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Tim Curry
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Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946) is an English actor and singer. He is known for working in a diverse range of theatre, film, and television, most often portraying villainous characters. Curry rose to prominence with his portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), reprising the role he had originated in the 1973 London and the 1974 Los Angeles stage productions of The Rocky Horror Show. His other stage work includes various roles in the original West End production of Hair, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the 1980 Broadway production of Amadeus, the Pirate King in the 1982 West End production of The Pirates of Penzance, Alan Swann in the Broadway production of My Favourite Year, and King Arthur in Broadway and West End productions of Spamalot from 2005 to 2007. Curry received further acclaim for his film and television roles, including as Rooster Hannigan in the film adaptation of Annie (1982), as Darkness in the fantasy film Legend (1985), as Wadsworth in the mystery comedy film Clue (1985), as Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the horror miniseries It (1990), as the Concierge in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), and Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island (1996). Curry has also gained acclaim as a voice actor. His roles in animation include Captain Hook on the Fox series Peter Pan & the Pirates (1990–1991), Hexxus in the fantasy film FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992), Sir Nigel Thornberry on the Nickelodeon series The Wild Thornberrys (1998–2004) and Palpatine on Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2013–2014). Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Curry, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946) is an English actor and singer. He is known for working in a diverse range of theatre, film, and television, most often portraying villainous characters. Curry rose to prominence with his portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), reprising the role he had originated in the 1973 London and the 1974 Los Angeles stage productions of The Rocky Horror Show. His other stage work includes various roles in the original West End production of Hair, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the 1980 Broadway production of Amadeus, the Pirate King in the 1982 West End production of The Pirates of Penzance, Alan Swann in the Broadway production of My Favourite Year, and King Arthur in Broadway and West End productions of Spamalot from 2005 to 2007. Curry received further acclaim for his film and television roles, including as Rooster Hannigan in the film adaptation of Annie (1982), as Darkness in the fantasy film Legend (1985), as Wadsworth in the mystery comedy film Clue (1985), as Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the horror miniseries It (1990), as the Concierge in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), and Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island (1996). Curry has also gained acclaim as a voice actor. His roles in animation include Captain Hook on the Fox series Peter Pan & the Pirates (1990–1991), Hexxus in the fantasy film FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992), Sir Nigel Thornberry on the Nickelodeon series The Wild Thornberrys (1998–2004) and Palpatine on Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2013–2014). Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim Curry, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Oscars
Monk
Saturday Night Live
Young Justice
Batman Beyond
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Wiseguy
Dinosaurs
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Tales from the Crypt
Batman: The Animated Series
Psych
The Naked Truth
Gary & Mike
Phineas and Ferb
Samurai Jack
Will & Grace
Ozzy & Drix
The Little Mermaid
The Proud Family
Earth 2
Over the Garden Wall
Aladdin
Bette
Criminal Minds
Loonatics Unleashed
Cranford
Sonic the Hedgehog
Regular Show
Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
Ben 10: Alien Force
Gravedale High
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I Love Muppets
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
Fish Police
The Tracey Ullman Show
Attila
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Jumanji
Scary Movie 2
The Hunt for Red October
The Rugrats Movie
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Voltron: The Third Dimension
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Charlie's Angels
Video Stars
Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion
Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost
Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off
Titanic
Annie
Rugrats Go Wild
The Three Musketeers
Bartok the Magnificent
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
Congo
Mucha Lucha: The Return of El Malefico
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
The Story of Santa Claus
Valiant
The Wild Thornberrys
Darkwing Duck: Darkly Dawns The Duck
Barbie in the Nutcracker
Legend
Three Men in a Boat
Defenders of Dynatron City
Schmoedipus
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Clue
Addams Family Reunion
Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
It
Muppet Treasure Island
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