Australian-born Rolf Harris, who has been made a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours, has been one of the UK's best-loved entertainers for more than 50 years.

Rolf Harris has displayed many talents, from singing and dancing to having an affinity with animals, but he is best-known for his often quirky style as an artist.

His early TV career in the UK saw him mainly featuring on children's shows for ITV and the BBC, including a regular spot on the 60s variety show Swingin' Time.

In 1967 Harris was given his own BBC series, The Rolf Harris show. The mix of singing, dancing and Harris's art demos proved a big hit and the show ran for seven years.

As Harris's career has progressed he has taken on new genres of shows, with animal programmes becoming a particular favourite.

Animal Hospital is the animal show for which Harris is perhaps best known. It ran for 10 years from 2004 and followed the day-to-day work of vets in Harmsworth, west London.

Despite his solo success, Harris has continued to be a popular guest on other shows such as Children in Need, where he performed his classic comedy song Jake The Peg.

And despite his many talents, Harris always returns to his art, fronting many hit series, including Star Portraits in which he paints well-known personalities such as Michael Parkinson.

The show Rolf on Art also proved a success, particularly when Harris called people to help him with a large-scale recreation of a well-known masterpiece.

Harris has seen his work displayed in places including London's National Gallery, but perhaps the pinnacle of his artistic career to date has been painting the Queen for her 80th birthday.

Harris is not the only artist in his family. His wife Alwen (left) is a sculptress and jeweller and his daughter, Bindi, is also a painter.