For his character in The Wiggles, see Lachy Wiggle.
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Birth Name |
Lachlan Gillespie |
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Born |
October 23, 1985 (age 39) |
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Height |
6' 1" (1.85 m) |
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Role |
Lachy Wiggle |
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Years active |
2009-present |
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Spouse |
Emma Watkins (2016-2018)
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Children |
Lulu Gillespie, Lottie Gillespie (biological) Jasper Kai (stepson) |
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Siblings |
Boon Gillespie, Cameron Gillespie (brothers) |
Lachlan "Lachy" Gillespie (born October 23, 1985) is the current Purple Wiggle. Before he was the Purple Wiggle, however, he played Captain Feathersword a few times in the Dorothy the Dinosaur series, and eventually replaced Jeff Fatt as the Purple Wiggle in 2012. He has two younger brothers. Lachy also watched the Wiggles when he was a kid according to a Saturday Café radio interview. As of March 2015 he announced his two year relationship with Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins. In May 2015, Lachy announced that he and Emma got engaged after two years in a relationship. They were married April 9th, 2016. In August 2018, he and Emma announced their separation. Since then he is currently married to Dana Stephensen, who was a part of The Australian Ballet.
Wiggles Media Credits[]
Albums[]
For a full list of songs written and arranged by Gillespie, see Lachlan Gillespie Songs
- Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show! - Captain Feathersword Vocals
- Celebration! - Vocals, Musician, Co-Arranger of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
- Taking Off! - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Keyboard, Xylophone, Co-Arranger of "Little Bunny Foo Foo", "Dance to Your Daddy" and "Alouette/Mimi's Dance"
- Furry Tales - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Musician, Co-Writer of "Ready, Steady, Wiggle!", "Cockatoo Crest" and "Tasmanian Tiger", Writer of "Koala-By"
- Pumpkin Face - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Musician, Writer of "Do the Skeleton Scat!" and "The Full Moon Melody"
- Go Santa Go! - Vocals, Wags the Dog Vocals, Backing Vocals, Musician, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
- Apples & Bananas - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Musician, Song Arrangements
- Wiggle House - Vocals, Xylophone, Piano, Backing Vocals, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
- Rock & Roll Preschool - Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Whistle, Glockenspiel, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
- Emma! - Vocals, Musician, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
- The Wiggles Meet The Orchestra! - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Song Arrangements
- Wiggle Town! - Vocals, Piano, Organ, Keyboards, Melodeon, Percussion on "The Wonder of Wiggle Town" and "Wiggle Express", Glockenspiel, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
- Dance Dance! - Vocals, Keyboards, Clapping, Piano, Glockenspiel, Percussion, Whistling, Melodian, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
- Dial E for Emma! - Vocals, Piano, Harpiscord, Organ, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
- Lachy! - Vocals, Organ, Glockenspiel, Piano, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
- Nursery Rhymes - Producer, Vocals, Keyboard, Piano, Backing Vocals, Song Arrangements
- Och Aye the G'Nu! - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Piano, Organ, Kazoo, Co-Writer of "I'm a G'Nu", "Och Aye G'Nu and Kangaroo", "When You're Living in the Zoo", "Winter is Coming Here Soon" and "My G'Nu Kazoo"
- Duets - Producer, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Glockenspiel, Clapping, Piano, Steel Drum, Co-Arranger of "Waltzing Matilda" and "We Three Kings"
- Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! (2017 album) - Producer, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Claps, Character Voices, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
- Nursery Rhymes 2 - Producer, Song Arrangements
- The Emma! & Lachy! Show - Producer, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
- Wiggle Pop! - Producer, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
- The Wiggles' Big Ballet Day! - Producer, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
- Party Time! - Producer, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Musician, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
- Emma! 2 - Producer, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
- Fun and Games - Producer, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Musician, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
- Wiggly Barbershop - Co-Arranger of "A Bicycle Built for Two"
- Choo Choo Trains, Propeller Planes & Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car! - Producer, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Musician, Songwriter, Song Arrangements
- Emma's Bowtiful Ballet Studio
- Le James Café - Producer, Songwriter and Song Arrangements
- Lullabies with Love - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Musician, Songwriter
- Halloween Party - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Musician, Co-Writer of "Toilet Paper Mummy" and "Happy Halloween"
- Fruit Salad TV - Co-Writer of "Wiggle Your Ears"
- ReWiggled - Keyboards, Piano
- Super Wiggles - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Musician, Writer of "Mermaid Kisses" and "Is There a Superhero Around?"
- Ready, Steady, Wiggle! - Writer of "In The Kitchen You'll Find", "P-O-N-S-O" and "Beautiful Waving", Co-Writer of "The Wiggle Town Dancing Water Police" and "Pull a Funny Face With Simon", Co-Arranger of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", "This Little Piggy Went to Market" and "Banbury Cross"
- The Sound of Halloween - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Musician, Co-Writer of "Bubbles!", Co-Arranger of "Anthony Rowley" and "The Halloween Alphabet"
- The Sound of Christmas - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Musician, Song Arrangements
- Piano Lullabies for Baby Sleep - Writer of "Love Lullaby" and "Sleep My Darling", Song Arrangements
- Wiggle and Learn: 100 Educational Songs for Children - Songwriter, Song Arrangements
Character Roles[]
- Lachy Wiggle (2013-present)
- Captain Feathersword (2011, 2013; Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show!, select shows of the Taking Off! Live in Concert tour)
- Wags the Dog (Suit: 2012; Voice: 2013, 2017-2019, 2021)
- Henry the Octopus (Voice: 2016, 2017, 2020)
Trivia[]
- Koala-By is the first song Lachy ever wrote.
- He’s been with The Wiggles for 11 years.
- As such, he is the stepfather to Dana's son, Jasper, thus making him the first member of the band since Greg to be a step parent.
- On September 11, 2020, his twin daughters Lulu and Lottie were born.
- Because of this, Lachy took paternity leave from The Wiggles to spend time with them, with original purple Wiggle Jeff Fatt filling in for him during the second series of the Wiggly World of Dance.