David Cook

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December 20, 1982

David Roland Cook

2006 Analog Heart

2008 David Cook

2011 This Loud Morning

Appearances

2011 Access Hollywood Live (TV series)

2011 Area Codes: (816) David Cook (short)

2008-2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)

2011 Lopez Tonight (TV series)

2011 Big Morning Buzz Live (TV series)

2008-2011 American Idol (TV series)

2010 American Idol: Welcome Home (TV documentary)

2009 Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special (TV movie)

2008-2009 Live with Regis and Kelly (TV series)

2009 Baseball Tonight (TV series)

2008-2009 Larry King Live (TV series)

2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)

2008-2009 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)

2009 Free Radio (TV series)

2008-2009 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)

2008 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade (TV movie)

2008 Christmas in Rockefeller Center (TV special)

2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)

2008 2008 American Music Awards (TV special)

2008 2008 American Music Awards Red Carpet Live (TV special)

2008 Saturday Night Live (TV series)

2008 Stand Up to Cancer (TV movie)

2008 The View (TV series)

2008 Today (TV series)

2008 Access Hollywood (TV series)

2008 Top 40 Videos of 2008 (TV movie)

Teen Choice Awards

2008 Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star Won

2008 Best Presenter (Post Show) Nominated

2009 Breakout Artist Nominated

2009 Album (Male Artist) Nominated

Nashville Music Awards

2009 Song of the Year – "Time of My Life" Won

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David Roland Cook (born December 20, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. On May 21, 2008, he was declared the winner of the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol.

Cook was born in Houston, Texas and raised in Blue Springs, Missouri. Cook's interest in music began early in life; he received his first guitar at the age of 2. He began singing in second grade, when his elementary school music teacher gave him a solo in a school choir performance. He proceeded to perform in virtually every Christmas and PTA program. He also participated in choir and drama programs in middle school and high school. At Blue Springs South High School, he performed in musicals, including The Music Man, West Side Story, and Singin' in the Rain. He had also been an avid baseball player during high school. After losing interest in sports, he focused more on music. He earned a theater scholarship to the University of Central Missouri, but he abandoned theater after two semesters, graduating from the school in 2006 with a degree in graphic design. While in college, he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. After his college graduation, he relocated to Tulsa, Oklahoma to pursue his career in music, telling his family, "I just want to give myself until I'm 26 years old to get a job."