Jeff Fatt
Born
July 21, 1953 (71 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Casino, New South Wales, Australia
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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.
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Known For
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
Self
2023
The Wiggles Live in Concert 2006: Sailing Around the World
2020
The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bushfire Relief
2020
The Wiggles 25th Anniversary Reunion Show
Jeff Wiggle
2018
The Wiggles - Pumpkin Face
Jeff Fatt
2013
Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles
Jeff Wiggle
2013
The Wiggles: Celebration!
Jeff Wiggle
2012
The Wiggles : Surfer Jeff
Jeff Wiggle
2012
The Wiggles: It's Always Christmas With You
Jeff Fatt
2011
Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing!
Himself
2011
The Wiggles Big Birthday!
Jeff Wiggle (Purple)
2011
The Wiggles: Ukulele Baby!
Jeff Wiggle
2011
The Wiggles: Let's Eat
Jeff Wiggle
2011
Dorothy The Dinosaur - Travelling Show
Jeff Fatt
2011
The Wiggles: Hot Poppin' Popcorn
Jeff Wiggle
2009
The Wiggles - Big, Big Show!
Jeff Wiggle
2009
The Wiggles: Go Bananas
Jeff Fatt
2009
The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles
Jeff Wiggle
2008
The Wiggles: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Jeff Fatt
2008
Wiggle & Learn
Jeff Wiggle · (26 episodes)
2008
Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Memory Book
Jeff Fatt
2008
The Wiggles: Pop Go the Wiggles!
Jeff Fatt
2007
The Wiggles: Getting Strong!
Jeff Fatt
2007
The Wiggles - Dorothy the Dinosaur's Party
Jeff
2007
The Wiggles - Wiggledancing Live in Concert
Jeff Fatt
2007
The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
Jeff Fatt
2006
The Wiggles: Wiggles 15th Birthday
Jeff Fatt
2006
The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
Jeff Fatt
2006
The Wiggles: It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!
Jeff Fatt
2006
The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
Jeff Wiggle
2006
Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World
Self
2006
The Wiggles: Wiggly Giggly Adventures
Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus (voice)
2006
The Wiggles: Here Comes the Big Red Car
Jeff Wiggle
2006
The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car
Jeff Fatt
2006
Da Kath & Kim Code
The Wiggles
2005
The Wiggles: The Wiggles Show
Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus (voice)
2005
The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World
Jeff
2005
The Wiggles: Lights, Camera, Action!
Jeff Wiggle
2005
The Wiggles: Wiggly TV
Jeff Fatt
2005
The Wiggles: Live: Hot Potatoes!
Jeff
2005
The Wiggles: Santa's Rockin'!
Jeff Wiggle
2004
The Wiggles: Cold Spaghetti Western
Jeff Wiggle
2004
The Wiggles: Top of the Tots
Jeff Wiggle
2004
The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!
Jeff Wiggle/Henry the Octopus (voice)/Wags the Dog (voice)
2003
The Wiggles: Wiggle Mania
Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus / Wags the Dog (voice)
2003
The Wiggles: Space Dancing
Jeff Wiggle / Zeezaps / Wags the Dog / Henry the Octopus (voice)
2003
The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay
Jeff Wiggle
2002
The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari
Jeff Wiggle
2002
The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's A Wiggly Party!
Jeff Wiggle
2001
The Wiggles: Yule Be Wiggling
Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus / Wags the Dog (voice)
2001
The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party
Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus (voice) / Wags the Dog (voice)
2001
The Wiggles: It's A Wiggly, Wiggly World!
Jeff Fatt
2000
The Wiggles: Meet The Wiggles
Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus / Wags the Dog (voice)
1999
The Wiggles: The Wiggly Big Show
Jeff Wiggle
1999
Rove
Self · (1 episode)
1999
The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video
Jeff Wiggle
1999
The Wiggles Live At Disneyland
1998
The Wiggles: Toot Toot
Jeff Fatt
1998
The Wiggles
Jeff Wiggle · (143 episodes)
1998
The Wiggles
(2 episodes)
1998
The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Jeff
1998
The Wiggles: Wiggle Time
Jeff Wiggle
1998
The Wiggles Movie
Jeff Wiggle
1997
The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
Jeff Wiggle
1997
The Wiggles: Wiggledance!
1997
The Wiggles: Wake Up Jeff
Jeff
1996
The Wiggles: Big Red Car
Jeff
1995
Big Red Car
Jeff Wiggle
1995
Yummy Yummy (Starring The Wiggles)
Jeff Wiggle
1994
Wiggle Time! The Wiggles Video
Jeff Wiggle
1993
ABC For Kids: Live In Concert
1993