WTF Happened to Tim Curry?

Tim Curry is a familiar and much-loved face if you’re a child of the eighties or nineties. First breaking out playing Dr. Frank N. Furter in the musical stage show The Rocky Horror Show, when it transitioned to the big screen, Curry was a natural to reprise his role. The resulting film, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, was only a mild success, but a crazy cult sprang up around the movie that’s earned it a place in history. As it stands, it’s arguably the biggest cult film of all time, and it holds a record for the longest theatrical run of any movie, with it continually in theatrical release since its 1975 debut. Halloween revivals of the movie are a beloved tradition, and the film would not have it’s staying power were it not for Curry’s showstopping turn. It kicked off an interesting career for Curry, with him initially specializing in villains. He made an unforgettable Darkness in Ridley Scott’s Legend and Rooster in John Huston’s Annie. He also began making significant in-roads in comedy, playing