Mr. Wiggles

 Steffan "Mr. Wiggles" Clemente is a renowned street dancer, choreographer, and actor born in 1965 in the Bronx, New York. He grew up in a hip hop culture and began his dancing career by participating in battles throughout New York City in the 70s. Wiggles' reputation as a formidable dancer grew, and he eventually battled dancers all over the world, including Europe, South America, Asia, the Middle East, and Canada, and he performed on Broadway stages.

Wiggles' talent and hard work earned him a spot in popular movies like "Beat Street" and "Wild Style," which helped establish hip hop as a culture worldwide. He is a member of various hip hop groups such as The Electric Boogaloos, Tribal Click, Zulu Nation, and TC5, also known as The Cool Five or The Crazy Five. His graffiti artist name in the TC5 crew was "Rek," but he got his stage name, "Mr. Wiggles," from a dance move he showed to a fellow crew member, who gave him the name.

Apart from dancing, Mr. Wiggles has worked in theater, film, and music with prominent artists like Graciela Daniele, Bill Irwin, and Ann Marie DeAngelo. He has performed at iconic venues such as the Apollo Theater and the Kennedy Center and featured in music videos with artists such as Missy Elliot, Usher, Madonna, and Limp Bizkit, among others.

Wiggles has won several awards for his talent, including a 1993 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award, a Drama Desk Award nomination for the Ghettoriginal production of Jam on the Groove, and a Bessie Award for Best Choreography for the theatrical production of So What Happens Now, dedicated to Buck4, a deceased Rock Steady Crew member. He was also acclaimed alongside the Rock Steady Crew at the first VH-1 Hip Hop Honors in 2004.

Mr. Wiggles continues to perform as a solo artist and with his groups and participates in outreach programs that educate young people about the positive aspects of hip hop culture. He is married to Zoraya Clemente and has six children named Unico, Alexandra, Talib, Ammar, Atiya, and Zamaria.

In popular culture, Mr. Wiggles' instructional VHS tape, "Mr. Wiggles Sessions: Vol.# One: King Tut Style," was featured in an episode of Red Letter Media's "Best of the Worst" entitled "Wheel of the Worst #17." The episode ends with Rich Evans parodying Clemente as "Mr. Jiggles," who demonstrates "King Gut Style."