Happy Birthday Tim Curry!!!
Today, April 19th, marks the 71st birthday of the one, the only, TIM CURRY!
The Rocky Horror fandom knows him best as the deliciously demented Dr. Frank-n-Furter, of courseā¦
But Mr. Curryās body of work goes far beyond that. Over nearly five decades(!) of acting, he has portrayed the Bard of Avon, Will Shakespeareā¦
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the original Broadway run of Amadeusā¦
Miss Hanniganās dashing but dastardly brother Rooster in Annieā¦
The Pirate King in the 1982 West End production of The Pirates of Penzanceā¦
The demonic Darkness of Legendā¦
The butler, Wadsworth, from that board-game-come-to-life Clueā¦
The Grand Wizard in the film-length meme that is The Worst Witch (and yes, Tim, we all want to see your *ahem* ātambourineā)ā¦
Steven Kingās carnivorous clown Pennywise, causing generations of horror fans to develop coulrophobia (Beep Beep, Richie!)ā¦
Ferngullyās Hexxus, whose slimy, seductive song āToxic Loveā gave 90ā²s kids of all genders very confusing feelings for an animated smog-monsterā¦
The smarmy, sycophantic Concierge in Home Alone 2ā¦
The conniving Cardinal Richelieu, the Three Musketeersā powerful foeā¦
The entire creepy-ass Brackett family in the Tales from the Crypt episode āDeath of Some Salesmenāā¦
Arielās oddly muscular antagonist, the Evil Manta, from The Little Mermaid TV seriesā¦
The Pebble and the Penguinās devious Drake (once again, why on earth is a penguin that buff?)ā¦
The infamous Long John Silver, complete with Muppet crew (and a smouldering past romance with Miss Piggy)ā¦
King Chicken in the strange, crass adult cartoon Duckmanā¦
TheĀ patriarch of that beloved creepy, kooky family, Gomez Addamsā¦
The bumbling wildlife expert (and father of 1,000 smashing memes) Nigel Thornberryā¦
Ben Ravencroft, a horror writer with a mysterious past in Scooby-Doo and the Witchās Ghostā¦
The greedy Ebenezer Scrooge in Madison Square Gardenās 2001 Christmas Carol (as well as a number of other Christmas Carol projects, including voicing an animated Scrooge in 1997, recording an audiobook, and even participating in a Sesame Street version!)ā¦
King Arthur in the original run of Monty Pythonās Broadway blockbuster Spamalotā¦
Prince, Garfieldās royal doppelgƤngerā¦Ā
Chancellor Palpatine in Star Wars: The Clone Warsā¦
The ominous Auntie Whispers in Over the Garden Wallā¦
ā¦and did the Time Warp again in 2016 as the Criminologist in FOXās totally unnecessary remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
And thatās just a tiny selection of roles from his huge body of work! (I should know: I spent literal hours combing his rĆ©sumĆ© for this post.) Mr. Curry is a true jack-of-all-trades talentāfrom stage and screen, to audiobooks and voice work for animated features and video games; he even released several albums as a solo musician!
For almost half a century, Timothy James Curry has inspired the weirdos, the queer kids, the theater geeks, and the freaks of the world. His life shows themāshows usāthat being ourselves will pay off in the long run, no matter how much we are told that we have to ālearn to fit inā and ābe normal, for godās sake.ā
Mr. Curry, you are a motherfucking hero, and for that, we honour you. Hereās hoping you are healthy and happy, today and for many birthdays yet to come.
So everyone join me in a rousing chorus of a song even the virgins will know!
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