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