Rolf Harris
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| - | Aussie board-wobbler, painter, singer, animal-discusser and genial TV host | + | Aussie board-wobbler, painter, singer, animal-discusser and genial TV host, with a lively taste in shirts! |
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
His hit singles included ''Two Little Boys'', which was the very last UK number one of the (ahem) swinging sixties, and an eccentric cover version of ''Stairway to Heaven''. He claims that he performed his interpretation of the latter based solely on the sheet music, having never heard Led Zeppelin's original version. And you know what, we believe him. | His hit singles included ''Two Little Boys'', which was the very last UK number one of the (ahem) swinging sixties, and an eccentric cover version of ''Stairway to Heaven''. He claims that he performed his interpretation of the latter based solely on the sheet music, having never heard Led Zeppelin's original version. And you know what, we believe him. | ||
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| + | He presented his own series, "Rolf Harris Cartoon Time", for some years, in which he drew the cartoon characters before showing the cartoons - and guess what? He'd constantly use his catchphrase, "Can you tell what it is yet?" throughout the programme! | ||
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| + | His career was suddenly revived in the mid-1990's, when he started hosting and narrating "Animal Hospital" for the BBC. His natural charm and personality and real interest in and empathy for the animals involved shone through at all times and proved a major hit with viewers. | ||
== Books / Tapes == | == Books / Tapes == | ||
Revision as of 15:11, 10 September 2009
Biography
Aussie board-wobbler, painter, singer, animal-discusser and genial TV host, with a lively taste in shirts!
Trivia
His hit singles included Two Little Boys, which was the very last UK number one of the (ahem) swinging sixties, and an eccentric cover version of Stairway to Heaven. He claims that he performed his interpretation of the latter based solely on the sheet music, having never heard Led Zeppelin's original version. And you know what, we believe him.
He presented his own series, "Rolf Harris Cartoon Time", for some years, in which he drew the cartoon characters before showing the cartoons - and guess what? He'd constantly use his catchphrase, "Can you tell what it is yet?" throughout the programme!
His career was suddenly revived in the mid-1990's, when he started hosting and narrating "Animal Hospital" for the BBC. His natural charm and personality and real interest in and empathy for the animals involved shone through at all times and proved a major hit with viewers.
Books / Tapes
To be added.
Contact
c/o Billy Marsh Associates Ltd, 76A Grove End Road, London, NW8 9ND
Web links
Profile at Billy Marsh Associates
