Jeff Fatt: Biography
Jeff plays the role of the purple Wiggle in the Wiggles, and his gimmick there is that he's always falling asleep. Jeff's family ran a department store in Casino called the Kwong Sing Emporium. After getting his Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Design, Jeff moved to Sydney to help his brother Hilton set up PA systems to the local bands, and he would play piano. It's through his involvement in the music scene that he met Anthony Field and eventually joined the popular Australian band called The Cockroaches, back in the 80's.
After touring with The Cockroaches, Jeff was asked by Anthony to join in a new musical project, a children's album, which became The Wiggles.
- Among all The Wiggles, Jeff is the only one who is single and without kids.(edit)
- On January 29, 2005, Jeff Fatt joined brothers Paul, John, and Anthony Field in a one-time reunion of their old band, The Cockroaches, at a benefit concert called Hills for Hope. The concert was held at Castle Hill in Sydney, and raised money for The Red Cross and Care Australia as part of the Tsunami Relief effort.(edit)
- The Wiggles devised Jeff’s gimmick of always falling asleep and having to be woken up as a way for Jeff to interact with the kids since he didn’t have a degree or the experience as an Early Childhood educator like the other Wiggles.(edit)
- Jeff mentioned in the Live! Hot Potatoes concert that his favorite instrument is the drums. While he usually plays the keyboard or accordion, Jeff has played the drums on occasion in concert.(edit)
- When he's not touring with The Wiggles, Jeff resides in Sydney in a beachside community.(edit)
- Jeff's favorite musician is Ray Charles.(edit)
- Jeff is an avid surfer and also enjoys skiing.(edit)
- Jeff also has two sisters.(edit)
- Jeff has a brother, Hilton Fatt, who helped produce one of the Wiggles movies.(edit)
- Jeff's height is 5 feet 10 inches.(edit)
- (Jeff was renovating his home in 1991 when he gets a phone call from Anthony Field, who invites Jeff to help with some keyboard parts on a new album project called The Wiggles.)
Jeff: Sure, but how long will it take?
Anthony: Aw, just come down and when you’re finished, you’re finished.
(edit) - Jeff (the famous fan he‘s been most excited to meet): Not only did we get to meet Shaquille O’Neal a couple of times, but he got up on stage to sing Hot Potato! Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick were really lovely people. Greg loved meeting Chris Rock, who has come to a lot of our shows.(edit)
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