Timothy James Curry is an English actor and singer. He rose to prominence with his portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Curry’s other stage work includes various roles in the original West End production of Hair, Tristan Tzara in the 1975 West End and Broadway productions of Travesties. He has also gained acclaim for his voice acting roles, including his Daytime Emmy Award winning performance as Captain Hook on the Fox’s Peter Pan & the Pirates.
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Timothy James Curry is an English actor and singer. He rose to prominence with his portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Curry’s other stage work includes various roles in the original West End production of Hair, Tristan Tzara in the 1975 West End and Broadway productions of Travesties. He has also gained acclaim for his voice acting roles, including his Daytime Emmy Award winning performance as Captain Hook on the Fox’s Peter Pan & the Pirates. As a solo music artist, Curry has released three studio albums; Read My Lips, Fearless, and Simplicity. Curry was born in Grappenhall, Cheshire on 19 April 1946. His father, James Curry, a chaplain in the Royal Navy, died when Curry was 12 years old. He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a combined degree in English and Drama. Curry’s first full-time role was as part of the original London cast of the musical Hair in 1968. He met Richard O’Brien who went on to write Curry’s next full time role, that ofDr. Frank-N Furters in The Rocky Horror Show in 1975. He continued to play the character in London, Los Angeles, and New York City until 1975. Shortly after the end of Rocky Horror’s run on Broadway, Curry returned to the stage with Tom’s Travesty. In 2016, Curry played The Criminologist in the television remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
He also starred as Sir Nigel Thornberry on The Wild Thornberrys and Palpatine on Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He is the father of two young children, a son and a daughter. He currently lives in London with his wife and two step-daughters, and has a son, a daughter and a son-in-law. The couple have three children, and a step-son, and have a daughter, a granddaughter and a great-great-granddaughter. Curry is married to his long-time friend, actress, and former Miss England, Tanya Mowbray, who is also a former Miss England and Miss America and has appeared in a number of films and TV shows, including Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and The Muppets Treasure Island. He and his wife have two children, two sons, and one step-daughter, both of whom are currently living in the United States. They have two grandchildren, a boy and a girl. Curry has been married to actor Richard O’Brien since 2007. He lives in South London with wife and children, Tania and Tania. He previously lived in Los Angeles with wife Tania, and had a daughter with whom he had a son in 2008. He now lives in New Jersey with his daughter, Tana. He recently moved to New York to be closer to his daughter and son.
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