Toby Hull
Toby Hull is a British actor and television writer. He is the son of Rod Hull, a television entertainer who performed with an arm-length puppet known as Emu.[1]
After the death of his father in 1999, Hull brought Emu out of retirement for the 2003 pantomime season,[2] appearing in Cinderella at the Theatre Royal, Windsor. In 2007 Hull appeared with a refurbished Emu in their own series on CITV.[1]
Hull is a lead writer for Hasbro Entertainment. He currently serves as a lead writer for several number of episodes for My Little Pony: Tell Your Tale.
References
- ^ a b Hattenstone, Simon (6 October 2007). "Pecking order". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ^ "Rod Hull and Emu". The bubble burst.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
Further reading
- "Interview: Toby Hull". The Guardian. 6 October 2007.
- "Emu set for television comeback". 8 June 2006.
- "New-look Emu back on television". 12 September 2007.
- Oliver Duff (23 October 2011). "Watch out, Parkie - Hull's son is bringing back Emu". The Independent.
- "I'm going to emu-late my dad". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. (subscription required)