RIP, Tim Curry: Ars remembers his top 10 iconic performances
A dashing pirate, a butler, a killer clown, an alien mad scientist in drag—the man had range.
A dashing pirate, a butler, a killer clown, an alien mad scientist in drag—the man had range.
The short version
- It’s said celebrity deaths come in threes.
- We lost Sam Neill last month , and the legendary Dolly Parton yesterday .
- Now we find out that the universe has also seen fit to deprive us of the glorious presence of Tim Curry, who died at home yesterday in Los Angeles at the age of 80.
What happened
No cause of death has been given, but Curry had been in ill health since 2012, when he suffered a stroke and required brain surgery; he had been confined to a wheelchair ever since. Curry’s longtime friend and manager, Marcia Hurwitz, confirmed the actor’s passing to Deadline and said Curry had died peacefully.
Why it matters
Per the official announcement: Few actors can claim to have left as many distinct fingerprints on pop culture and though he suffered a debilitating stroke in 2012, he continued adding to his achievements as an artist and, most recently, a writer.
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