Jeff Fatt
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeffrey Wayne "Jeff" Fatt AM (born 21 July 1953 in Casino, New South Wales, Australia), is a Chinese Australian musician and actor. He is best known as a member of the children's band The Wiggles and the 1980s and 90s band The Cockroaches. As part of the Wiggles, Fatt became one of the "most popular Asian performers in the world". The son of Chinese parents who owned a large retail store in Casino, New South Wales, Fatt had aspirations to become an architect, and earned a Bachelor of Arts in industrial design. He opened a public address equipment business with his brother in Sydney when he began playing keyboard for the rockabilly band The Roadmasters, and was recruited by Anthony and Paul Field to join The Cockroaches. After The Cockroaches disbanded in the early '90s, Anthony Field asked Fatt, who was renovating his house at the time, to help them record The Wiggles' first album in 1991. Fatt reported, "I got this call from Anthony: 'Hello, Anthony. Go away, go away. I'm not interested,' you know. He's always got these ideas for things. He said, 'I've got this idea, come down to the studio.'" Fatt's response to Field's request was, "How long will it take?" As a Wiggle, Fatt wears a purple shirt. He originated the Wiggles character Henry the Octopus, and performed his voice when other actors took over the role. His schtick was sleeping at odd times, which led to a Wiggles' catch-phrase and the title of one of their songs, "Wake Up, Jeff!" Fatt is the oldest Wiggle and is well-known for his "laid-back personality". As Sam Moran has said, when referring to the development of The Wiggles' shticks, "Jeff really does fall asleep", and Fatt reported, "The irony is I'm a very light sleeper in the nighttime. I will invariably have a snooze before the show". Fatt was the only member of The Wiggles without a background in early childhood education; he stated that was the reason falling asleep was chosen as his shtick, "because it was a way of getting me involved in the shows without actually having to do anything". Fatt reports that it took twelve months to "learn the language of preschool", including addressing children using the inclusive "everybody", instead of "boys and girls", and that The Wiggles' first performances were traumatic for him because he was not used to being around children. Since 1990, Jeff has taken a photo a day documenting the most eventful thing that has happened to him. He is "a keen surfer". Fatt was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) on 26 January 2010 for service to the arts, particularly children's entertainment, and to the community as a benefactor and supporter of a range of charities. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Fatt,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Cold Spaghetti Western
Jeff
The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World
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The Wiggles: Live: Hot Potatoes!
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The Wiggles: Big Red Car
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Hot Poppin' Popcorn
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles
Jeff
The Wiggles: Wake Up Jeff!
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Top of the Tots
Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Santa's Rockin'!
Jeff
The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Ukulele Baby!
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles - Big, Big Show!
Jeff Wiggle (Purple)
The Wiggles Big Birthday!
Self
Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Celebration!
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles : Surfer Jeff
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Here Comes the Big Red Car
Jeff
The Wiggles - Dorothy the Dinosaur's Party
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Let's Eat
Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles - Pumpkin Face
Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles - Wiggledancing Live in Concert
Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: It's Always Christmas With You
Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: Wiggles 15th Birthday
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggle Time!
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles Movie
Jeff Wiggle / Zeezaps / Wags the Dog / Henry the Octopus (voice)
The Wiggles: Space Dancing
Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: Go Bananas
Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: Getting Strong!
Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: Wiggly TV
Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus / Wags the Dog (voice)
The Wiggles: Yule Be Wiggling
Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: It's A Wiggly, Wiggly World!
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Lights, Camera, Action!
Jeff Fatt
Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Memory Book
Jeff Wiggle/Henry the Octopus (voice)/Wags the Dog (voice)
The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: The Wiggly Big Show
Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!
Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
Jeff Fatt
Dorothy The Dinosaur - Travelling Show
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles 25th Anniversary Reunion Show
Jeff Wiggle
Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles
Jeff Wiggle
The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video
Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus / Wags the Dog (voice)
The Wiggles: Meet The Wiggles
Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus / Wags the Dog (voice)
The Wiggles: Wiggle Mania
Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus (voice)
The Wiggles: The Wiggles Show
Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus (voice)
The Wiggles: Wiggly Giggly Adventures
Self
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
The Wiggles: Wiggledance!
The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bushfire Relief
ABC For Kids: Live In Concert
Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus (voice) / Wags the Dog (voice)
The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party
The Wiggles Live At Disneyland
The Wiggles Live in Concert 2006: Sailing Around the World
Himself
Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing!
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Big Red Car
The Wiggles
Da Kath & Kim Code
Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car
Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: Toot Toot
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's A Wiggly Party!
Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: Pop Go the Wiggles!
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggle Time!
Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Self
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
68
Gender
Male
Birthday
1953-07-21
Place of Birth
Casino, New South Wales, Australia
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