Lyn Moran (born Lyn Stuckey; November 12, 1978) is an American

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best known for being a cast member of the children's performing group

The Wiggles The Wiggles are an Australian children's music group formed in Sydney in 1991. The group are currently composed of Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce and Tsehay Hawkins, as well as supporting members Evie Ferris, John Pearce, Ca ...

Early life and education

Moran was born and raised in

Columbia, South Carolina Columbia is the capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city ...

. She studied dance from the age of four and at the age of eight she was participating in national dance competitions. After receiving the Palmetto Fellows Academic Scholarship in high school, Moran attended the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

and graduated in 2001 with a BS in genetics.''Sailing Around the World'' program guide, The Wiggles Touring Pty, 2005.

The Wiggles

In February 2003, Moran began touring with

on The Dorothy The Dinosaur Tour as one of the Wiggly Dancers and as

Dorothy the Dinosaur The Wiggles characters are a group of characters who perform with the Wiggles, the Australian children's music group. Aside from the four Wiggles, four secondary characters, along with a troupe of singers, actors, and dancers, appear in their tel ...

. On television, Moran had a recurring role on ''

'' as Dorothy the Dinosaur on more than twenty episodes shown on the

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between 2005 and 2006, and also as one of their Friendly Pirates. She last appeared with the Wiggles in late 2008.

Personal life

She married

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performer Sam Moran, another member of The Wiggles who was the Yellow Wiggle from November 2006 to January 2012. According to news reports, they met in 2003, while working together. Their first child was born in January 2010 in Sydney. They subsequently separated and later divorced in 2018.

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* * bio on The Wiggles website 1978 births Living people Musicians from Columbia, South Carolina The Wiggles members American expatriates in Australia {{US-entertainer-stub