Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Stephen King’s It, dies aged 80

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: entertainment-sports · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:47:14 GMT

A prolific performer across stage, screen and TV, the actor starred in Legend, Clue and It, but will always be associated with the flamboyantly camp rock’n’roll musical in which he made his breakthroughTim Curry on sexuality, surviving a stroke – and 50 years of stardomFarewell, Dr Frank N Furter: why Tim Curry’s Rocky Horror Show will go onClowns, corsets and kings: Tim Curry – a life in picturesTim Curry, the versatile performer of screen and stage, who made his name as the flamboyant Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show, has died aged 80. Reports say Curry died at his home in Los Angeles.The actor’s manager confirmed to Variety that he died peacefully. No cause of death is known as yet. Continue reading...

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