R.I.P. Tim Curry

R.I.P. Tim Curry
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Tim Curry, Actor Famed For 'rocky Horror Picture Show,' Dead At 80
FILE PHOTO: British actor Tim Curry poses for photographers as he arrives for the American Theatre Wing's 59th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, June 5, 2005. REUTERS/Chip East/File Photo

First Dolly, now this:  Tim Curry died on Tuesday, after years of declining health due to a 2012 stroke.  He was 80 years old.

 

 

Curry was best known as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in 1975’s “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” . . . a role he originated when it began its life as a London stage production called “The Rocky Horror Show”.

 

 

He was also the original Pennywise in the ABC-TV adaptation of Stephen King’s “It”, which aired in two parts in 1990 . . . not to mention the butler in the 1985 movie “Clue”.

 

 

His other credits included “Annie”, “Congo”, “Muppet Treasure Island”, “The Hunt for Red October”, and “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”.

 

 

After years of limited activity, Tim appeared in the 2024 horror movie “Stream” . . . and recently completed filming the sequel, “Stream 2: Sudden Death”.

 

 

(These last few days have just about broken poor Miss Piggy.  Make sure to hit up the second slide, where Tim calls her the one that got away.  And check out more tributes here and here.)

 

 

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