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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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1953-07-21
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 2
- info Birth Place Casino, New South Wales, Australia
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The Wiggles: Cold Spaghetti Western
2004-03-29
4.5
The Wiggles: Live: Hot Potatoes!
2005-01-10
5
The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World
2005-07-18
5.2
The Wiggles: Big Red Car
1995-10-09
5.2
The Wiggles: Hot Poppin' Popcorn
2009-12-31
6.4
The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari
2002-09-02
5.2
The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles
2008-10-06
4.8
The Wiggles: Wake Up Jeff
1996-08-01
5.1
The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
1997-10-23
6.5
The Wiggles: Top of the Tots
2004-01-13
5.2
The Wiggles: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
2008-07-28
4.8
The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay
2002-09-26
6.8
The Wiggles: Santa's Rockin'!
2004-09-27
5.6
The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
1998-04-13
5.2
The Wiggles: Ukulele Baby!
2011-08-08
5.2
The Wiggles - Big, Big Show!
2009-09-28
5.2
The Wiggles Big Birthday!
2011-06-29
6
Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World
2006-02-10
5.2
The Wiggles: Celebration!
2012-09-05
5.2
The Wiggles : Surfer Jeff
2012-06-21
0
The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car
2006-01-03
0
The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
2006-03-23
5.2
The Wiggles - Pumpkin Face
2013-09-02
6.2
The Wiggles - Taking Off!
2013-03-05
5.2
The Wiggles - Dorothy the Dinosaur's Party
2007-06-05
5.2
The Wiggles: Let's Eat
2011-02-14
4.8
Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Memory Book
2008-02-28
6
The Wiggles: Go Bananas
2009-07-13
5
The Wiggles: Getting Strong
2007-08-06
5
The Wiggles: The Wiggly Big Show
1999-10-01
3.7
The Wiggles: Space Dancing
2003-09-08
5.2
The Wiggles: It's Always Christmas With You
2011-12-06
5.2
The Wiggles - Wiggledancing Live in Concert
2007-03-07
5.2
The Wiggles: Wiggles 15th Birthday
2006-06-30
6.8
The Wiggles: Wiggle Time
1998-04-13
5.5
The Wiggles Movie
1997-12-18
4.8
The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
2006-09-08
4.5
The Wiggles: It's A Wiggly, Wiggly World!
2000-07-25
5.2
The Wiggles: Wiggly TV
2005-01-31
5.2
The Wiggles: Lights, Camera, Action!
2005-05-24
5.2
The Wiggles: Yule Be Wiggling
2001-10-16
5.2
Dorothy The Dinosaur - Travelling Show
2011-02-02
4.8
The Wiggles: It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!
2006-04-04
5.4
The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!
2003-08-03
0
The Wiggles 25th Anniversary Reunion Show
2018-05-25
0
Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles
2013-05-04
0
The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video
1999-05-19
0
The Wiggles: Meet The Wiggles
1999-10-02
0
The Wiggles: The Wiggles Show
2005-08-09
0
The Wiggles: Wiggle Mania
2003-05-06
0
The Wiggles: Wiggly Giggly Adventures
2006-02-07
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Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
2023-10-18
10
The Wiggles: Wiggledance!
1997-06-09
0
The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bushfire Relief
2020-01-17
0
ABC For Kids: Live In Concert
1993-01-02
10
The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party
2001-06-19
0
The Wiggles Live At Disneyland
0
The Wiggles Live in Concert 2006: Sailing Around the World
2006-04-28
0
Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing!
2011-06-30
0
Big Red Car
1995-10-09
6.9
Da Kath & Kim Code
2005-11-27
5.2
The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car
2006-01-03
5.8
The Wiggles: Pop Go the Wiggles!
2007-09-05
6.2
The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
2006-06-05
5.2
The Wiggles: Toot Toot
1998-10-17
5.2
The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's A Wiggly Party!
2001-12-19
8
Rove
1999-09-22
5.9
The Wiggles
1998-07-31
5.9
The Wiggles
1998-07-31
0
Wiggle & Learn
2008-05-12
