

Deciding to concentrate on acting, he graduated from Birmingham University with a combined degree in English and drama. As a child, he developed into a talented boy soprano (treble). He was born and brought up in Warrington and attended Lymm High School until his father's death in 1958, when Curry moved to South London. He has performed the role of King Arthur in the Broadway hit Monty Python's Spamalot.Ĭurry's father, James, was a Methodist chaplain in the Royal Navy, and his mother Patricia was a school secretary. He became known to younger audiences as Nigel, the father in the Nickelodeon children's TV show, The Wild Thornberrys.
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Furter in the 1975 cult movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show, then later for his roles as Rooster in the film adaption of Annie, Lord of Darkness in the film Legend (1985), Wadsworth in the movie Clue, and as Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the horror film Stephen King's It. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.Ĭurry first became known to audiences with his breakthrough role as Frank N. Timothy James "Tim" Curry (born 19 April 1946) is an English actor, singer, composer and voice artist, known for his work in a diverse range of theatre, film and television productions, including the role of Captain Hook in the 1990s Fox TV series Peter Pan and the Pirates, for which he won an Emmy.
