What is Rod Hull?
'''Rodney Stephen Hull''' (13 August 1935 – 17 March 1999) was an [[English people|English]] comedian. He was a popular entertainer on British television in the 1970s and 1980s. He is best known for his puppet [[Emu (puppet)|Emu]], a [[Muteness|mute]], very aggressive arm-length puppet modelled on the [[Australia]]n flightless bird, the [[emu]]. With Emu, he appeared notably on ''[[Michael Parkinson|Parkinson]]'', ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'' and ''[[Royal Variety Performance|Royal Variety Show]]''. Hull was born on the [[Isle of Sheppey]], [[Kent]]. He lived in Australia between 1956 and 1971. He had six children. On 17 March 1999, Hull died from a serious skull fracture and chest injuries. He climbed onto the roof of his [[bungalow]], in [[Winchelsea]], [[East Sussex]], to correct his television [[aerial]] during a Manchester United versus Inter Milan European Champions League game. He slipped from the roof and fell through the home's [[greenhouse]]. He was dead on arrival at a hospital in [[Hastings]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/rod-hull-creator-of-emu-dies-1.164541|title=Rod Hull, creator of Emu, dies|access-date=17 July 2020|date=19 March 1999|work=[[The Irish Times]]}}</ref> He was 63. His death was ruled an accident. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0401467}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hull, Rod}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:1999 deaths]] [[Category:Accidental deaths from falls]] [[Category:Accidental deaths in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Comedians from Kent]] [[Category:Puppeteers]] {{bio-stub}}