Fatboy Slim
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Person
- Born
- 1963-01-01
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Film & TV
Acting · Bromley, Kent, England, UK
Norman Cook is a DJ from the UK, known professionally as Fatboy Slim. He is well known for his Big Beat contribution and collaboration with other artists to produce music.
Known for
- Rockers Don't Stop: The Revival of Rockers Revenge — Self2025
- Stand or Fall: The Remarkable Rise of Brighton and Hove Albion — Self (as Norman Cook)2024
- Right Here, Right Now — Self2023
- Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 — Self2022
- Long and Winding Road — Self2020
- Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert — Self (archive footage)2020
- Greed — Self2019
- Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr — Self - Guest Judge2019
- The Library Music Film — Self2018
- Paul Heaton: From Hull To Heatongrad — Self2018
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,649,911
- Total plays
- 49,808,100
Tags
electronicbig beatdanceHouseelectronica
Fatboy Slim is a pseudonym of Quentin Leo Cook (b. 31 Jul 1963 in Reigate, Surrey - aka Norman Cook), an English big beat musician. Quentin Leo Cook was educated at Reigate Grammar School. He started a punk fanzine titled Peroxide with his neighbour Andrew Thomas and art student Ian McKay (formerly Laidlaw). Contemporary with his publishing activities, he played drums in Disque Attack (a British new-wave-influenced rock band) for which he later performed lead vocals. <a href="https://www.last.f
Recent publications · Crossref
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Key facts
- Also known as
- Norman Cook DJ Quentox Cheeky Boy Sunny Side Up Yum Yum Head Food the Feelgood Factor
- Born
- Quentin Leo Cook , ( 1963-07-31 ) 31 July 1963 (age 62) , Bromley , Kent , England
- Genres
- Big beat electronic acid house
- Occupations
- Musician DJ Producer
- Years active
- 1980–present
- Labels
- Skint Astralwerks Southern Fried Records BMG
- Formerly of
- The Housemartins Beats International Freak Power Pizzaman Mighty Dub Katz the Brighton Port Authority
- Spouse
- Zoe Ball ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1999 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 2016 )
- Website
- fatboyslim .net
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1963
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leo
- Family name
- Cook
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London Borough of Bromley
- Spouse
- Zoë Ball
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- techno
Article
Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963), known professionally as Fatboy Slim, is an English musician and DJ who helped popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. His music makes extensive use of samples from eclectic genres, combined with pop structures, processed rhythms and "sloganistic" vocals.
In the 1980s, Cook became the bassist for the indie rock band the Housemartins, who achieved a UK number-one single with their cover of "Caravan of Love". After they disbanded, Cook moved to Brighton to pursue dance music. He formed the electronic group Beats International and produced their 1990 number-one single "Dub Be Good to Me", and played in the band Freak Power. He also released house records under names including Pizzaman and the Mighty Dub Katz.