Jeff Fatt

Jeff Fatt
Fatt in 2007
Fatt in 2007
Background information
Birth nameJeffrey Wayne Fatt
Born (1953-07-21) 21 July 1953 (age 71)
Casino, New South Wales, Australia
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • actor
Instruments
Years active1981–present
Formerly of
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese關偉剛
Simplified Chinese关伟刚[1]
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuān Wěigāng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingGwaan1 Wai5gong1

Jeffrey Wayne Fatt AM (born 21 July 1953)[2] is a Chinese Australian musician and actor. He was a member of the children's group The Wiggles from its founding in 1991 to 2012, and was also in the 1980s and 1990s pop band The Cockroaches with fellow Wiggle Anthony Field.[3]

He was the oldest member of the original Wiggles line up. Fatt was also known for falling asleep on stage, causing the other members (and later on the audience) to utter the iconic Wiggles catchphrase "Wake Up, Jeff!", which was also the title of one of their songs, as well as the title of one of their videos and albums.

  1. ^ ""澳洲日"全国446人获表扬 两华人荣获勋衔". 中国新闻网 (China News Service) (in Chinese). 26 January 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. ^ Donaldson, Elise (20 July 2018). "Today's Birthday 21/7". Australian Associated Press. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018 – via Yahoo.
  3. ^ Blake, Elissa (2 September 2007). "Unusual Suspects". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2007.