Biography
Though moviegoers across several generations associated him with his memorable debut role as the campy transvestite Doctor Frank-N-Furter in the cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975), actor Tim Curry struggled throughout his career to live down the role that made him famous. Curry managed to chip away at the narrow perception of him with a wide range of performances, playing the title role in the stage production of "Amadeus" …
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Career Milestones
2008 | Voiced Yegor in the animated feature "Fly Me to the Moon" | |
2006 | Reprised role from "Spamalot" for London's West End | |
2005 | Earned rave reviews for Eric Idle's Broadway musical "Spamalot"; received a Tony nomination for his role | |
2004 | Cast opposite Liam Neeson in Bill Condon's "Kinsey" the story of Alfred Kinsey, a pioneer in the area of human sexuality research | |
2003 | Along with Tatum O'Neal and Julian Sands, co-starred in the romantic drama "The Scoundrels" | |
2002 | Starred as Mr. French in the family comedy series "Family Affair" (WB) | |
2001 | Cast in the horror comedy feature "Scary Movie 2" | |
2000 | Portrayed Roger Corwin in the summer hit feature "Charlie's Angels" | |
1999 | Starred as Jezebel Jack in the feature "Pirates of the Plain" | |
1998 | Voiced Rex Pester in "The Rugrats Movie" | |
1998 | Provided the voice of Lotar/King Alfor in the television sci-fi animation series "Voltron: The Third Dimension" | |
1997 | Starred in the ABC sitcom "Over the Top" | |
1996 | Garnered praise for his turn as Long John Silver in "Muppet Treasure Island" | |
1995 | Provided the voice of the villainous Drake in Don Bluth's animated "The Pebble and the Penguin" | |
1995 | Performance as Herkermer Homolka considered a bright spot in Michael Crichton's mostly lacklustre "Congo" | |
1993 | Won critical acclaim for his portrayal of Cardinal Richelieu in "The Three Musketeers" | |
1992 | Won second Tony nomination as Best Actor in a Musical for his turn as Alan Swann in the stage musical version of "My Favorite Year" | |
1990 | Voiced Captain Hook for the FOX animated series "Peter Pan and the Pirates" | |
1989 | Had memorable role as music promoter in a story arc of the cult hit CBS drama "Wiseguy" | |
1985 | Played a magnificently made-up Satan in Ridley Scott's "Legend" | |
1982 | Appeared as Rooster Hannigan in the feature adaptaion of the musical "Annie" | |
1980 | Originated role of Mozart in the Broadway production of "Amadeus"; earned Tony nomination as Best Actor in a Play | |
1978 | Released debut album, Read My Lips | |
1978 | Portrayed title role in the six part drama for British TV "Will Shakespeare" | |
1976 | Replaced John Wood in Tom Stoppard's play "Travesties" | |
1976 | Released first single, "Baby Love" | |
1975 | Reprised role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in his feature film debut, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" | |
1973 | Originated the role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the London stage production of "The Rocky Horror Show" | |
1970 | TV debut in the British series "Ace of Wands"; had small role as a cashier | |
1970 | Appeared in the West End production of "Lie Down, I Think I Love You" | |
1968 | Theatrical debut as chorus member in the West End production of "Hair" | |
1956 | Made first amateur stage appearance in Shakespeare | |
| Sang soprano in church choir | ||
1948 | Returned to England | |
| Moved with family to Hong Kong shortly after birth | ||
Awards
1994 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Drama Series in Death of Some Salesmen |