{"id":18261,"date":"2026-08-26T21:38:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T21:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/?p=18261"},"modified":"2026-08-26T21:38:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T21:38:21","slug":"the-rocky-horror-picture-show-star-tim-curry-dies-at-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/?p=18261","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Rocky Horror Picture Show\u2019 Star Tim Curry Dies at 80"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tim Curry, the legendary actor whose unforgettable performances made him a cult-film icon, has died at the age of 80. His manager confirmed his death to CBS News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Curry became internationally famous as <strong>Dr. Frank-N-Furter<\/strong> in <em>The Rocky Horror Picture Show<\/em>, a role that helped turn the 1975 film into one of the most enduring cult classics in cinema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But his career went far beyond <em>Rocky Horror<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He captivated audiences as <strong>Pennywise the Dancing Clown<\/strong> in the original <em>It<\/em> miniseries, appeared in <em>Clue<\/em>, <em>Legend<\/em>, <em>Home Alone 2<\/em>, <em>Annie<\/em>, <em>Muppet Treasure Island<\/em> and many other films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His unmistakable voice also made him a favorite in animation and video games, while his stage career earned him multiple Tony Award nominations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Born in England in 1946, Curry began his professional career in theater before becoming one of the most recognizable and versatile performers of his generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A stroke in 2012 left him with lasting mobility problems, but he continued making appearances and connecting with fans who never forgot the characters he brought to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Frank-N-Furter to Pennywise, Tim Curry created performances that generations of viewers will never forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rest in peace, Tim Curry. \u2764\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=3xK1tBhx8W0%3Fsi%3DRIZdzdIQOniy3_MB\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Curry, the legendary actor whose unforgettable performances made him a cult-film icon, has died at the age of 80. His manager confirmed his death to CBS News. Curry became internationally famous as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a role that helped turn the 1975 film into one of the most enduring &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18261"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18264,"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18261\/revisions\/18264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cehre.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}