British actor and singer Tim Curry died at the age of 80. According to published information, he passed away on Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. Viewers associated him primarily with the cult musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show, in which he played the distinctive character of Doctor Frank-N-Furter. RTE News ↗
Curry established himself in theatre, film, and television over a career spanning more than half a century. The role of Frank-N-Furter brought him cult status in the mid-1970s and remained his most famous performance. In subsequent decades, he built a reputation as an actor capable of portraying eccentric, distinctive, and often darker characters. STVR (Spravy) ↗
The wider public also knew him as the first portrayal of the clown Pennywise in the television adaptation of Stephen King's novel It. He also appeared in the film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, where he played a hotel concierge. In addition to acting, he worked as a voice actor and pursued singing. aktuality.sk ↗
In 2012, he suffered a stroke and subsequently significantly limited his public appearances. His death brings to a close the career of one of the most recognizable faces of film and theatrical cult in the second half of the 20th century. He will be remembered primarily through the roles that became a permanent part of popular culture.
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Tim Curry, Rocky Horror Picture Show star, dies aged 80
RTE News
| 18:30 26.08.
Zomrel americký herec Tim Curry (†80), zahral si aj v komédii Sám doma 2
STVR (Spravy)
| 18:26 26.08.
Vo veku 80 rokov zomrel americký herec Tim Curry.
STVR (Minúta po minúte)
| 17:56 26.08.
Zomrel Tim Curry, spomínať na neho budú nielen fanúšikovia filmu Sám doma či TO!
aktuality.sk
| 18:24 26.08.
Zomrel Tim Curry zo Sám doma 2: Hollywood prišiel o jednu zo svojich nezabudnuteľných tvárí!
topky.sk
| 18:22 26.08.
Zemřel Tim Curry, hvězda ze Sám doma
novinky.cz
| 18:18 26.08.
Zemřel Tim Curry (†80) ze Sám doma 2: Po mrtvici byl roky na vozíčku
blesk.cz
| 18:07 26.08.
Zemřela ikona hollywoodských záporáků, Timovi Currymu bylo 80 let
idnes.cz
| 18:43 26.08.
Schauspieler Tim Curry mit 80 Jahren gestorben
Der Standard
| 18:24 26.08.
"Rocky Horror Picture Show" - Britischer Schauspieler Tim Curry gestorben
Deutschlandfunk
| 18:04 26.08.
Muere a los 80 años Tim Curry, el actor que dio vida a Pennywise y protagonizó The Rocky Horror Picture Show
El Mundo
| 18:00 26.08.
Rocky Horror star Tim Curry dies at 80
BBC News
| 17:57 26.08.
Im Alter von 80 Jahren: „Rocky Horror Picture Show“-Star Tim Curry ist tot
Merkur
| 17:55 26.08.
Muere a los 80 años el actor Tim Curry, la estrella de ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’
El Pais
| 17:54 26.08.
Tim Curry ist tot: Star aus »The Rocky Horror Picture Show« mit 80 Jahren gestorben
Spiegel.de
| 17:49 26.08.
Meghalt Tim Curry
Index.hu
| 17:45 26.08.
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