Rollie Tyler

aka Cameron Daddo

Basic Stats

• Special effects artist, owner of Tyler FX
• Birthdate: sometime after February 19,1964 (Vigilantes) and before summer of 1967 or 1968 (depending on what year The Illusion takes place in [see timeline] ) (Note: I am attempting to narrow this further)
• Born in Australia, spent at least part of childhood in the Northern Territory (Ritual)
• Height: 6'2"

Historical Information

• Spent part of childhood with the Australian Aborigines (Ritual)
• Mother died when Rollie was young, body laid out in the desert for three days (Ritual)
• Came to the U.S. in 1978 or perhaps late 1977 (Conjecture based on the fact that Rollie's father had been in the country for 17 years as of the episode Dingo. It is assumed that Rollie came with his father to the U.S.)
• Spent at least some time traveling with father (Dingo)
• Met Manny Ramirez on the set of Gangster Alley (Script Doctor)
• Has been in the F/X business for at least ten years as of the pilot episode, The Illusion
• Has suffered from amoebic dysentery (The Illusion)
• Received a Shelley award for work on Jungle Fever (The Illusion)
• Appeared in People Magazine (The Illusion)
• Possible dodgy family - "because what his family did shouldn't count against him." Quote from Lucinda as Jennifer, Rollie comments later than she knew what buttons to push. (The Illusion). Also possibly related to this: Bill Donner refers to his "past" in the fact that he was perfect to be framed (The Illusion)
• Used to be a stuntman (Zero Hour, Script Doctor)
• Was thrown off the mountain-like rock formation Kata Tjuta in Australia and left in the desert to die when he was a child. Lay in the desert with a broken leg for three days. (Ritual)
• Spent a summer with an improv company in Queensland, Australia

Special Talents

• Has exceptional talents in electronics, mechanics and robotics
• Has skills in movie makeup and mask making.
• Can remove handcuffs in less than 8 seconds (The Illusion)
• Has some computer ability (The Illusion)
• Has some computer programming skills--created Bluey (Vigilantes)
• Completed 7 flips in a stuntcar, possibly beating a record (Zero Hour)
• Has the ability to do accents (several episodes)
• Displayed the ability to predict the future at least once in his life (Ritual)

Hobbies, Personal Activities and Interests

• Skydives for fun (Shooting Mickey)
• Has "Gunga Din" in his video collection (Supernote)
• Occasionally works on projects for charities (Unfinished Business)
• Says he uses the VR chamber every day (The Illusion)

Personality and Whatz Inside His Head

• Claims that there is nothing romantic between him and Angie (The Illusion), but seemed quite pleased when Angie's blind date was a bust (The Brotherhood)
• Suffers from Freudian slips when attracted to a woman - "You are so beautiful.... I mean, you've got great bone structure." (The Illusion)
• Has a temper (as evidenced by several events throughout the series)
• Has a hero complex (made evident in just about every episode)
• Not very good at hand-to-hand combat (as seen in several episodes)
• Refuses to market Bluey as a toy (Dingo)
• Likes to help "stick it" to the bad guys (Reaper)
• Has a picture of himself and Rick Forsythe on the wall after Rick's death (Supernote)
• Believes he and Angie are a team (Supernote)
• Thinks Angie is pretty (Reunion)
• Claims to believe only in the tangible (House of Horrors), but has also displayed a belief in heaven or some other form of afterlife (French Kiss)
• Was taught and believed in Aboriginal religious teachings when he was a child (Ritual)
• Seems to always be busy with some kind of project (Target)
• Was not always eager to help Leo on a case (Zero Hour, The Ring and several other episodes)
• Loves to pull practical jokes on Francis
• Drinks milk out of the carton (White Light)

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