Tim Curry has died aged 80

Legendary performer Tim Curry has died aged 80.

Curry began his professional theatrical journey in the West End with the ensemble of Hair. He soon originated the role of Dr Frank-N-Furter in the initial London staging of The Rocky Horror Show, before reprising the performance on Broadway and in the 1975 screen adaptation.

His stage work spans both sides of the Atlantic, featuring roles in Travesties for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, as well as a Tony-nominated performance creating Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the original Broadway run of Amadeus. On West End stages, he garnered Olivier nominations playing the Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance and King Arthur in Spamalot, a production he also led in New York.

Beyond the auditorium, his screen credits range from classic musical films like Annie to Clue, Legend, and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, alongside television projects such as the 1990 adaptation of Stephen King’s It. A prolific voice actor, he earned a Daytime Emmy Award for Peter Pan and the Pirates. In recognition of his contributions to the performing arts, he received the Actors Fund of America Artistic Achievement Award