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LOS ANGELES \u2014 Tim Curry, the baritone-voiced British actor who pranced to movie fame as a singing, lingerie-clad "sweet transvestite" in the 1975 cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," has died at age \u200b80, Variety and other outlets reported.A cause of death was not immediately given, but Curry had been in ill health for some time.Curry appeared in numerous movies, often as a hammy villain, was nominated three times for a Tony Award for Broadway roles, and performed voice work \u200cin many animated films and TV shows.But his best-known role was Dr. Frank N. Furter, which came in his debut film, the outrageous, crowd-pleasing horror-comedy-musical "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," co-starring Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick.In a \u200c1975 television interview, Curry noted the risk \u200cof having his career defined by such an outlandish role \u2014 a prescient worry, as it turned out. "When I read it, I just thought \u2060it was very, very witty and funny," Curry said, although he confessed to some initial reluctance."I mean, \u2060I was hesitant in that, if it worked, it might be a difficult thing to shake off. But, really, I've always thought that it (a part) wasn't worth doing unless you took a risk," Curry said.Among his other films were "Charlie's Angels" (2000), "Muppet Treasure Island" (1996), "The Shadow" (1994), "The Three Musketeers" (1993), "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" (1992), "Clue" (1985), "Legend" (1985) and "Annie" (1982).Over-the-top villiansCurry did much of his best work on stage. He was nominated for a Tony, Broadway's top honor, in 1981 for his role as Mozart in "Amadeus," a tale of the great composer's rivalry with the jealous Salieri. Curry was also nominated for a Tony in 1993 for "My Favorite Year" and in \u200c2005 for his role as King Arthur in the zany "Monty Python's Spamalot."Possessing a rich baritone voice, he was in demand \u200bas a voice actor for animated films and TV shows. He won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1991 for his voice work on the animated "Peter Pan & the Pirates."With his sinister grin and menacing laugh, Curry was frequently cast in Hollywood films as a villain - sometimes with comic overtones, which let him deliver the type of over-the-top performances for which he was famed."I do love those roles \u2013 they're always the best written," Curry told interviewer Andr
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