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A Performer Who Never Fit One Description

Calling Tim Curry simply an actor doesn’t quite capture the breadth of his career.

He was a stage performer.

A film actor.

A television star.

A voice actor.

A singer.

A composer.

And, perhaps most importantly, an entertainer who understood how to make audiences remember him.

Whether viewers encountered him as Frank-N-Furter, Pennywise, a villain, a comedian or an animated character, there was usually something unmistakably Tim Curry about the performance.

Remembering the Man Behind the Characters

Curry’s career lasted for more than five decades.

His achievements were not limited to awards or box-office success. His greatest accomplishment may have been the number of people who encountered his work at completely different stages of their lives.

One person might remember him from Rocky Horror.

Another might remember Pennywise.

Someone else might know him as Nigel Thornberry.

Others may remember him from Clue, Annie, Legend or one of his many stage performances.

That is the mark of a genuinely versatile performer.