Rod Hull’s Biography, Net Worth, Fact, Career, Awards and Life Story
Rodney Stephen Hull (13 August 1935 – 17 March 1999) Was an English Comedian and Popular Entertainer on British Television in the 1970S and 1980S. He Rarely Appeared Without Emu, a Mute, Highly Aggressive Arm-Length Puppet Modelled on the Australian Flightless Emu Bird.
Frequently Asked Questions
Career
Hull Was Born in the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England in 1935. He Attended Delemark Road School and the County Technical School, Sheerness. After National Service with the Raf, He Qualified as an Electrician. He Married His First Wife Sandra in 1958; They Had Two Daughters, Deborah and Danielle.
Later Life
In the Late 1980S Hull Bought Restoration House in Rochester for £270,000 but the Cost of Renovations and an Unpaid Tax Bill Resulted in Bankruptcy in 1994. Hull’s Second Wife, Cher Hylton-Hull, Already Had a Daughter, Catrina, and the Couple Had Three Children Together: Toby, Amelia and Oliver. Cher, Who Had Been Instrumental in His Success, Moved to Her Home Country of Australia with the Children, While Hull Remained in England and Relocated to a Shepherd’s Cottage in East Sussex.
Death
On 17 March 1999, Hull Climbed onto the Roof of His Bungalow – Named Shepherd’s Cottage, in Winchelsea, Near Rye, East Sussex – to Adjust His Television Aerial During the Second Leg of a Champions League Quarter-Final Football Tie Between Internazionale and Manchester United at the San Siro. It Was a Procedure He Had Carried out Frequently, as Shown in Home Video Footage Included in the 2003 Documentary Rod Hull: a Bird in the Hand. in His Attempt to Improve Reception, He Slipped from the Roof and Fell Through an Adjoining Greenhouse. the 63-Year-Old Entertainer Suffered a Severe Skull Fracture and Chest Injuries. He Was Pronounced Dead on Arrival at Conquest Hospital in Hastings.
Legacy
Prior to Hull’s Death, Lee and Herring Had Planned to Revive Their “Not Rod Hull” Character for Their Contemporary Series, This Morning with Richard Not Judy, but Although They Filmed Several Sketches – in Which the Character Would Die After Performing a Pointless Stunt – the Footage Was Never Used. Instead, the Final Episode of the Second and Final Series of This Morning with Richard Not Judy Concluded with a Post-Credits Sketch Featuring Kevin Eldon’s Rod Hull Character, Fading out to a Simple Dedication Reading “This Series Is Dedicated to Rod Hull”.
