Cindy Cook is a
Canadian
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children's entertainer. A graduate of
York University
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's theatre program (1979), she was hired as a host on the long-running children's series ''
Polka Dot Door
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History
Etymology
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'' in 1981. Cindy became the longest-serving ''female'' host in the program's history.
Polka Dot Door was syndicated world-wide until 1993.
When the series ended, she continued to tour across Canada and U.S. with ''Polka Dot Door Live'' until 2010.
Cook also toured Canada for five years as host of ''
Bananas in Pajamas Live''.
In 1990, Cook formed her own production company ''Time To Read Productions'', creating the series Time To Read for
MCTV and
YTV.
The series ran for five years and 130 episodes. She also released a CD ... ''Sing and Spell with Cindy Cook''.
It was produced and written by Canadian musician ''
Willie P. Bennett'' and ''Kevin Knelman''.
Based on the popularity of both series, Cook created her own stage shows for theatres, festivals, fairs, schools, libraries and corporate events.
She continues to perform her musical shows, covering the themes of literacy, environment, and safety, along with her popular Christmas concerts, across Canada, U.S.A. and Singapore.
In 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, shows were broadcast virtually.
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Cindy Cook
Canadian children's television personalities
Living people
Canadian women television personalities
Year of birth missing (living people)
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