Jeff Fatt
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 21, 1953 (age 73)
- Birthplace
- Casino, New South Wales, Australia
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
The Wiggles
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
Da Kath & Kim Code
The Wiggles Movie
The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari
The Wiggles: Yule Be Wiggling
The Wiggles: Top of the Tots
The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!
The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay
The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
The Wiggles: Space Dancing
Filmography
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
Movie · as Self
The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bushfire Relief
Movie
The Wiggles Live in Concert 2006: Sailing Around the World
Movie
The Wiggles 25th Anniversary Reunion Show
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The New Years Eve Early Night Show
TV · as Jeff Wiggle · 1 ep
The Wiggles - Pumpkin Face
Movie · as Jeff Fatt
Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Celebration!
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles : Surfer Jeff
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Ukulele Baby!
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles Big Birthday!
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle (Purple)
The Wiggles: Let's Eat
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: It's Always Christmas With You
Movie · as Jeff Fatt
Dorothy The Dinosaur - Travelling Show
Movie · as Jeff Fatt
Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing!
Movie · as Self
The Wiggles: Wiggle Treats
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Hot Poppin' Popcorn
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles - Big, Big Show!
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Go Bananas
Movie · as Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
Movie · as Jeff Fatt
Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Memory Book
Movie · as Jeff Fatt
Wiggle & Learn
TV · as Jeff Wiggle · 26 eps
The Wiggles - Dorothy the Dinosaur's Party
Movie · as Jeff
The Wiggles - Wiggledancing Live in Concert
Movie · as Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: Getting Strong!
Movie · as Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: Pop Go the Wiggles!
Movie · as Jeff Fatt
Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World
Movie · as Self
The Wiggles: Here Comes the Big Red Car
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggles 15th Birthday
Movie · as Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!
Movie · as Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
Movie · as Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: Wiggly Giggly Adventures
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus (voice)
The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car
Movie · as Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
Movie · as Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles Take on the World
Movie · as Self
HiT Favourites: Happy Children's Favourites
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggledancing! Live in the U.S.A.
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus (archive sound)
The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World
Movie · as Jeff
The Wiggles: Live: Hot Potatoes!
Movie · as Jeff
The Wiggles: Wiggly TV
Movie · as Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: Lights, Camera, Action!
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: The Wiggles Show
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus (voice)
Da Kath & Kim Code
Movie · as The Wiggles
The Wiggles: Cold Spaghetti Western
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Top of the Tots
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Santa's Rockin'!
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Space Dancing
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle / Zeezaps / Wags the Dog / Henry the Octopus (voice)
The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus / Wags the Dog (voice)
The Wiggles: Wiggle Mania
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus / Wags the Dog (voice)
The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Movie · as Self
The Wiggles: Yule Be Wiggling
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus / Wags the Dog (voice)
The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus (voice) / Wags the Dog (voice)
The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's A Wiggly Party!
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: It's A Wiggly, Wiggly World!
Movie · as Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles: The Wiggly Big Show
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Meet The Wiggles
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus / Wags the Dog (voice)
Rove
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Movie · as Jeff
The Wiggles: Wiggle Time!
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles Live At Disneyland
Movie
The Wiggles: Toot Toot
Movie · as Jeff Fatt
The Wiggles
TV · as Jeff Wiggle · 143 eps
The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles Movie
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Wiggledance!
Movie
The Wiggles: Wake Up Jeff!
Movie · as Jeff
The Wiggles: Big Red Car
Movie · as Jeff
The Wiggles: Big Red Car
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle
ABC For Kids: Live In Concert
Movie
The Wiggles: Wiggle Time!
Movie · as Jeff Wiggle