Tim Curry, the versatile star turned pop culture icon with 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,' dies at 80
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Set us as preferred British actor Tim Curry, who famously commanded attention as the seductive mad scientist Dr.Frank-N-Furter in cult classic oddball musical “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” has died.
He was 80.The Daytime Emmy-winning actor’s longtime manager and friend Marcia Hurwitz confirmed that Curry died Wednesday at his home in Toluca Lake, in a statement shared with The Times.
A cause of death was not revealed.The Cheshire native suffered a stroke in 2013, impairing his ability to walk.
Though he remained in a wheelchair until his death, the actor continued working through his final years.“Though widely known for his inimitable, flamboyant characters and colorful stage performances,” the statement said of Curry, “his greatest legacies to those who knew him were his curious, expansive mind and generous, gentle heart, both of which remained open and filled with anticipation until his final breath.” Movies After countless screenings, the classic midnight movie turns 50.
The story of its success owes much to L.A.’s Roxy Theatre — and to the audiences who found themselves in it.Curry is best known for originating the role of Dr.Frank-N-Furter, the self-proclaimed “Sweet Transvestite” and purveyor of pleasure who guides a stranded young couple — and audiences — through an unpredictable evening of sexual exploration and liberation.
He debuted the offbeat experimental musical in fishnets and pearls in 1973 on the tiny stage upstairs at the Royal Court Theater in London, where it first became an underground sensation.“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” hit the big screen in 1975, with Susan Sarandon as Janet and Barry Bostwick as Brad.
A rock ‘n’ roll take on sci-fi and horror B-movies, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” became the original midnight movie that endeared generations of audien...