Paul Field

Paul James Field AM (born May 3, 1961) is an Australian musician and businessman who worked for The Wiggles from 1996 to 2020 as their general manager of operations and as a producer, director, and writer.
He is the older brother and former bandmate of founding blue Wiggle Anthony Field and musician and composer John Field, having worked with them and founding purple Wiggle Jeff Fatt in the rock band The Cockroaches prior to the Wiggles' creation, and also performs and records with John as the musical duo The Field Brothers. As of 2016, Field also performs as the lead vocalist of the rockabilly band The Sacred Hearts, which features Cockroaches drummer Tony Henry and double bassist/backing vocalist John O'Grady as core band members and was previously active during the 1990s alongside the former two groups. Other musicians who have performed live with Field in The Sacred Hearts as either band members or guests include his two brothers, Fatt, Murray Cook, and Jack Gatto.
He is married to Pauline Field and has 5 children who have also worked for or performed with the Wiggles: Luke, Bernadette (d.1988), Clare, Joseph, and Dominic. Field has expressed an appreciation for the development of the Wiggles coming out of the tragedy of his oldest daughter's death, having been quoted as saying "When I think of how much joy The Wiggles have brought to children, it's good to know that out of an event so horrifying, something good has come".
On January 26th 2020, Field was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).
== Career with The Wiggles ==
In 1996, Field was asked by his brother Anthony to become The Wiggles' new general manager of operations. While Field's initial responsibilities were to book venues for the group to perform in, he soon started producing, directing, and writing their video releases and various television series.
In addition to managing the band and handling production and offering creative input, Field also wrote songs and sang backing vocals on some of their albums and occasionally appeared in a minor character role as an actor, most notably as the voice of Wags the Dog. Field also co-created and co-wrote the TV series The Kingdom Of Paramithi and served as a co-producer with his brother John on some albums for the Dorothy the Dinosaur spinoff franchise.
On March 16th 2020, shortly before the release of the Fun and Games album, Field stepped down from his role as manager and left The Wiggles in order to pursue other opportunities. He was succeeded as general manager of operations by his eldest son, Luke Field.
== Post-Wiggles Activities ==
Since leaving the group, Field has released his first solo album, Love Songs for Lonely People, in June 2021. In 2022, Field launched his own series of children's albums, Peachy Keen, which has released 4 albums as of 2022: Animal Songs, Lullabies, Nursery Rhymes, and Christmas Yay.
== Wiggles Media Credits ==
=== Television Series and Video Releases ===
Produced, Directed, and/or Wrote:
* The Wiggles (TV Series 1)
* Toot Toot!
* The Wiggles (TV Series 2) (Also a producer for The Dorothy the Dinosaur and Friends Video and Captain Feathersword the Friendly Pirate, which both consisted of reused footage from the series)
* The Wiggly Big Show
* It's a Wiggly Wiggly World!
* Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party
* Yule Be Wiggling
* Wiggly Safari
* Lights, Camera, Action, Wiggles!
* Space Dancing!
* Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins!
* Top of the Tots
* Cold Spaghetti Western
* Santa's Rockin'!
* LIVE Hot Potatoes!
* The Wiggles Show!
* Sailing Around the World
* Here Comes The Big Red Car
* It's Time to Wake Up Jeff!
* Splish Splash Big Red Boat
* Wiggledancing! Live In The U.S.A.
* The Wiggles Show! (Latin American TV Series)
* The Wiggles Show! (Taiwanese TV Series)
* Racing to the Rainbow
* Lights, Camera, Action! 好戲上場
* Wiggledancing! Live In Concert
* Getting Strong!
* Series 1 and 2 of Dorothy the Dinosaur
* Dorothy the Dinosaur's Party
* Pop Go The Wiggles
* Dorothy the Dinosaur's Memory Book
* Wiggle and Learn
* You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
* Sing a Song of Wiggles
* The Kingdom Of Paramithi
* Baby Antonio's Circus
* The Wiggles Go Bananas!
* The Wiggles Big, Big Show!
* Hot Poppin' Popcorn
* Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus
* Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2010 video)
* Let's Eat!
* Series 3 of Dorothy the Dinosaur
* Dorothy the Dinosaur's Rockin' Christmas
* Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show!
* Ukulele Baby!
* The Wiggles' Big Birthday!
* It's Always Christmas With You!
* Surfer Jeff
* Celebration!
* Dorothy the Dinosaur's Beach Party!
* Taking Off!
* Furry Tales
* Series 1 and 2 of Ready, Steady, Wiggle!
* Pumpkin Face
* Go Santa Go!
* Hot Potatoes! The Best of The Wiggles (2014 video)
* Apples & Bananas
* Wiggle House
* Rock & Roll Preschool
* Emma! (TV Series 1)
* The Wiggles Meet The Orchestra!
* Wiggle Town!
* Wiggle Town! (TV Series)
* Lachy! (TV Series)
* Dial E For Emma!
* Dance Dance!
* Nursery Rhymes
* Wiggle Around Australia
* Duets
* Wiggly, Wiggly Christmas! (2017)
* Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle!
* The Best of The Wiggles
* The Wiggles Reunion Show
* The Emma! & Lachy! Show
* Nursery Rhymes 2
* Wiggle Pop!
* The Wiggles' Big Ballet Day!
* Emma! (TV Series 2)
* Party Time!
* The Wiggles' World
=== Albums ===
For a full list of songs written and arranged by Field, see Paul Field Songs
* The Wiggles Movie Soundtrack - Vocals on "Nya Nya Nya"
* Toot Toot! - Writer of "Move Your Arms Like Henry"
* It's a Wiggly Wiggly World! - Backing Vocals
* Hoop-Dee-Doo it's a Wiggly Party - Backing Vocals
* Whoo Hoo! Wiggly Gremlins! - Co-Writer of "Bit By Bit (We're Building A Set)" and "Vegetable Soup"
* Here Comes The Big Red Car - Writer of "I Want To Wear The Jacket"
* Racing to the Rainbow - Co-Writer of "Rockin' on the Water"
* Dorothy the Dinosaur - Co-Writer of "I'm Dorothy the Dinosaur!", "Teddy Bear Lullaby", "Seashell Barcarolle" and "My Name is Dorothy (Come Dance With Me)"
* Getting Strong! - Backing Vocals
* You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Co-Writer of "The Shimmie Shake!" and Backing Vocals
* The Wiggles Go Bananas! - Writing and Backing Vocals on "Kangaroo Jumping"
* The Kingdom Of Paramithi - Co-Songwriter
* Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus - Producer, Character Vocals for Wags the Dog and other character voices, Backing Vocals
* Let's Eat! - Writing and Guest Vocals on "Sleep Safe, My Baby", Co-Writer of "Clean Your Teeth"
* Dorothy the Dinosaur's Rockin' Christmas - Producer, Character Vocals for Elfis, Backing Vocals
* Dorothy the Dinosaur's Travelling Show! - Arranger of "Everyone Can Be a Fairy!"
* Ukulele Baby! - Co-Writer of "Thank You, Mr. Weatherman!"
* Surfer Jeff - Co-Writer of "Look Before You Go" and "What's The Weather Today?"
* Taking Off! - Co-Writer of "Beep! Beep! Buckle Up!" and "Meteorology (the Study of the Atmosphere)"
* Furry Tales - Co-Writer of "Ready, Steady, Wiggle!" and "Dr Emma's Veterinary Surgery"
* Pumpkin Face - Co-Writer of "Pumpkin Face" and "The Sound of Halloween", Character Vocals for Wags the Dog
* Rock & Roll Preschool - Writer of "I Want A Leather Jacket"
* Och Aye the G'Nu! - Executive Producer, Co-Writing and Backing Vocals on "We Love Haggis, Stew and Shortbread Too!"
* Wiggle Pop! - Co-Writer of "Australia"
* Party Time! - Backing Vocals*
* Choo Choo Trains, Propeller Planes & Toot Toot Chugga Chugga Big Red Car! - Co-Writer of "Social Distancing"
*Was only credited on the album's accompanying video.
=== DVD Bonus Features/Documentaries ===
* Behind the Scenes of Cold Spaghetti Western
* A Wiggly Postcard from Asia
* 15 Years of Wiggly Fun!
* The Wiggles Take on the World
* On The Road With The Wiggles (2008)
* The Wiggles' Great Adventure!
* Everybody Clap! Everybody Sing!
* Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
=== Other ===
* Wiggle Treats!
=== Video Games ===
* A Day with the Wiggles - Creative Consultant
* The Wiggly Circus - Creative Consultant
* Wiggly Party - Project Manager
* Wiggle Bay - Producer
=== Character Roles ===
* Dorothy the Dinosaur ("Dorothy the Dinosaur" 1992 music video)
* Captain Feathersword (Big Red Car, during "Do the Flap" and end credits)
* Wags the Dog (Suit: The Wiggles Movie (Circus Scene only) and The Wiggles (TV Series 1); Voice: 2009 - 2013)
* The Dog Catcher (Wiggle Time)
* Wiggly Trivia Announcer* (TV Series 1 and Ready, Steady, Wiggle!)
* Jacques the Shark* (The Wiggles Movie, TV Series 1 and 2)
* Waldo the Magnificent* (The Wiggles Movie)
* Hot-Pots The Oven* (The Wiggles (TV Series 2))
* Santa Claus* (Suit: The Wiggly Big Show (backstage prologue to "Wiggly Christmas Medley" only); Voice: The Wiggly Big Show, LIVE Hot Potatoes!)
* The Wiggly Mechanic* (The Wiggly Big Show)
* The Gloomies (Space Dancing!)
* Paul James* (Sailing Around the World)
* Harvey the Elf, Isambard Brunel*, Thomas Edison* (Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus)
* Henry the Octopus (Voice: Hot Poppin' Popcorn* (closing epilogue only) and Dorothy the Dinosaur's Rockin' Christmas)
* Elfis (Dorothy the Dinosaur's Rockin' Christmas)
* Occasional Guest Characters in Series 2 of Ready, Steady, Wiggle!:
** Dr. Spectacles*
** Dr. High Low*
** Harry*
*Was uncredited for the role.
== Trivia ==
* Field made a cameo appearance as an audience member in the concert video Wiggledance!, appearing right before the guitar solo in "Wake Up Jeff!".
* Field was a member of The Manzillas.
* Field has also narrated trailers for some of the group's video releases, such as Space Dancing! and Getting Strong!, and occasionally served as the pre-show announcer during live concerts.
* In the CD-Rom game The Wiggly Circus, Field filled in as the voice of his brother Anthony's character.