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person_profile-Jeff Fatt

Jeff Fatt Age: 71

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Jeff Fatt

Date of Birth:

Jul 21, 1953

Country of birth:

Australia

Biography of

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.

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Jeff Fatt

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Filmography of

Jeff Fatt

Found 60 Movies in total

... 2023

... 2018

The Wiggles - Pumpkin Face

Jeff Fatt ( Actor )

... 2013

... 2013

The Wiggles - Taking Off!

Jeff Fatt ( Actor )

... 2013

The Wiggles: Celebration!

Jeff Wiggle ( Actor )

... 2012

The Wiggles : Surfer Jeff

Jeff Wiggle ( Actor )

... 2012

... 2011

The Wiggles: Ukulele Baby!

Jeff Wiggle ( Actor )

... 2011

... 2011

The Wiggles Big Birthday!

Jeff Wiggle (Purple) ( Actor )

... 2011

The Wiggles: Let's Eat

Jeff Wiggle ( Actor )

... 2011

... 2009

The Wiggles - Big, Big Show!

Jeff Wiggle ( Actor )

... 2009

The Wiggles: Go Bananas

Jeff Fatt ( Actor )

... 2009

... 2008

... 2008

... 2008

... 2007

The Wiggles: Getting Strong

Jeff Fatt ( Actor )

... 2007

... 2007

... 2007

... 2006

... 2006

... 2006

... 2006

... 2006

The Wiggles: Wiggly Giggly Adventures

Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus (voice) ( Actor )

... 2006

... 2006

... 2006

Da Kath & Kim Code

The Wiggles ( Actor )

... 2005

The Wiggles: The Wiggles Show

Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus (voice) ( Actor )

... 2005

... 2005

... 2005

The Wiggles: Wiggly TV

Jeff Fatt ( Actor )

... 2005

... 2005

The Wiggles: Santa's Rockin'!

Jeff Wiggle ( Actor )

... 2004

... 2004

The Wiggles: Top of the Tots

Jeff Wiggle ( Actor )

... 2004

The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!

Jeff Wiggle/Henry the Octopus (voice)/Wags the Dog (voice) ( Actor )

... 2003

The Wiggles: Wiggle Mania

Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus / Wags the Dog (voice) ( Actor )

... 2003

The Wiggles: Space Dancing

Jeff Wiggle/Wags the Dog/Henry the Octopus (voice) ( Actor )

Executive Producer

... 2003

The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay

Jeff Fatt ( Actor )

... 2002

The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari

Jeff Wiggle ( Actor )

... 2002

... 2001

The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party

Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus (voice) / Wags the Dog (voice) ( Actor )

... 2001

... 2000

The Wiggles: Meet The Wiggles

Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus / Wags the Dog (voice) ( Actor )

... 1999

... 1999

... 1999

The Wiggles: Toot Toot

Jeff Fatt ( Actor )

... 1998

The Wiggles: Wiggle Time

Jeff Wiggle ( Actor )

... 1998

The Wiggles Movie

Jeff Wiggle ( Actor )

... 1997

... 1997

... 1997

... 1996

... 1995

Big Red Car

Jeff Wiggle ( Actor )

Writer

... 1995

... 1994

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