Jeff Fatt

Jeff Fatt is the former purple Wiggle. He is the oldest Wiggle. One of the gags in The Wiggles, is when Jeff falls asleep and The Wiggles yell "Wake Up Jeff!". He plays many musical instruments including the keyboard, accordion, guitar and bass guitar. Fatt left the group in 2013. That same year he started doing cameos and playing instruments with Murray and Greg for the current Wiggles. He was replaced with Lachlan Gillespie.

Other Infomation
Fatt is a Australian musician and actor. He is best known as a member of the of the Wiggles, Jeff Fatt became one of the "most popular" Asian performers in the world because The son of Chinese parents who owned a large retail store in Casino. 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 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 skivvy. He 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, when referring to the development of The Wiggles' acts, "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 act, "because it was a way of getting me involved in the shows without actually having to do anything". Fatt reports that it took about a year to teach himself childhood development in the early wiggly days. Or as he quoted, "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. In 2011 Jeff Had a Heart Surgery And Couldn't Not Do The Big Birthday Tour In The USA. In 2013 Jeff Make Cameos In Taking Off And The Wiggles TV Series Ready Steady Wiggle.

Song Credits
Taking Off!
 * Do The Propeller! - Composition & Lyrics (w/Anthony Field, John Field)
 * Emma (With The Bow in Her Hair) - Composition, Arrangement & Lyrics (w/Anthony Field, John Field)
 * I've Got My Glasses On! - Arrangement & Lyrics (w/Anthony Field, John Field)
 * Who Got Da Bones? - Music & Lyrics (w/Anthony Field)
 * Meteorology (The Study of the Atmosphere) - Composition, Arrangement & Lyrics (w/Anthony Field, John Field, Paul Field)
 * Alouette/Mimi's Dance - Arrangement (w/Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins, Alex Keller)