Jeff Fatt

Acting · 0.9 popularity

Age

Movies

Born: July 21, 1953
From: 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.

Works

70 films

The Wiggles: Big Red Car

19955.2

The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car

20065.2

The Wiggles: The Wiggly Big Show

19995.0

Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade

200210.0

Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles

20238.1

The Wiggles: Top of the Tots

20047.7

The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow

20064.8

The Wiggles: Live: Hot Potatoes!

20054.5

Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World

20066.5

ABC For Kids: Live In Concert

1993

The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

19948.0

The Wiggles: Wiggle Time!

19986.8

The Wiggles Live At Disneyland

1998

The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video

1999

The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas

19975.1

The Wiggles: Toot Toot

19985.8

The Wiggles: Big Red Car

1995

The Wiggles: Wiggle Time!

1993

The Wiggles - Wiggledancing Live in Concert

20075.2

Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing!

2011

The Wiggles: Wiggle Mania

2003

The Wiggles: Wiggle Treats

2011

The Wiggles: Let's Eat

20115.2

The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat

20066.2

The Wiggles: Celebration!

20125.2

The Wiggles: Hot Poppin' Popcorn

20095.2

The Wiggles: Wiggly TV

20055.2

The Wiggles: Go Bananas

20096.0

Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles

2013

The Wiggles - Big, Big Show!

20095.2

The Wiggles: Space Dancing

20034.8

The Wiggles: Wiggledance!

199710.0

The Wiggles: Wiggles 15th Birthday

20065.2

The Wiggles Movie

19976.0

The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat

2006

Da Kath & Kim Code

20056.9

The Wiggles : Surfer Jeff

20125.2

The Wiggles Take on The World

200610.0

The Wiggles Big Birthday!

20115.2

The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy

19985.6

The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari

20027.0

The Wiggles - Pumpkin Face

20135.2

The Wiggles: Ukulele Baby!

20115.2

The Wiggles: Pop Go the Wiggles!

20075.8

The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World

20055.0

The Wiggles: Yule Be Wiggling

20014.8

The Wiggles: Santa's Rockin'!

20046.8

The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's A Wiggly Party!

20015.8

The Wiggles: Cold Spaghetti Western

20045.7

The Wiggles: Wake Up Jeff!

19964.8

The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles

20085.2

The Wiggles: Getting Strong!

20075.0

The Wiggles: It's A Wiggly, Wiggly World!

20004.5

The Wiggles: Lights, Camera, Action!

20055.2

The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay

20025.9

Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Memory Book

20084.8

Dorothy The Dinosaur - Travelling Show

20115.2

The Wiggles: Wiggly Giggly Adventures

2006

The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!

20036.3

The Wiggles Live in Concert 2006: Sailing Around the World

2020

The Wiggles: It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!

20064.8

The Wiggles: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

20085.2

The Wiggles: The Wiggles Show

2005

The Wiggles: Meet The Wiggles

1999

The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bushfire Relief

2020

The Wiggles: It's Always Christmas With You

20115.2

The Wiggles - Dorothy the Dinosaur's Party

20075.2

The Wiggles: Here Comes the Big Red Car

2006

The Wiggles 25th Anniversary Reunion Show

2018

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

200110.0