Former Australian presenter and illustrator Rolf Harris has died at the age of 93. British media reported this on Tuesday. In October last year it was announced that Harris was suffering from head and neck cancer and could barely speak.
Harris was sentenced to five years and nine months in prison in 2014 for molesting four underage girls and a woman between 1968 and 1986, and was released from prison after three years.
Before Harris was convicted of abuse, he was a popular broadcaster for many years. After working in Australia on children’s television from 1960 to 1962, Harris moved permanently to the United Kingdom. Not only has he worked in TV entertainment there, but he has also hosted TV series in Canada. He was also active as a painter.
From 1967 Ft The Rolf Harris ShowWhich connects music and painting. In 1969, Harris scored a major musical hit Two young boys. This made it a #1 hit in the UK.
Thanks to his television work, he has become one of the most popular entertainers in the UK. In 2005, he was commissioned to paint an official portrait of Queen Elizabeth.