LIST: Tim Curry's most notable roles, from Frank-N-Furter to Pennywise to Nigel Thornberry
The actor’s career spanned stage, film, music and voice work, including Tony Award nominations and a Daytime Emmy, his manager said.
- Actor Tim Curry died Tuesday at his home in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, at age 80. His longtime manager Marcia Hurwitz stated he 'passed away peacefully at his home in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles.'
- Curry achieved cult status portraying Dr. Frank-N-Furter, the 'sweet transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvania,' in the 1975 film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He reprised the role from London and Los Angeles stages to Broadway before the screen adaptation.
- Beyond cult classics, Curry displayed versatility in 1985's Clue as butler Wadsworth and as con artist Rooster Hannigan in Annie. In 1990, he portrayed the terrifying child-killing clown Pennywise in Stephen King's miniseries adaptation.
- His theatrical range earned three Tony Award nominations for roles in Amadeus and Spamalot. Curry also won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1991 for voicing Captain Hook in Peter Pan & the Pirates.
- Throughout his career, Curry released three albums—Read My Lips, Fearless, and Simplicity—while leaving a lasting imprint on pop culture through stage, screen, and animated work. His prolific talent spanned hundreds of projects across diverse media.
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British actor and singer Tim Curry performing live in Canada in 1979. —Peter Noble—Redferns/GettyTim Curry, a multitalented star of the stage and screen, died Tuesday at his home at the age of 80. The three-time Tony Award-nominated icon was best known for his eccentric characters, his musical background, and his comedic chops, leading to a varied and successful career in cult classics and box office hits. Curry “passed away peacefully at his ho…
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