Analytics: Acting legend Tim Curry dies at 80

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Repeated across sources

"“I like playing the more curious corners of the human mind and human behavior, partly because they’re a tad more interesting,” Curry told The Associated Press in 1993." · 4 sources
"He was 12 when his father died and his mother subsequently went to work." · 3 sources
"But he later warmed again to the project and embraced it at public events." · 3 sources
"For many years after the film’s premiere, the British-born actor declined to discuss it." · 3 sources
"Asked by LA Magazine how he viewed “Rocky Horror,” he responded: “With a sort of bemused tolerance." · 3 sources
"“My father was a Methodist chaplain in the Navy, and we moved pretty much every 18 months,” he said." · 3 sources
"It has not caused me much personal distress beyond the periodic necessity to deter stalkers,” he wrote." · 3 sources
"“I took an academic course, which I largely ignored, I’m afraid, and just acted all the time,” he said." · 3 sources

Appears once

"The British actor known for scene-stealing roles in cult classics and blockbusters like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "Home Alone 2" has died." · ABC News
"Curry died on Tuesday evening in his home in Los Angeles, his manager and friend confirmed." · Fortune
"Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and the smug concierge in “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” has died." · Fortune
"From 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' to 'Clue' to 'Annie,' a list of great performances by the actor, who died Wednesday at age 80." · The Hollywood Reporter
"The actor’s gift for garish eccentricity was indelibly appropriate for the outlandish, cross-dressing mad scientist Frank-N-Furter." · The New York Times
"Prolific British actor Tim Curry has died aged 80, leaving behind a storied legacy that includes iconic roles in productions like The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Muppet Treasure Island, Home Alone 2, and many more." · IGN
"News of Curry’s death was announced on August 26, 2026 by his long-term manager and friend Marcia Hurwitz, who confirmed the star died at his home in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles." · IGN
"Film and television actor Tim Curry, star of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," has died at 80, his manager confirmed." · CBS News — Top

Acting legend Tim Curry dies at 80