Overview
- Law enforcement sources told TMZ that police responded to Curry’s Los Angeles home late Tuesday and do not suspect foul play in his death.
- Curry rose to fame as Dr. Frank‑N‑Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and later earned acclaim for film, television and stage roles, including his turn as Pennywise in the 1990 TV adaptation of It.
- In July 2012 Curry suffered a major stroke that left him partially paralysed and using a wheelchair, and he said in connection with his 2025 memoir Vagabond that he still could not walk.
- After the stroke he shifted toward voice work and selective appearances, sustaining a decades‑long career that included multiple Tony nominations and continued influence in film and theatre.
- Obituaries and retrospectives are expected to revisit Curry’s cultural impact on midnight‑screening cult cinema, his stage achievements, and how his later years were shaped by long-term health struggles.