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By Kazeem Ugbodaga
Disgraced entertainer, Rolf Harris who was jailed for using his fame to serially defy young girls, has died at the age of 93.
Harris was convicted in England in 2014 of the sexual assault of four underage girls, which effectively ended his career.
Harris died of neck cancer. In October 2022, it was reported that he was suffering with neck cancer, unable to talk, and being fed via a tube.
Harris died from complications of neck cancer at his home in Bray on 10 May 2023, at the age of 93. His death was not publicly announced until 23 May, when it was confirmed to the media by register office officials in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.
In a statement, his family said he “recently died peacefully surrounded by family and friends and has now been laid to rest”.
The Australian-born TV presenter was a family favourite for decades before being jailed over sexual assaults on young girls, including a childhood friend of his daughter and an autograph hunter, in 2014, according to Sky News.
The entertainer whose career encompassed work as a musician, singer-songwriter, composer, comedian, actor, painter and television personality, often used unusual instruments in his performances.
He played the didgeridoo and the stylophone and is credited with the invention of the wobble board.
As a teenager, Harris was a champion swimmer. He began his career in television, music, and art in the 1950s, releasing several songs including “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport” (a Top 10 hit in Australia, the UK, and the US), “Jake the Peg”, and his recording of “Two Little Boys” (which reached number 1 in the UK).
During the 1960s and 1970s, Harris became a successful television personality in the UK, later presenting shows such as Rolf’s Cartoon Club and Animal Hospital. In 1985, he hosted the short educational film Kids Can Say No!, which warned children between ages five and eight how to avoid situations where they might be sexually abused, how to escape such situations, and how to get help if they are abused. In 2005, Harris painted an official portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. He lived in Bray, Berkshire, England, for more than six decades.
Read more of Harris’ profile from Wikipedia.
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