Cast
Jeff Fatt
Acting
Cast
Jeff Fatt
Known for
Acting
Born
1953-07-21
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.
★5.2
MOVIE2006
The Wiggles: Here Comes The Big Red Car
as Jeff Fatt
★10.0
MOVIE2002
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE2009
The Wiggles: Go Bananas
as Jeff Fatt
MOVIE1998
The Wiggles Live At Disneyland
★5.2
MOVIE1995
The Wiggles: Big Red Car
as Jeff
★5.2
MOVIE2011
The Wiggles: Let's Eat
as Jeff Wiggle
MOVIE1999
The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video
as Jeff Wiggle
MOVIE2013
Hot Potatoes! The Best Of The Wiggles
as Jeff Wiggle
MOVIE1993
The Wiggles: Wiggle Time!
as Jeff Wiggle
MOVIE2011
The Wiggles: Wiggle Treats
as Jeff Wiggle
★5.8
MOVIE1998
The Wiggles: Toot Toot
as Jeff Fatt
★8.1
MOVIE2023
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
as Self
MOVIE1993
ABC For Kids: Live In Concert
★5.2
MOVIE2007
The Wiggles - Wiggledancing Live in Concert
as Jeff Fatt
★5.2
MOVIE2006
The Wiggles: Wiggles 15th Birthday
as Jeff Fatt
★5.2
MOVIE2009
The Wiggles - Big, Big Show!
as Jeff Wiggle
★10.0
MOVIE1997
The Wiggles: Wiggledance!
★5.2
MOVIE2011
The Wiggles Big Birthday!
as Jeff Wiggle (Purple)
★7.7
MOVIE2004
The Wiggles: Top of the Tots
as Jeff Wiggle
MOVIE2003
The Wiggles: Wiggle Mania
as Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus / Wags the Dog (voice)
★6.8
MOVIE1998
The Wiggles: Wiggle Time!
as Jeff Wiggle
★5.1
MOVIE1997
The Wiggles: Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas
as Jeff Wiggle
★5.2
MOVIE2012
The Wiggles : Surfer Jeff
as Jeff Wiggle
★5.2
MOVIE2012
The Wiggles: Celebration!
as Jeff Wiggle
★5.6
MOVIE1998
The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
as Jeff
★8.0
MOVIE1994
The Wiggles: Yummy Yummy
as Jeff Wiggle
★4.5
MOVIE2005
The Wiggles: Live: Hot Potatoes!
as Jeff
★6.0
MOVIE1997
The Wiggles Movie
as Jeff Wiggle
★5.2
MOVIE2005
The Wiggles: Wiggly TV
as Jeff Fatt
★5.0
MOVIE1999
The Wiggles: The Wiggly Big Show
as Jeff Wiggle
MOVIE1995
The Wiggles: Big Red Car
as Jeff Wiggle
★4.8
MOVIE2006
The Wiggles: Racing to the Rainbow
as Jeff Fatt
★6.2
MOVIE2006
The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
as Jeff Fatt
MOVIE2006
The Wiggles: Splish Splash Big Red Boat
as Jeff Wiggle
★6.9
MOVIE2005
Da Kath & Kim Code
as The Wiggles
★5.2
MOVIE2013
The Wiggles - Pumpkin Face
as Jeff Fatt
MOVIE2011
Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing!
as Himself
★5.2
MOVIE2009
The Wiggles: Hot Poppin' Popcorn
as Jeff Wiggle
★10.0
MOVIE2006
The Wiggles Take on The World
as Self
★6.5
MOVIE2006
Steve Irwin: He Changed Our World
as Self
★4.8
MOVIE2003
The Wiggles: Space Dancing
as Jeff Wiggle / Zeezaps / Wags the Dog / Henry the Octopus (voice)
★5.9
MOVIE2002
The Wiggles: Wiggle Bay
as Jeff Wiggle
MOVIE2005
The Wiggles: The Wiggles Show
as Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus (voice)
★5.2
MOVIE2011
Dorothy The Dinosaur - Travelling Show
as Jeff Fatt
★5.7
MOVIE2004
The Wiggles: Cold Spaghetti Western
as Jeff Wiggle
MOVIE1999
The Wiggles: Meet The Wiggles
as Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus / Wags the Dog (voice)
MOVIE2020
The Wiggles Live in Concert 2006: Sailing Around the World
★5.2
MOVIE2011
The Wiggles: It's Always Christmas With You
as Jeff Fatt
MOVIE2020
The Original Wiggles Reunion Show For Bushfire Relief
★5.2
MOVIE2011
The Wiggles: Ukulele Baby!
as Jeff Wiggle
MOVIE2006
The Wiggles: Wiggly Giggly Adventures
as Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus (voice)
★10.0
MOVIE2001
The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party
as Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus (voice) / Wags the Dog (voice)
★4.5
MOVIE2000
The Wiggles: It's A Wiggly, Wiggly World!
as Jeff Fatt
★5.8
MOVIE2007
The Wiggles: Pop Go the Wiggles!
as Jeff Fatt
★5.2
MOVIE2008
The Wiggles: Sing a Song of Wiggles
as Jeff Wiggle
★4.8
MOVIE1996
The Wiggles: Wake Up Jeff!
as Jeff
★4.8
MOVIE2001
The Wiggles: Yule Be Wiggling
as Jeff Wiggle / Henry the Octopus / Wags the Dog (voice)
★6.8
MOVIE2004
The Wiggles: Santa's Rockin'!
as Jeff Wiggle
★5.2
MOVIE2008
The Wiggles: You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
as Jeff Fatt
★5.0
MOVIE2005
The Wiggles: Sailing Around the World
as Jeff
★4.8
MOVIE2006
The Wiggles: It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!
as Jeff Fatt
★4.8
MOVIE2008
Dorothy the Dinosaur’s Memory Book
as Jeff Fatt
★7.0
MOVIE2002
The Wiggles: Wiggly Safari
as Jeff Wiggle
★5.2
MOVIE2007
The Wiggles - Dorothy the Dinosaur's Party
as Jeff
★5.8
MOVIE2001
The Wiggles: Hoop-Dee-Doo! It's A Wiggly Party!
as Jeff Wiggle
MOVIE2006
The Wiggles: Here Comes the Big Red Car
as Jeff Wiggle
★6.3
MOVIE2003
The Wiggles: Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!
as Jeff Wiggle/Henry the Octopus (voice)/Wags the Dog (voice)
★5.2
MOVIE2005
The Wiggles: Lights, Camera, Action!
as Jeff Wiggle
★5.0
MOVIE2007
The Wiggles: Getting Strong!
as Jeff Fatt
MOVIE2018
The Wiggles 25th Anniversary Reunion Show
as Jeff Wiggle