![]() Virtually nothing is known about his private life. The reason for this is not because Curry hated the Rocky Horror Picture show, but simply because Curry in general is a very private man who actually rarely gives interviews on anything. There are a few interviews with Curry you can find on line of him talking about it, but generally speaking he seemed to often not want to mention it in public. This makes it the longest running theatrical release in cinema history.ĭespite the films global following, Tim Curry for many years shied away from discussing it. It’s still in a limited release in cinema’s around the world today. The Rocky Horror Picture Show having been a huge success on stage would prove to be an even bigger hit on the big screen, though it was universally slated by critics at the time, it has since gone on to develop a massive cult following almost like no other film. Freddie Mercury may have been an influence as whilst Freddie was largely unknown when the original stage show started in London, he and Curry were very good friends. Curry mentioned David Bowie as an influence on Frank N Furter. ![]() A natural born singer and performer on stage Curry manages to inject Frank N Furter with the charisma and showmanship of Freddie Mercury, mixed in with the androgyny of a Glam rock era David Bowie. In terms of his musical performance Curry really excels too. Frank N Furter manages to be appealing to both the male and female protagonist as a result and confuses just about everyone who ever saw the film! Despite having based the accent on an old lady, Curry makes Frank N Furter’s voice very deep and booming, yet his mannerisms are obviously very feminine too. On the one hand the way he talks at times can be very masculine. He truly does give the impression that Frank N Furter (an alien) is someone to whom gender and sexuality doesn’t matter one bit. From the second he first appears he manages to stand out in a film full of already quite colourful characters.Ĭurry is able to inject a lot of feminine and masculine qualities into the character which I think is more effective than if he had simply played it as a man who wants to be a woman. Its not hard to see why Curry’s performance was so popular at the time and remains so. The moment that secured Curry’s status as an LGBT icon for all time and managed to confuse more than a few straight men. Naturally of course only Tim Curry could bring such a gloriously flamboyant character to life. A cross dressing alien who shags the main male and female characters, eats his servants and builds a perfect man to sleep with in his lab. You’d be hard pushed to find a more over the top villain than Frank N Furter. The character was according to Curry originally intended to be just a generic pastiche of evil scientists from old horror movies, but gradually over time both he and the director of the original stage show added more flamboyant aspects to his character, such as his cross dressing nature, and his plummy accent which Curry said he based on an old lady he had seen on a bus. Curry first played this character on stage before going on to play the part in the film adaptation of the Rocky Horror Picture Show in 1975. Instead we will be looking at his most popular and iconic roles as well as a few of my own personal favourites in order to give you an overview of the great man’s career.ĭoctor Frank N Furter/ Rocky Horror Picture ShowĬurry’s breakthrough role. He has been compared to the late great Christopher Lee in this respect in that though both men have starred in many genre classics, the fact that they were in so much means that sadly they were in quite a lot of shit too like Congo and in Lee’s case Captain America 2: Death too Soon. Unlike other actors in this series we won’t be able to look at every genre role he has played as Curry had been in hundreds of different series and films. The man is just sheer entertainment and joy in human form and in this article we are going to be taking a look at his most popular and celebrated roles in cult films and television series. ![]() He’s one of these performers who regardless of how poor the production he is in, or how small a role he has been given, he always manages to make it memorable. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.Ĭurry has also worked as a voice actor on many video games including Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, Brütal Legend and Dragon Age: Origins.Tim Curry is without doubt one of my favourite actors. Tim Curry is an English actor who has played a diverse selection of roles in film, television and theatre. ![]()
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