Jeff Fatt

Jeff Fatt is best known as a member of The Wiggles and The Cockroaches, popular children's and pop bands.

Pop Singer

July 21, 1953

Cancer

71

Australia

Jeffrey Wayne Fatt, AM, also known as Jeff Fatt, is a Chinese Australian musician and actor who gained global fame as a founding member of the children’s musical group The Wiggles, in which he performed from 1991 to 2012. Before joining The Wiggles, Fatt was part of the pop band The Cockroaches during the 1980s and 1990s. Some of his most well-known works include “The Wiggles Movie” (1997) and “Wiggle Bay” (2002), as well as his participation in the Sydney Olympic Games Closing Ceremony in 2000 and the TV series “Lachy!”.

In addition to his work with The Wiggles and The Cockroaches, Fatt is a classically trained pianist who studied music at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and taught piano lessons before joining The Wiggles. He is known for his humorous habit of falling asleep on stage, which often amuses his fellow performers and the audience. Fatt was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (AM) for his contributions to the arts and entertainment industry.