Tim Curry (født 19. april 1946, død 25. august 2026) var en engelsk skuespiller, der måske er bedst kendt for sin rolle i musicalfilmen Rocky Horror Picture Show fra 1975.
Skuespiller Tim Curry medvirkede i en række teaterforestillinger, herunder teateropsætningerne af The Rocky Horror Show (den originale teaterudgave af filmen The Rocky Picture Show), der fandt sted omkring filmens udgivelse i 1975. Curry medvirkede endvidere som King Arthur ved teaterforestillingen Spamalot (skrevet af Eric Idle), der spillede i perioden 2005-2009.
Curry spillede som filmskuespiller med i Charlie's Angels fra 2000 i rollen som Roger Corwin.
Han lagde stemme til flere tegnefilm.
Privatliv
Tim Curry blev ramt af apopleksi i 2013 og brugte derefter kørestol. Han kom sig dog så meget at han kunne fortsætte som skuespiller.
Sangkarriere Tim Curry medvirkede som sanger på en række soundtracks, og udgav også tre album i eget navn, Read My Lips, Fearless og Simplicity samt et opsamlingsalbum The Best of Tim Curry. Curry medvirkede endvidere på nummeret "Sound of Sinners" udgivet på The Clashs tredobbelte album Sandinista! fra 1980. I 1990 optrådte Curry ved Roger Waters' opførelse af The Wall i Berlin, hvor Curry lagde stemme til anklageren.
Filmografi
År Titel Rolle Instruktør Noter 1975 Dr. Frank N. Furter Jim Sharman 1978 Robert Graves Jerzy Skolimowski 1980 Times Square Johnny LaGuardia Allan Moyle 1982 Annie Rooster Hannigan John Huston 1983 Jeremy Hancock Richard Eyre1985 Legend Darkness Ridley Scott Clue Wadsworth Jonathan Lynn 1988 Pass the Ammo Rev. Ray Porter David Beaird 1990 Dr. Yevgeniy Petrov John McTiernan 1991 Oscar Dr. Thornton Poole John Landis 1992 The Player Himself Robert Altman Slettetcameo Passed Away Boyd Pinter Charlie Peters Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Concierge Chris Columbus 1993 Loaded Weapon 1 Mr. Jigsaw Gene Quintano Cardinal Richelieu Stephen Herek 1994 Farley Claymore Russell Mulcahy 1995 Congo Herkermer Homolka Frank Marshall 1996 Muppet Treasure Island Long John Silver Brian Henson Lover's Knot Cupid's Caseworker Peter Shaner 1997 McHale's Navy Major Vladikov Bryan Spicer 1998 Addams Family Reunion Gomez Addams Dave Payne Direkte-til-DVD 1999 Pirates of the Plain Jezebel Jack John R. Cherry III 2000 Four Dogs Playing Poker Felix Paul Rachman Sorted Damien Kemp Alexander Jovy Charlie's Angels Roger Corwin McG2001 Scary Movie 2 Professor Oldman Keenen Ivory Wayans Wolf Girl Harley Dune Thom FitzgeraldDirekte-til-DVD 2002 Ritual Matthew Hope Avi Nesher Father Antoine Glen Pitre 2004 Kinsey Thurman Rice Bill Condon 2005 Bailey's Billion$ Caspar Pennington David Devine 2007 Christmas in Wonderland Gordon McLoosh James Orr 2008 Coeur de Noir, Sir William de Noir Gábor Csupó 2010 Burke & Hare Prof. Alexander Monro John Landis
Diskografi
Albums Read My Lips (1978) Fearless (1979) Simplicity (1981) The Best of Tim Curry (1985; opsamlingsalbum) From the Vaults (indspillet 1976, udgivevt2010)
Soundtracks lign. The Rocky Horror Show (Original London cast) (1973) The Rocky Horror Show (Original Roxy cast) (1974) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Annie (1982) Ferngully: The Last Rainforest (1992) My Favorite Year (Original Broadway cast) (1993) The Pebble and the Penguin (1995) Muppet Treasure Island (1996) Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) Spamalot (Original Broadway cast) (2005) The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (2016)
Andet Carly Simon – Spy (1979) – Backing vocals for "Vengeance" and "Pure Sin" Roger Waters – The Wall: Live in Berlin (1990) – Live recording of "The Trial" Little Tramp (1992) – Concept album for musical Disney's Music From the Park (1996) – "The Ballad of Davy Crockett"
Hæder
Year Title Award Category Result 1975 The Rocky Horror ShowDrama Desk Award Best Actor in a Musical 1981Amadeus Best Actor in a Play Tony Award 1982The Pirates of Penzance Royal Variety Club Award Stage Actor of the Year Laurence Olivier Award Best Actor in a Musical 1991 Peter Pan and the Pirates Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series 1993 My Favorite Year Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical Passed Away American Comedy Award Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 1994Tales from the Crypt Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series 1995 CableACE Award Best Actor in a Dramatic Series Mighty Max Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program 1996 Congo Razzie Award Worst Supporting Actor 1998 Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Annie Award Voice Acting in a Feature Production 2002 The Bad Beginning Grammy Award Best Spoken Word Album for Children 2005Spamalot Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical Tony Award Best Actor in a Musical 2007 Laurence Olivier Award WhatsOnStage Award 2010 Brütal LegendNAVGTR Award Supporting Performance in a Comedy Dragon Age: Origins Supporting Performance in a Drama 2015 Actors Fund of America Artistic Achievement Award
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