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TIL that actor Tim Curry is on a wheelchair since 2012
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Holy crap that’s an epic response. Definitely read that in Curry’s voice.
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It's hard to fully enjoy someone's work or art knowing what tragedy has befallen them since that time. It's just sad. Among others, I always enjoy Clue.
Clue, Home Alone 2, and Muppet Treasure Island are timeless favorites of mine largely because of Curry.
what about rocky horror?
What's rocky horror?
"rocky horror" is the 1973 musical play "the rocky horror show" and the 1975 film adaptation "rocky horror picture show" - both follow a newly-engaged couple named brad and janet who were going to see dr. everett v. scott when their car broke down - they eventually went into a castle which (spoiler alert) happens to be a spaceship from the people who inhabit it - transylvanians. oh and tim curry is in it as frank-n-furter.
My introduction to Tim Curry was when he played Rooster in Annie waaay back in 1982.
It's always been wonderful to see him pop up in movies and shows (and video games) over the years, even if he's just doing voice acting. I know it took him a while after his stroke to be able to talk normally again (he was slow and slurred in his speech for a while), but I'm surprised he hasn't done more voice work since 2012.
"oh this is a Muppet show? Very well, I shall be a Muppet as well."
"No Tim you can just act... Oh my God he's done it."
The best muppet movies by far are:
Muppet Treasure Island - because Tim Curry acted like a Muppet.
The Muppet Christmas Carol - because Michael Caine acted like the Muppets were true actors.
Fern Gully
what about rocky horror?
It's a huge shame, as he requires two carers now, but he does sound as though he's still sharp witted as ever, and is that thankful he has kept his voice after the stroke.
‘Risky is the best way to be’: Tim Curry on sexuality, surviving a stroke – and 50 years of stardom https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2025/oct/14/risky-is-the-best-way-to-be-tim-curry-sexuality-surviving-stroke-50-years-stardom
Oh, please tell me he’s still getting voiceover gigs. He needs to leave his mark on as many things as possible before the end.
Link is a fantastic read, thank you.
I had no idea. Wow
If you've never seen any clips from Tim Curry in Command and Conquer, pull over and watch them right now.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tim+curry++commander+and+conquer
Nobody eats up scenery like Tim Curry eats up scenery.
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This post is how I found out. That's heartbreaking. The frailty of the human form is a cosmic crime.
wanna go kill god?
Sorry, not 14-17 years old and my parents are still alive. I'm obviously not a JRPG protagonist.
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only if we can eat god afters, demonstrating our superior place on the food chain.
I wake up in disappointment about there not being a sojen anime where Friedrich Nietzsche and contemporary philosophers go on to hunt and kill God. in the most literal sense. not to kill a God, but the biblical one.
imagine him and Wagner setting up a play to trap Jesus in the middle of the concert. or a side quest with Marx and Engles. or getting weirded out by Freud but then using him to hipnotize captured Jesus to figure out how to kill God.
Friedrich Nietzsche Isekai: How I Ate God In A New World And Surpassed The Food Chain sounds delightfully weird
imagine the finale with Nietzsche fight mano a mano with God. the white beard tunic all powerful god. the soundtrack alone would be amazing
i kind of want to write this, but i don't know enough nietzche information to do it justice
being an author isn't about knowing wierd shit, it's about researching wierd shit
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It certainly sucks, but he was in his late 60's when it happened. He's almost 80 now.
He's had a great and full life, and he has great care; most people don't get either of those things. Aging sucks.
Yeah, this sucks considering his role in horror story
Not smashing!
I remember hearing that he auditioned for the role of Joker in Tim Burton's Batman (Jack Nicholson) and again for the Animated series (Mark Hamil). Turned down both times for either too scary or intense.
And this is why you never get a massage or (even worse) chiro on your neck.
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Oh. I did not know. And I absolutely love Congo. The movie and the game.
Yeah, Its a damn shame. I always liked his performances. He has done only a few parts since then. I remember him being a judge in a sitcom but I can't remember the shows name.
Psych, season 2 episode 1, "American Duos".
He's INSANELY funny in it. As one would expect from him.
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