Alfonso Rinaldi

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Rinaldi as The Master Pasta Maker in Cold Spaghetti Western.

Alfonso Gerardo Rinaldi (born August 2, 1961)^{[citation needed]} is an Italian-Australian chef who has made occasional guest appearances in various Wiggles productions, most notably as The Master Pasta Maker in the video Cold Spaghetti Western. Rinaldi has also occasionally written songs released by the band and worked as a behind-the-scenes caterer during production of some of the group's videos.

Rinaldi used to own a cafe that has since closed as of May 8, 2022, and currently works at the Avalon Bowling Club in New South Wales.

Wiggles Media Credits

Television and Video Releases

• Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles! - Guest star on "Fruit Salad, Yummy Yummy!" and Episode 37 (11-minute version)
• Cold Spaghetti Western - The Master Pasta Maker
• The Wiggles Show! - Friendly Pirate Crew (uncredited)
• Here Comes The Big Red Car - Friendly Pirate Crew (uncredited)
• Sailing Around the World - Friendly Pirate Crew
• It's Time to Wake Up Jeff! - Wiggly Dancer, Friendly Pirate Crew
• Splish Splash Big Red Boat - Wiggly Dancer, Friendly Pirate Crew
• The Wiggles Show! (Latin American TV Series) - Friendly Pirate Crew (uncredited)
• Racing to the Rainbow - Wiggly Dancer, Friendly Pirate Crew
• Pop Go The Wiggles! - Catering
• Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book - Catering
• You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Catering
• The Wiggles Go Bananas! - Catering
• The Wiggles' Big Birthday! - Catering
• Surfer Jeff - Alfonso the Chef

Albums

• Toot Toot! - Writer of "Balla Balla Bambina"
• Whoo Hoo Wiggly Gremlins! - Writer of "The Dancing Flowers"
• Cold Spaghetti Western - Guest Vocalist
• It's Time to Wake Up Jeff! - Vocals (uncredited)
• The Wiggles Go Bananas! - Writer of "The Monkey, The Bird And The Bear"
• Surfer Jeff - Vocals, Writer of "Olive Oil Is My Secret Ingredient"

Trivia

• Rinaldi's operatic singing voice as seen in the video clip for "Olive Oil" was actually done by Sam Moran.
• Rinaldi is fluent in multiple languages, including Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese and English.

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