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Overview
- Entertainment outlets report that Tim Curry was found dead at his Los Angeles home following a medical emergency on August 25, with TMZ publishing the initial account and legacy outlets corroborating the basic facts.
- Officials and family have not released a cause of death, and police have said no criminality is suspected in the circumstances surrounding his passing.
- Curry had a long health decline after a severe stroke reported in 2013 that left him using a wheelchair and limited his work, though he made a brief return to film in 2024.
- He built a decades-spanning career on stage, screen and in voice work, best known for originating Dr Frank‑N‑Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and for playing Pennywise in the 1990 adaptation of It.
- Colleagues and fans have paid tribute online, and coverage notes his role in creating a lasting cult audience for Rocky Horror through midnight screenings and audience participation that shape his cultural legacy.