
Occupation(s)	singer, actor
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1992–present
Associated acts	The Wiggles

Paul Paddick (born 16 February 1967 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian singer and actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Captain Feathersword, "the friendly pirate," a character associated with the children's band The Wiggles.

Paddick earned a Bachelor of Music from Adelaide University, studying classical opera for three years.

He also studied drama at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), at the same time as Hugh Jackman. He has stated that even during his training as a performer, he "much preferred to be the comic second than the actual lead because it was much more fun and a lot less pressure. You got to get all the laughs and subtly steal part of the show".

Paddick joined the Victoria State Opera's touring group of West Side Story where he played Diesel from 1992–94. He also played the Robber King in Don Quixote.

Paddick met Anthony Field, a founding member of The Wiggles, in 1993. By that time, Paddick had appeared in over fifteen major productions, including Victorian State Opera's Don Quixote and a two-year tour of West Side Story. Field needed a hernia operation, so he asked Paddick to temporarily take over for him; for that tour, he not only stepped in for Field as the Blue Wiggle, Wags the Dog, and Captain Feathersword, he also played Dorothy the Dinosaur, who was performed by Murray Cook, the Red Wiggle. A job that was supposed to end in five weeks resulted in Paddick touring and appearing with The Wiggles full-time since 1995. He also appears in all of their Australian-produced television programs. Paddick has become so closely associated with the band that he is sometimes referred to as the "Fifth Wiggle," a name also given to Phillip Wilcher.