Fatboy Slim

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Fatboy Slim
Cook in 2006
Background information
Birth name	Quentin Leo Cook
Also known as	Norman Cook DJ Quentox
Born	(1963-07-31) 31 July 1963 (age 61) Bromley, Kent, England
Genres	Big beat electronic acid house trip hop nu-funk indie rock (early)
Occupations	Musician disc jockey record producer
Years active	1979–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(s)	Philippa Watson ​ ​ (m. 1986⁠–⁠1988)​ Zoe Ball ​ ​ (m. 1999; div. 2020)​
Children	2
Website	fatboyslim.net

Norman Quentin Cook^[1] (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963),^[2] better known as Fatboy Slim, is an English musician^[3] who helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. In the 1980s, Cook was the bassist for the Hull-based indie rock band the Housemartins, who achieved a UK number-one single with their a cappella cover of "Caravan of Love". After the Housemartins split up, Cook formed the electronic band Beats International in Brighton, who produced the number-one single "Dub Be Good to Me". He then played in Freak Power, Pizzaman and the Mighty Dub Katz, with moderate success.

In 1996, Cook adopted the name Fatboy Slim and released Better Living Through Chemistry to critical acclaim. Follow-up albums You've Come a Long Way, Baby, Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars, and Palookaville, as well as singles such as "The Rockafeller Skank", "Praise You", "Right Here, Right Now", "Weapon of Choice" and "Wonderful Night", achieved commercial and critical success. In 2008, Cook formed the Brighton Port Authority, a collaborative effort with a number of other established artists including David Byrne.^[4] He has been responsible for successful remixes for Cornershop, the Beastie Boys, A Tribe Called Quest, Groove Armada and Wildchild.

It was reported in 2008 that Cook held the Guinness World Record for most top-40 hits under different names.^[5] As a solo act, he has won a Grammy Award, nine MTV Video Music Awards and two Brit Awards, and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Original Score in 2024.