Tim Curry

Also known as Timothy James Curry

Timothy James Curry 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.

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Timothy James Curry, known as Tim Curry, is a British-American actor, comedian, singer, and voice actor. Born in Grappenhall in 1946, he was educated at the University of Birmingham. He holds citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United States and resides in Los Angeles. Curry began his work period in 1968 and is a member of the Democratic Party.

His notable works include The Rocky Horror Picture Show, It, and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Curry has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He is recognized as a stage actor and performs in the genre of Shakespearean comedy. He speaks English and identifies with agnostic atheism. He has experienced a stroke.

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Grappenhall, England, UK

Timothy James Curry (April 19, 1946 – August 25, 2026) was an English actor and singer. He was known for working in a diverse range of theatre, film, and television, most often portraying villainous characters. Curry rose to prominence with his portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), reprising the role he had originated in the 1973 London and the 1974 Los Angeles…

Known for

Barbie in the Nutcracker — Pai do Rei dos Ratos (voz)2026
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror — Self2025
Stream — Lockwood2024
King on Screen — Self2023
Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life — Self (archive footage)2022
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary — Self (archive footage)2022
Rocky Horror 45: The Movie — Self2021
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’ — Himself2021
Wildchat2019
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again — The Narrator/Criminologist2016

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United Kingdom
Active from: 1946

Discography

Baby Love1976
Read My Lips1978
Fearless1979
I Do The Rock1979
Simplicity1981
Working on My Tan1981
The Best of Tim Curry1989
Disney's Storyteller Series: Dinosaur2004
Fearless2017
Read My Lips2017

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Instance of: human
Given name: Tim
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Grappenhall
Occupation: memoirist
Political party: Democratic Party (United States)
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: agnostic atheism
Notable work: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Genre: Shakespearean comedy
Instrument: voice
Image: Tim Curry cropped.jpg
Residence: Los Angeles

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nominated for: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
Commons category: Tim Curry
date of birth: 1946-04-19
birth name: Timothy James Curry
Commons gallery: Tim Curry
name in native language: Tim Curry
start of work period: 1968-00-00
medical condition: stroke
writing language: English language

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Encyclopedic 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.

Curry's other stage work includes various roles in the original West End production of Hair, Tristan Tzara in the 1975 West End and Broadway productions of Travesties, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the 1980 Broadway production of Amadeus, The Pirate King in the 1982 West End production of The Pirates of Penzance, Alan Swann in the Broadway adaptation of My Favorite Year in 1992, and King Arthur in Broadway and West End productions of Spamalot from 2005 to 2007. His theatre accolades include three Tony Award nominations and two Laurence Olivier Award nominations.

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