Curry, a three-time Tony nominee, was finest recognized for his portrayal of Dr Frank-N-Furter within the cult traditional musical.
Tim Curry, the British actor finest recognized for his star flip as Dr Frank-N-Furter within the cult traditional musical The Rocky Horror Image Present, has died at age 80.
Curry, who had struggled together with his well being for greater than a decade after a debilitating stroke, died peacefully at his house in Los Angeles, California, in response to a press release launched by his longtime supervisor, Marcia Hurwitz, on Wednesday. No reason for dying was disclosed.
Advisable Tales
record of three objectsfinish of record
The actor appeared in quite a few films, typically as a hammy villain. He was nominated on the annual Tony Awards 3 times for Broadway roles and carried out voice work in a number of animated movies and tv reveals.
However his most iconic position was as Frank-N-Furter, a cross-dressing scientist within the rock musical The Rocky Horror Present, which premiered in 1973 on the Royal Court docket Theatre in London.
He took the show-stopping position to Broadway after which reprised his flip as Frank-N-Furter within the 1975 movie adaptation, alongside Barry Bostwick, Meat Loaf and Susan Sarandon.
“I’m not a lot of a person by the sunshine of day. However by evening, I’m one hell of a lover. I’m only a candy transvestite from transsexual Transylvania,” Curry sang in a single scene, wearing garish eye shadow, black corsetry and stockings topped with a garter belt.
In a 1975 tv interview, Curry famous the danger of getting his profession outlined by the position.
“After I learn it, I simply thought it was very, very witty and humorous,” Curry stated of the script, though he confessed to some preliminary reluctance to star within the position.
“I imply, I used to be hesitant in that, if it labored, it could be a tough factor to shake off. However, actually, I’ve all the time thought that [a part] wasn’t value doing until you took a threat.”
He later starred because the child-killing monster within the 1990 miniseries It, an adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel.
That very same yr, he carried out as a Soviet medical officer within the movie The Hunt for Purple October, primarily based on the Chilly Battle-era novel by Tom Clancy.
Later, he lent sneering gravitas to the position of the double-dealing Cardinal Richelieu within the 1993 journey film The Three Musketeers, with Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen and Chris O’Donnell.
“Tim Curry was somebody I cared deeply about, he was somebody I liked working with and I’m so fortunate to have these recollections,” Sutherland stated in a press release on Wednesday.
Wealthy baritone voice
Born within the English village of Grappenhall, Cheshire, Curry studied drama at Birmingham College.
Critics argue he did a lot of his finest work on stage. His first Tony nomination got here in 1981 for his efficiency within the title position of Amadeus, a play fictionalising the nice composer Mozart’s interactions together with his rival, Antonio Salieri.
A second Tony nod got here in 1993 for his main position within the musical My Favourite 12 months. In 2005, he scooped up a 3rd nomination for his portrayal of King Arthur within the zany musical Monty Python’s Spamalot.
Having a wealthy baritone voice, he was additionally in demand as a voice actor for animated movies and tv reveals. He gained a Daytime Emmy Award in 1991 for his voice work on the animated sequence Peter Pan and the Pirates.
Curry withdrew from a British stage manufacturing in 2011 because of ailing well being. In 2013, his agent stated that he had suffered a stroke however was recovering “in nice humor”.
From then on, he used a wheelchair and decreased his workload. In 2024, nonetheless, he returned to the large display, showing within the horror movie Stream.
Curry, who lived in Los Angeles, by no means married and had no youngsters. A composer and a singer, Curry additionally carried out together with his personal rock band and launched a handful of albums.
