Rod Hull On Roof

He died on march 17 1999 in hastings east sussex england.

Rod hull on roof.

He slipped from the roof and fell through an adjoining greenhouse. The 63 year old who entertained generations of children with his double act with emu fell off the roof of his cottage while adjusting his tv aerial. A 2003 channel 4 documentary rod hull. He was married to cher hylton hull and sandra carter.

Rod hull was best known for his double act with emu the death of comic rod hull has been described as a slightly bizarre but tragic accident at an inquest. Skip to main content. Rod hull was born on august 13 1935 in isle of sheppey kent england as rodney stephen hull. This is from the episode of emu s wide world that was first broadcast on 24th april 1987.

Television entertainer rod hull famed for his partnership with obstreperous puppet emu has died after falling from the roof of his home while trying to adjust his tv aerial. The pink windmill kids are joined by rod hull as they sing this song originally by the supremes. In his book eric also admits to a violent past as part of a. Rod hull dies in rooftop fall rod hull and emu.

Their antics entertained generations of children the entertainer rod hull has died in an accident at his home in east sussex. A bird in the hand suggested that hull nursed an increasing resentment towards his puppet. Hull drew 11million viewers at his peak with the rod hull and emu show before dying broke in 1999 aged 63 after he fell off his roof. He was a writer and actor known for emu s world 1982 grotbags 1991 and e m u.

On 17 march 1999 hull climbed onto the roof of his bungalow in winchelsea in east sussex to adjust his television aerial. Rod hull the entertainer and creator of psychotic puppet emu has died after falling from the roof of his house while adjusting a television aerial. Rod hull and his sidekick puppet emu.