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Tim Curry
Timothy James Curry is an English actor and singer. Known for his villainous roles on stage and screen, he has received an Emmy Award as well as nominations for a Grammy Award, two Olivier Awards and three Tony Awards. He is best known for portraying Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the musical The Rocky Horror Show (1973–1975) as well as in the musical film The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).
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Born 19 April 1946 · Q52392
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2026· 1 entry
2025· 1 entry
Curry was an invited guest speaker at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures to celebrate the film's 50th anniversary
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2024· 1 entry
Had a cameo appearance in the mid-credits of the horror film Stream, portraying the masked character "Lockwood"
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2023· 1 entry
Snopes.com rated the claim “Former actor and singer Tim Curry died in February 2023.” False.
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2017· 3 entries
Released album “Read My Lips”.
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Released album “Simplicity”.
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Released album “Fearless”.
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2016· 1 entry
Curry played the Criminologist in the television film remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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2012· 1 entry
On 13 July 2012, Curry had a major stroke in the midst of receiving a massage.
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2010· 1 entry
On Criminal Minds, portraying unsub Billy Flynn in two episodes
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2007· 1 entry
Awarded Whatsonstage.com Awards (2007).
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2006· 2 entries
Released album “Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr”.
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Released album “Abhorsen”.
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2004· 2 entries
Released ep “Disney's Storyteller Series: Dinosaur”.
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Curry began his role of King Arthur in Spamalot in Chicago
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2002· 1 entry
Released album “Sabriel”.
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2001· 1 entry
Curry appeared as Scrooge in a musical version of the Charles Dickens novella
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1990· 2 entries
Curry never publicly acknowledged his involvement in It until an interview with Moviefone in 2015, where he called the role of Pennywise "a wonderful part
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Curry performed as the Prosecutor in Roger Waters' production of The Wall – Live in Berlin
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1989· 3 entries
A&M released The Best of Tim Curry on CD and cassette, featuring songs from his albums (including a live version of "Alan") and a previously unreleased song, a live cover version of Bob Dylan's "Simple Twist of Fate"
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Released album “The Best of Tim Curry”.
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Curry returned once again to the New York stage in The Art of Success, and in 1992 played Alan Swann in the Broadway version of My Favorite Year, earning him his second Tony Award nomination, this time for Best Performan
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1985· 1 entry
Curry starred in the fantasy film Legend as The Lord of Darkness
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1982· 2 entries
Awarded stage actor (1982).
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Curry took the part of the Pirate King in the Drury Lane production of Joe Papp's version of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance opposite George Cole and Pamela Stephenson, earning enthusiastic reviews
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1980· 1 entry
Curry formed part of the original cast in the Broadway show Amadeus, playing the title character, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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1979· 1 entry
Scored a minor hit single with "I Do the Rock
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1978· 2 entries
A&M Records released Curry's debut solo album Read My Lips
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Had previously recorded a nine-track album for Lou Adler's Ode Records in 1976
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1968· 1 entry
Where he met Richard O'Brien, who went on to write Curry's role of Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show (1973)
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1946· 1 entry
Born 1946-04-19.
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