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My Take
Curry is proof that total commitment is its own genre. Frank-N-Furter should not work on paper, yet he played the role with such conviction that it became one of cinema's permanent icons. The same fearlessness powers his Pennywise, still the version that scars people decades on, and even his hotel concierge in Home Alone 2 is a masterclass in sneering comic villainy. That baritone voice alone has carried entire animated catalogs. Critics often rank actors by their heroes; I rank them by their villains, and on that scale this Birmingham-educated Englishman sits near the very top. There is nobody else in the business remotely like him.
Overview
Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946) is an English actor and singer. He is famous for playing many villainous roles and rose to prominence as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the musical film The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), reprising the role he had originated in the 1973 London, 1974 Los Angeles, and 1975 Broadway musical stage productions of The Rocky Horror Show.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tim Curry
- Name (Japanese)
- ティム・カリー
- Reading
- てぃむ・かりー
- Born
- April 19, 1946 (age 80)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dog
- Origin
- Grappenhall, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / comedian / singer / voice actor / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Lymm High School
- University
- University of Birmingham
Awards & achievements
- 1982 stage actor
- 2007 Whatsonstage.com Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Rocky Horror Picture Show | — | |
| Notable work | It | — | |
| Notable work | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.