Henry the Octopus

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"Henry the Octopus" is a fun-loving octopus who likes to make music with his Underwater Big Band, dancing and spinning around.

He is purple with 8 tentacles and 8 shoes. He wears plaid clothes, a boater hat and a black bowtie. ( Sometimes purplish blue )

He is the leader of the Underwater Big Band, and likes to sing and to breakdance with his eight legs. He is said to have a bubbly personality and loves a good joke! He has a son seen at the end of the episode Family. He is the main protagonist of Henry the Octopus Puppet Show as a Puppet. and He lives under the sea. Creator and founder Eden Schmitzer currently plays Henry on screen and on stage.

According to Anthony in [http://wiggles.wikia.com/wiki/Everybody_Clap!_Everybody_Sing! Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing!], Henry was named after Tony Henry. And according to Jeff, an octopus with eight tentacles would play the drums.

Even though at many times he is voiced by Paul Paddick after 2006, he is still occasionally voiced by Jeff.

He was introduced in 1992 for appearing on the song Henry the Octopus from ​the Wiggles' second album Here Comes A Song.He also likes octo pie.

He has had songs named after him like Henry's dance, Henry Likes Water and Move Your Arms Like Henry.

In recent years, he has became more of a background character in between songs on the videos, not doing much speaking at all, most likely due to Jeff's departure in 2012. He does still speak at concerts though on a regular basis. On top of that, he wasn't in a few episodes of TV Series 2 when the other friends appeared. The same thing happened in a 2009 video, Go Bananas.

He is one of the few characters to never show signs of visible anger and frustration.

Origins
Henry the Octopus is named after Tony Henry, a drummer from the band The Cockroaches.

Trivia

 * Henry was created by Jeff.
 * Paul Field played Henry in 1992, then Anthony played him. After that Jeff took over the role, although Henry is occasionally played by Paul Paddick
 * Jeff played Henry in Taking Off, In the songs ( Everybody's Here ) and ( Get Ready To Wiggle )
 * Henry doesn't talk that much.

Voice Talents

 * Anthony Field (1992-1993)
 * Jeff Fatt (1993-2005- full time) (2006-present- part-time)
 * Paul Paddick (2005-present)

Costume Performers

 * Jacqueline Fallon (1993)
 * Vanessa Fallon-Rohanna (1994-1995)
 * Darren Phillips (1994)
 * Leanne Ashley (1996)
 * Leanne Halloran (1996-1998)
 * Charmaine Martin (1997, 1999)
 * Donna Halloran (1998)
 * Elisha Burke (1998)
 * Reem Hanwell (1999-2002)
 * Kristy Talbot (2002-2003)
 * Katherine Patrick (2003-2004, 2006)
 * Lucy Stuart (2005)
 * Mario Martinez-Diaz (2007, 2010)
 * Rebecca Knox (2008-2009)
 * Clare Field (2010-2011, 2014)
 * Megan Bolton (2011)
 * Lauren Hannaford (2012-2014)
 * Caterina Mete (2012-2014)
 * Blathnaid Conroy Murphy (2013)
 * Jeff Fatt (2013)
 * Anthony Field (2013, 2016)
 * Kelly Hamilton (2013)
 * Dominic Field (2016)
 * Eden Schmitzer (2017)

Costume Models
Henry the Octopus Through the Years