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| Tim Curry |
Curry 2005 in New York City |
| Born |
Timothy James Curry
19 April 1946 (1946-04-19) (age 63)
Grappenhall, Warrington, England, UK |
| Occupation |
Actor, singer, composer |
| Years active |
1968 – present |
Early life
Curry's father, James, was a
Methodist chaplain in the
Royal Navy, and his mother, Patricia, was a school secretary.
[1] .^ The ones who look like they were conceived, brought up and schooled in bars.
He attended
Kingswood School,
Bath. As a child, he developed into a talented
boy soprano (treble).
[2] Deciding to concentrate on acting, Curry graduated from
Birmingham University with a combined degree in English and drama.
[3]Acting career
Rocky Horror
Curry's first full-time role was as part of the original London cast of the musical
Hair in 1968, where he first met
Richard O'Brien[4] who went on to write Curry's next full-time role, that of Dr. Frank N. Furter in
The Rocky Horror Show.
[5].^ She dressed him in local clothes made especially for Tet and they're both holding a plastic baby with a picture of the inside of a pretty house as a backdrop.
He continued to play the character in London,
Los Angeles and
New York until 1975.
.^ Labels: Masaman Curry Masaman Curry - Chapter 11 I have many keys, but most of the locks are gone.
^ It came out later that he paid many of her bills through the years.
.^ With the Masaman Curry book I've been getting a little lost, so all comments about what's good, and even more, about what's bad would be gladly received.
.^ There's more red in the water and less in me and still so much and so much many green.
^ I told so many stories about falling, accidents, scrapes, and now was I clumsy?
Theatre
.^ I dont think it will be as good as the original but as long as Tim Curry plays Pennywise it has potential.- Perez Hilton: Amazing! It: The Movie 22 January 2010 17:16 UTC perezhilton.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ With the Masaman Curry book I've been getting a little lost, so all comments about what's good, and even more, about what's bad would be gladly received.
In the mid 1980s, Curry performed in
The Rivals (Bob Acres 1983) and in several plays with the
Royal National Theatre of
Great Britain, including the
Threepenny Opera (MacHeath 1986),
Dalliance (Theodore 1986), and
Love For Love (Tattle 1985). In 1987/1988, Curry did the national tour of
Me and My Girl as the lead role of 'Bill Snibson', a role originated on Broadway by
Robert Lindsay and followed by
Jim Dale. In 1989/90, Tim Curry returned once again to the New York stage in
The Art of Success. In 1993, Curry played Alan Swann in the
Broadway musical version of
My Favorite Year, earning him his second Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical.
Films and television
Curry's television and film credits are long and varied. A partial list of roles:
- "Madman" in a telefilm of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi (1972)
- Glen in Schmoedipus, a BBC Play for Today TV episode written by Dennis Potter and directed by Barry Davis (1974)
- Dr. Frank N. Furter The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
- Jerome K. Jerome in the BBC's TV movie Three Men in a Boat (1975)
- Has-been rock star Stevie Streeter in Rock Follies of '77 (1977)
- William Shakespeare in a 6-hour British TV series Will Shakespeare directed by Mark Cullingham, Robert Knights, Peter Wood (1977)
- Disc jockey Johnny LaGuardia in Times Square (1980)
- Guest host of Saturday Night Live (1981); In one sketch, Curry and Meat Loaf ran a "Rocky Horror" memorabilia store.
- Larry Gormley in LWT's TV comedy Blue Money (1982)
- Rooster Hannigan in the musical Annie (1982)
- Lord of Darkness in the film Legend (1985)
- Wadsworth in the film Clue (1985)
- The Grand Wizard in The Worst Witch (1986)
- Pentecostal televangelist in Pass the Ammo (1988)
- Rapacious record producer Winston Newquay in Wiseguy (1989)
- Prince Charles (voice) in episode 27 - "Europe in 30 Minutes" of Tiny Toon Adventures (1990)
- The Prosecutor in Roger Waters' 1990 Performance of The Wall Live in Berlin (1990)
- Pennywise in Stephen King's It (1990)
- Dr. Petrov in The Hunt for Red October (1990)
- MAL in Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990-1996)
- Dr. Thornton Poole the elocutionist in the film Oscar (1991)
- The Plaza Hotel concierge, Mr. Hector, in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
- Mr. Jigsaw in the film Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
- Roger in 2 episodes of Roseanne (1993)
- Cardinal Richelieu in Disney's The Three Musketeers (1993)
- Pa, Ma, and Winoma Breckrenger in Death of Some Salesman from Tales from the Crypt (1993)
- Corrupt scientist Farley Claymore in The Shadow (1994)
- Gaal in Earth 2 (1994)
- Herkermer Homolka, Romanian philanthropist in Congo (1995) - Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor
- Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island (1996)[5]
- Simon Doonan in the Titanic miniseries (1996)
- Major Vladikov in McHale's Navy (1997)
- Dr. Kao in Doom Runners (1997)
- "Poet Man" in Lexx (1997) in the episode "Supernova"
- Simon Ferguson in Over the Top (1997)
- Gomez Addams in Addams Family Reunion (1998)
- "The Sorcerer" (voice only) in The Net (1998-1999)
- "Jezebel Jack" in Pirates of the Plain (1999) from the creators of Ernest.
- "Edward Whatsett St. John" in Jackie's Back! (1999)
- Roger Corwin in Charlie's Angels (2000)
- Felix in Four Dogs Playing Poker (2000)
- Captain Fitzgerald in Lion of Oz (2000)
- Damien Kemp in Sorted (2000)
- Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius II in Attila (2001)
- Professor Oldman in Scary Movie 2 (2001)
- Harley Dune in Wolf Girl (sometimes listed as Blood Moon (2001)
- Vet Matthew Hope in Ritual from the Tales from the Crypt (2001)
- Priest in The Scoundrel's Wife aka Home Front (2002)
- Dale 'The Whale' Biederbeck in the Mr. Monk Goes to Jail episode of the Monk (TV series) (2004)
- Thurman Rice in Kinsey (2004)
- Marion Finster in Will & Grace (2004)
- Caspar Pennington in "Bailey's Billion" (2005)
- Nigel St. Nigel in Psych second season episode "American Duos" (2007)
- Coeur De Noir in The Secret of Moonacre (2008)
- Trymon in Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic (2008)
- Lord Greville Boynton in Agatha Christie's Poirot: Appointment with Death (2008)
- Dodo in Alice (2009)
- Marion Finster, Lyle Finster's (John Cleese) brother in an episode of Will & Grace
- Dr. Monroe in Burke and Hare (2010)[6]
Voice acting
From the early 1990s onward, Curry has also become known as a highly-acclaimed
voice artist. Notable roles include:
Curry was cast as the
Joker in
Warner Brothers'
Batman: The Animated Series, and even recorded several episodes worth of dialogue. At the 1993
San Diego Comic-Con,
Bruce Timm told a panel audience that Curry could not maintain the Joker voice for long, and would violently cough between takes, so he was replaced by
Mark Hamill.
Games
Musical career
Aside from his performances on various soundtrack records, Curry has had some success as a solo musical artist. In 1976, he recorded a 9-song album for
Lou Adler's Ode Records which was unreleased in its entirely until February 2010, when it was made available as a legal download (4 tracks from these sessions had been released on a 1990
Rocky Horror box set). In 1978,
A&M Records released Curry's debut solo album,
Read My Lips. The album featured an eclectic range of songs (mostly
covers) performed in diverse genre. Highlights of the album are a
reggae version of the
Beatles song "
I Will", a rendition of "Wake Nicodemus" with full bagpipe backing, and an original bar-room ballad, "Alan".
The following year, Curry released his second and most successful album,
Fearless. The
LP was more rock-oriented than
Read My Lips and mostly featured original songs rather than cover versions. The record included Curry's only US charting songs: "I Do the Rock" and "Paradise Garage".
Curry's third and final album,
Simplicity, was released in 1981, again by A&M Records. This record, which did not sell as well as the previous offerings, combined both original songs and cover versions.
In 1989, A&M released
The Best of Tim Curry on CD and cassette, featuring songs from his albums (including a live version of "Alan") and a previously unreleased song, a live cover version of
Bob Dylan's "Simple Twist of Fate".
Curry toured America with his band through the late 1970s and the first half of the 1980s. He also performed in
Roger Waters' (of
Pink Floyd fame) 1990 production of
The Wall in Berlin, as the prosecutor. Curry's voice also appeared on
The Clash's Sandinista!, on the track "Sound of Sinners".
The writing, production and musician roster for Curry's solo albums included an impressive list of collaborators, including
Bob Ezrin and
David Sanborn.
Real estate career
Apart from his notable successes as an actor, Curry has also developed several properties in the city of Los Angeles. Among these is a 1926 Mediterranean Italianate Revival estate located on Nottingham Avenue just below
Griffith Park Observatory in the neighborhood of
Los Feliz.
[9]Awards and nominations
References
- ^ "Tim Curry Biography (1946-)". Filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/35/Tim-Curry.html. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ Mervyn Rothstein, "Tim Curry Plunges Ahead Into the Past, Part IV", New York Times, 24 January 1990
- ^ Harding, James (1987). The Rocky Horror Show Book. London: Sidgwick & Jackson. page 45
- ^ "Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic :: Sky One". Web.archive.org. 2008-01-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20080118092709/http://www.skyoneonline.co.uk/tcom/tim_curry.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ a b c Mark Brown (2006-10-20). "'We were all going to join this street theatre troupe. Tim got a job in Hair the next day. All he had to do was sing'". The Guardian. http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1927272,00.html. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ Landis Heads to the Streets of Edinburgh for 'Burke & Hare'
- ^ McWhertor, Michael (2009-06-15). "Tim Schafer Explains Why Dio's Out Of Brütal Legend, Tim Curry's In — ronnie james dio". Kotaku. http://kotaku.com/5291718/tim-schafer-explains-why-dios-out-of-brutal-legend-tim-currys-in. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ 27 augustus 2009. "Dragon Age: Origins — VO Talent". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTAJn4H3FBA. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ Los Angeles Times. May 7, 2006. Ruth Ryon. "An Eye for Crowning Touches", Real Estate Section.
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| Persondata |
| NAME |
Curry, Tim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES |
Curry, Timothy James |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION |
actor, singer, composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH |
19 April 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
Grappenhall, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK |
| DATE OF DEATH |
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| PLACE OF DEATH |
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