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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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Born:
Jul 21, 1953 In Casino, New South Wales, Australia
Movie/TV Credits:
54
First Appeared:
In the movie The Wiggles: Big Red Car 1995-10-09
Latest Project:
Movie Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles 2023-10-18
Known For
Poster of Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles
Poster of The Wiggles - Taking Off!
Poster of The Wiggles: Lights, Camera, Action!
Poster of The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!
Filmography
Movie Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles Self 2023-10-18
Movie The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bushfire Relief 2020-01-17
Movie Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles Jeff Wiggle 2013-05-04
Movie The Wiggles - Taking Off! Jeff Fatt 2013-03-05
Movie The Wiggles - Pumpkin Face Jeff Fatt 2013-09-02
Movie The Wiggles : Surfer Jeff Jeff Wiggle 2012-06-21
Movie The Wiggles: Celebration! Jeff Wiggle 2012-09-05
Movie The Wiggles: Let's Eat Jeff Wiggle 2011-02-14
Movie The Wiggles Big Birthday! Jeff Wiggle (Purple) 2011-06-29
Movie Dorothy The Dinosaur - Travelling Show Jeff Fatt 2011-02-02
Movie The Wiggles: Ukulele Baby! Jeff Wiggle 2011-08-08
Movie The Wiggles: It's Always Christmas With You Jeff Fatt 2011-12-06
Movie The Wiggles: Go Bananas Jeff Fatt 2009-07-13
Movie The Wiggles: Hot Poppin' Popcorn Jeff Wiggle 2009-12-31
Movie The Wiggles - Big, Big Show! Jeff Wiggle 2009-09-28
Movie Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Memory Book Jeff Fatt 2008-02-28
Movie The Wiggles: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Jeff Fatt 2008-07-28
Movie The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles Jeff Wiggle 2008-10-06
Movie The Wiggles - Wiggledancing Live in Concert Jeff Fatt 2007-03-07
Movie The Wiggles - Dorothy the Dinosaur's Party Jeff 2007-06-05
Movie The Wiggles: Getting Strong Jeff Fatt 2007-08-06
Movie The Wiggles: Pop Go the Wiggles! Jeff Fatt 2007-09-05
Movie The Wiggles: It's Time to Wake Up Jeff! Jeff Fatt 2006-04-04
Movie The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat Jeff Fatt 2006-06-05
Movie The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car Jeff Fatt 2006-01-03
Movie The Wiggles: Wiggles 15th Birthday Jeff Fatt 2006-06-30
Movie The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow Jeff Fatt 2006-09-08
Movie The Wiggles: Wiggly TV Jeff Fatt 2005-01-31
Movie The Wiggles: Lights, Camera, Action! Jeff Wiggle 2005-05-24
Movie The Wiggles: Live: Hot Potatoes! Jeff 2005-01-10
Movie The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World Jeff 2005-07-18
Movie Da Kath & Kim Code The Wiggles 2005-11-27
Movie The Wiggles: Top of the Tots Jeff Wiggle 2004-01-13
Movie The Wiggles: Cold Spaghetti Western Jeff Wiggle 2004-03-29
Movie The Wiggles: Santa's Rockin'! Jeff Wiggle 2004-09-27
Movie The Wiggles: Space Dancing Jeff Wiggle / Zeezaps / Wags the Dog / Henry the Octopus (voice) 2003-03-03
Movie The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! Jeff Wiggle/Henry the Octopus (voice)/Wags the Dog (voice) 2003-08-03
Movie The Wiggles: Wiggle Mania Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus / Wags the Dog (voice) 2003-05-06
Movie The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari Jeff Wiggle 2002-09-02
Movie The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay Jeff Wiggle 2002-09-26
Movie The Wiggles: Yule Be Wiggling Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus / Wags the Dog (voice) 2001-10-16
Movie The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's A Wiggly Party! Jeff Wiggle 2001-12-19
Movie The Wiggles: It's A Wiggly, Wiggly World! Jeff Fatt 2000-07-25
Series Rove Himself 1999-09-22
Movie The Wiggles: The Wiggly Big Show Jeff Wiggle 1999-10-01
Movie The Wiggles: Meet The Wiggles Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus / Wags the Dog (voice) 1999-10-02
Movie The Wiggles: Wiggle Time Jeff Wiggle 1998-04-13
Movie The Wiggles: Toot Toot Jeff Fatt 1998-10-17
Movie The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy Jeff 1998-04-13
Movie The Wiggles: Wiggledance! 1997-06-09
Movie The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas Jeff Wiggle 1997-10-23
Movie The Wiggles Movie Jeff Wiggle 1997-12-18
Movie The Wiggles: Wake Up Jeff Jeff 1996-08-01
Movie The Wiggles: Big Red Car Jeff 1995-10-09