WTF Occurred to Tim Curry?

Tim Curry is a well-known and much-loved face for those who’re a baby of the eighties or nineties. First breaking out taking part in Dr. Frank N. Furter within the musical stage present The Rocky Horror Present, when it transitioned to the large display screen, Curry was a pure to reprise his function. The ensuing movie, The Rocky Horror Image Present, was solely a gentle success, however a loopy cult sprang up across the film that’s earned it a spot in historical past. Because it stands, it’s arguably the most important cult movie of all time, and it holds a report for the longest theatrical run of any film, with it frequently in theatrical launch since its 1975 debut. Halloween revivals of the film are a beloved custom, and the movie wouldn’t have it’s endurance have been it not for Curry’s showstopping flip.

It kicked off an fascinating profession for Curry, with him initially specializing in villains. He made an unforgettable Darkness in Ridley Scott’s Legend and Rooster in John Huston’s Annie. He additionally started making vital in-roads in comedy, taking part in the slick butler Wadsworth within the beloved Clue. Within the nineties, he started to specialize as a personality actor in films like The Hunt for Pink October, Residence Alone 2: Misplaced In New York, Muppet Treasure Island (as Lengthy John Silver) and extra. But, it’s there’s a task he’s remembered for aside from Frank N. Furter; it’s Pennywise the Clown within the iconic TV film model of IT. His Pennywise haunted many youngsters’s goals, together with most of us right here at JoBlo.

In recent times, the beloved star has been sidelined by a serious stroke which has confined him to voice performing. On this episode of WTF Occurred to this Celeb (written by Mathew Plale, produced and narrated by Taylor James Johnson and edited by Kier Gomes) we look at Curry’s life and legacy.

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