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Timothy James "Tim" Curry (born 19 April 1946) is an English actor, most famous for originating the role of Dr. Frank N. Furter (A Scientist) in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Born in Grappenhall, Warrington, his father, James Curry, was a chaplain in the Royal Navy, and his mother, Patricia, was a school secretary. He had one sister, sister, Judy, who was a concert pianist (she passed away in 2000). Curry spent most of his childhood in Plymouth, but after his father's death in 1958, his family moved to South London. Curry then went to boarding school and attended Kingswood School in Bath, Somerset. He has a degree in English and drama (BA Drama & Theatre Studies) from University of Birmingham, where he graduated from in 1968).

Curry's first full-time role was as part of the original London cast of the musical Hair in 1968, where he first met Richard O'Brien. In 1973, he took the role of Frank N Furter in the Rocky Horror Show, originating the part at London's Royal Court Theater (in the Theater Upstairs) and reprising the role in Los Angeles at The Roxy Theatre in 1974, The Belasco on Broadway in 1975 and in the film version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Curry went on to a long and celebrated career on both stage and screen, with a long list of credits including aa great deal of voice-over work. In 2013, Curry suffered from a stroke. Although he did survive, his mobility was greatly reduced, though he has since appeared in public for two different tribute shows dedicated to his career. In 2014, Curry announced he was working on an autobiography.

RECORDING CAREER

Curry recorded a series of songs with Producer Lou Adler in 1976 that were not officially released as an album, though turned up in the form as the singles "Baby Love" b/w "Just 14" and possibly promotional-only "We Went As Far As We Felt Like Going" and "Biting My Nails." These four tracks were released on The Rocky Horror 15th Anniversary Box Set as part of the Songs from the Vault cd, and were later made available with the reminder of the session for download on-line. After the phenomenal success of The Rocky Horror Picture Show as a midnight movie, Curry went on to record three albums of A&M Records: Read My Lips (1978) Fearless (1979) and Simplicity (1981). The first two albums were supported by successful tours, the first of which had its opening at Adler's club, The Roxy, in West Hollywood. A CD compilation with a working title of "Still Pretty Pushy," though was officially released as The Best of Tim Curry in 1989 culled from the three LPs with a bonus track of a live version of the Bob Dylan song "Simple Twist of Fate."

ACTING CREDITS

2014: Over the Garden Wall (TV Mini-Series) / Auntie Whispers (voice)
2014:Ribbit Terrence (English version, voice)
2014:Axel: The Biggest Little Hero / Papa Qi (voice)
2012-2014:Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV Series) Darth Sidious / Chancellor Palpatine
2012-2014: Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (TV Series) /The Sorcerer (Voice)
2013: Saving Santa (Video)
2013:Neville Baddington (voice)
2013:Ben 10: Omniverse (TV Series)
2013:Forever King Joseph Chadwick Stage Manager (voice)
2013:Gingerclown (voice)
2012-2013: Young Justice (TV Series) G. Gordon Godfrey (voice)
2012: What About Dick? (Video) Reverend Whoopsie
2012: Transformers: Rescue Bots (TV Series) Doctor Morocco
2008-2012: Phineas and Ferb (TV Series) Worthington Dubois / Stubbings (voice)
2012: The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange (TV Series) Plum / Arugula (voice)
2012: Strange Frame: Love & Sax Dorlan Mig (voice)
2012 Back to the Sea Eric (voice)
2012: Outback Blacktooth (voice)
2011: The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle (TV Movie) Doctor Dolittle
2010: The North Star (Video short) (voice)
2010: Wolf Sheep
2010: Regular Show (TV Series) Master Prank Caller #2 / Hot Dog Leader (voice)
2010: Burke and Hare Doctor Monro
2010: Criminal Minds (TV Series) Billy Flynn
2009: Cranford (TV Series) Signor Brunoni
2009: Alice (TV Mini-Series) Dodo
2009: Dragon Age: Origins (Video Game)Arl Rendon Howe (voice)
2009: Brütal Legend (Video Game) Doviculus (voice)
2009: Barbie and the Three Musketeers (Video) Philippe (voice)
2009: Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! Piccadilly (voice)
2008: Ben 10: Alien Force (TV Series) Dr. Joseph Chadwick / Forever Knight #2 (voice)
2008: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (Video Game) Premier Anatoly Cherdenko
2008: Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King (Video) The Goblin King (voice)
2008: Agatha Christie: Poirot (TV Series) Lord Boynton
2008: The Secret of Moonacre Coeur De Noir
2008: The Color of Magic (TV Mini-Series) Trymon
2008: Fly Me to the Moon 3D Yegor (voice)
2007: Christmas in Wonderland Gordon McLoosh
2007: The Chosen One Lucifer (voice)
2007: Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots (Video Game) Professor Calamitous (voice)
2007: Psych (TV Series) Nigel St. Nigel
2007: Once Upon a Christmas Village (Short) Sir Evil
2006-2007: Me, Eloise (TV Series) Mr. Salamone (voice)
2006: A Sesame Street Christmas Carol (Video) Narrator (voice)
2006: Garfield 2 Prince (voice)
2006: Queer Duck: The Movie (Video) Peccary (voice)
2006: Wonder Pets! (TV Series) Tin Man
2006: The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (TV Movie) Dr. Calamitous (voice)
2005: Loonatics Unleashed (TV Series) Ringmaster (voice)
2005: Bailey's Billion$ Caspar Pennington
2003-2005: The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (TV Series) Prof. Finbarr Calamitous (voice)
2005: Duck Dodgers (TV Series) Magnificent Rogue
2005: ¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico (Video) El Maléfico (voice)
2005: Nicktoons Unite (Video Game) Prof. Calamitous
2004: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Video Game) Satan (voice)
2004: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Video Game) Lemony Snicket (voice)
2004: Kinsey Thurman Rice
1998-2004: The Wild Thornberrys (TV Series) Nigel Thornberry / Additional Voices / Radcliffe (voice)
1999-2004: Hey Arnold! (TV Series) Leichliter (voice)
2004: Will & Grace (TV Series) Marion Finster
2004: Monk (TV Series) Dale 'The Whale' Biederbeck
2003: The Proud Family (TV Series) Percival (voice)
2003: ChalkZone (TV Series) Jacko (voice)
2003: Rugrats Go Wild Nigel Thornberry (voice)
2003: Rugrats Go Wild! (Video Game) Nigel Thornberry (voice)
2002-2003: Teamo Supremo (TV Series) Lazer Pirate / Dastardly Dentist / Laser Pirate (voice)
2002-2003: Family Affair (TV Series) Mr. Giles French
2003: Kids' Ten Commandments: The Not So Golden Calf (Video short) Hazzaka (voice) 2002: Ozzy & Drix (TV Series) Nick O'Teen / Scarlet Fever (voice)
2002: Ritual Matthew Hope
2002: The Wild Thornberrys Movie Nigel Thornberry / Col. Radcliff Thornberry (voice)
2002 The Cat Returns The Cat King (English version, voice)
2002: Scooby-Doo: Night of 100 Frights (Video Game) Mastermind (voice)

2002 The Scoundrel's Wife Father Antoine

2002: Samurai Jack (TV Series) Worm 1 (voice)
2001: The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie (TV Movie) Nigel Thornberry (voice)
2001: Teacher's Pet (TV Series) Spooky (voice)
2001: Barbie in the Nutcracker (Video) Mouse King (voice)
2001: Wolf Girl (TV Movie) Harley Dune
2001: Scary Movie 2 Professor
2001: Gary & Mike (TV Series) Killer (voice)
2001: Attila (TV Mini-Series) Theodosius
2000: Mattimeo: A Tale of Redwall (TV Series) Slagar the Cruel (voice)
2000: Sacrifice (Video Game) Stratos (voice)" 2000: Rugrats in Paris: The Movie Sumo Singer (voice)
2000: Charlie's Angels Roger Corwin
2000: 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd (TV Series) The Rottweiler (voice)
2000: Lion of Oz Captain Fitzgerald (voice)
1999-2000: Rude Awakening (TV Series) Martin Crisp
2000: Sorted Damian Kemp
2000: Four Dogs Playing Poker Felix
2000: Martial Law (TV Series) The One (voice)
1998-2000: Voltron: The Third Dimension (TV Series) Prince Lotor (voice)

2000 Batman Beyond (TV Series) Mutro Botha (voice) 1999 Robots of Mars (voice) 1999 The Titanic Chronicles (TV Movie) Officer Lightoller (voice) 1999 The Unbelievables (TV Movie) 1999 Xyber 9: New Dawn (TV Series) King Renard 1999 Johnny Bravo (TV Series) Big Brother (voice) 1999 Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned (Video Game) Gabriel Knight (voice) 1999 Pirates of the Plain Jezebel Jack 1999 Bartok the Magnificent (Video) The Skull (voice) 1999 Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost (Video) Ben Ravencroft (voice) 1999 Recess (TV Series) Dr. Slicer(voice) 1999 Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (TV Series) Dr. Neugog(voice) 1999 Jackie's Back! (TV Movie) Edward Whatsett St. John 1998 The Rugrats Movie Rex Pester (voice) 1996-1998 Jumanji (TV Series) Trader Slick(voice) 1998 The Net (TV Series) Sorcerer (voice) 1998 Addams Family Reunion (TV Movie) Gomez Addams 1998 Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? (TV Series) Maelstrom (voice) 1998 The Easter Story Keepers (Video) Nero (voice) 1998 Stories from My Childhood (TV Series) The Beast (voice) 1997 A Christmas Carol (Video) Ebenezer Scrooge (voice) 1997 Mighty Ducks the Movie: The First Face-Off (Video) Lord Dragaunus (voice) 1997 Doom Runners (TV Movie) Dr. Kao 1997 Teen Angel (TV Series) Frog(voice) 1997 Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (Video) Forte (voice) 1994-1997 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (TV Series) Zimbo / Manager / Auggie (voice) 1997 The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper (TV Series) Pianist (voice) 1994-1997 Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (TV Series) George Herbert Walker 'King' Chicken / Simon Desmond / Regine Poulet (voice) 1997 Lexx (TV Series) Poet Man 1997 McHale's Navy Maj. Vladikov 1997 Lexx: The Dark Zone Stories (TV Mini-Series) The Poet 1997 Freakazoid! (TV Series) Dr. Mystico (voice) 1996-1997 Mighty Ducks (TV Series) Lord Dragaunus (voice) 1997 Duckman (Video Game) George Herbert Walker 'King' Chicken (voice) 1997 Over the Top (TV Series) Simon Ferguson 1997 The Blues Brothers Animated Series (TV Series) Don Kennedy / Principal Interest (voice) 1995-1997 The Mask (TV Series) Pretorius (voice) 1996 Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie (Video) Lazlo Gigahurtz (voice) 1996 Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster (Video Game) Dr. Frankenstein 1996 Muppets Treasure Island (Video Game) Long John Silver 1996 The Story of Santa Claus (TV Movie) Nostros, the eldest elf (voice) 1996 Toonstruck (Video Game) Count Nefarious (voice) 1996 Quack Pack (TV Series) Moltoc (voice) 1996 Titanic (TV Mini-Series) Simon Doonan 1996 Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles (TV Series) Dr. Anton Sevarius (voice) 1996 Adventures from the Book of Virtues (TV Series) (voice) 1996 Bruno the Kid (TV Series) Lazlo Gigahurtz (voice) 1995-1996 Gargoyles (TV Series) Dr. Anton Sevarius (voice) 1991-1996 Captain Planet and the Planeteers (TV Series) MAL / Blight-5's Computer (voice) 1996 Muppet Treasure Island Long John Silver 1995-1996 The Naked Truth (TV Series) Sir Rudolph Haley / Sir Rudolph Hailey 1995 Lover's Knot Cupid's Caseworker 1994-1995 Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad (TV Series) Kilokahn (voice) 1995 Congo Herkermer Homolka 1995 The Pebble and the Penguin Drake (voice) 1995 Daisy-Head Mayzie (TV Short) Finagle (voice) 1994 Animated Stories from the Bible: Music Video - Volume 1 (Video) God (voice) 1994 Sonic the Hedgehog (TV Series) King Acorn (voice, credit only) 1994 Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (Video Game) Melek (voice) 1994 Aladdin (TV Series) Kaleem / Caliph Kapok / Amok Mon-Ra(voice) 1994 Earth 2 (TV Series) Gaal 1992-1994 The Little Mermaid (TV Series) The Evil Manta (voice) 1993-1994 Mighty Max (TV Series) Skullmaster / Jules Verne (voice) 1992-1994 Dinosaurs (TV Series) Jean-Claude / The Devil / Winston (voice) 1994 The Shadow Farley Claymore 1994 Extra Terrorestrial Alien Encounter (Short) S.I.R. aka Simulated Intelligence Robotics (voice) 1993 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers (Video Game) Gabriel Knight / Gedde Butler (voice) 1992-1993 Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa (TV Series) Jacque Le Beefe (voice, credit only) 1993 The Three Musketeers Cardinal Richelieu 1993 Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) Pa Brackett / Ma Brackett / Winona Brackett 1991-1993 The Legend of Prince Valiant (TV Series) Sir Gawain (voice) 1991-1993 The Pirates of Dark Water (TV Series) Konk (voice) 1993 Roseanne (TV Series) Roger 1993 Loaded Weapon 1 Mr. Jigsaw 1992 Steadfast Tin Soldier (TV Movie) Jack-in-the-Box (voice) 1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Concierge 1991-1992 Darkwing Duck (TV Series) Taurus Bulba (voice) 1992 Batman: The Animated Series (TV Series) Leon's Henchman / Additional Voices / Robot Clown (voice) 1992 Passed Away Boyd Pinter 1992 FernGully: The Last Rainforest Hexxus (voice) 1992 Defenders of Dynatron City (TV Short) Atom Ed, the Floating Head (voice) 1992 Capitol Critters (TV Series) Senator(voice) 1992 Fish Police (TV Series) Sharkster (voice) 1990-1991 Peter Pan and the Pirates (TV Series) Captain James T. Hook (voice) 1991 Big Deals (TV Movie) Christopher Nissell 1991 Oscar Dr. Poole 1991 Timeless Tales from Hallmark (TV Series) Jack- The Steadfast Tin Soldier (1991) ... Jack (voice) 1990 TaleSpin (TV Series) Thaddeos E. Klang (voice) 1990 It (TV Mini-Series) Pennywise 1990 The Marzipan Pig (TV Movie) Narrator (voice) 1990 Tiny Toon Adventures (TV Series) Prince Charles / Reginald (voice) 1990 Wake, Rattle & Roll (TV Series) Ronald Chump (1990) (voice) 1990 The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (TV Series) Additional Voices (voice) 1990 The Hunt for Red October Dr. Yevgeniy Petrov 1989-1990 Paddington Bear (TV Series) Mr. Curry(voice) 1990 Gravedale High (TV Series) Mr. Tutner (voice) 1990 The Easter Story (Video short) (voice) 1989 Wiseguy (TV Series) Winston Newquay 1989 The Tracey Ullman Show (TV Series) Ian Miles 1989 Long Ago and Far Away (TV Series) Abel (voice) 1988 Abel's Island (Video short) Abelard 'Abel' Hassan de Chirico Flint (voice) 1988 Pass the Ammo Rev. Ray Porter 1988 The Creation (Video short) The Serpent (voice) 1986 The Worst Witch (TV Movie) The Grand Wizard 1985 Ligmalion: A Musical for the 80s (TV Movie) Eden Rothwell Esq. 1985 Clue Wadsworth 1985 Legend Darkness 1985 Blue Money (TV Movie) Larry Gormley 1983 Video Stars (TV Movie) Teddy Whazz 1983 The Ploughman's Lunch Jeremy Hancock 1982 Annie Rooster Hannigan 1982/I Oliver Twist (TV Movie) Bill Sikes 1980 Times Square Johnny LaGuardia 1978 Wings of Ash: Pilot for a Dramatization of the Life of Antonin Artaud (Short) 1978 ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV Series) Leonard Brazil 1978 Will Shakespeare (TV Mini-Series) William Shakespeare 1978 The Shout Robert Graves 1977 Rock Follies of '77 (TV Series) Stevie Streeter 1975 Three Men in a Boat (TV Movie) Jerome K. Jerome 1975 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Dr. Frank-N-Furter - A Scientist 1974 Play for Today (TV Series) - "Schmoedipus" Glen 1974 Napoleon and Love (TV Mini-Series) Eugene 1973 Armchair Theatre (TV Series) - "Verite" Mik 1972 Stage 2 (TV Series) - "The Duchess of Malfi" (1972) ... Madman 1970 ITV Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) - "The Policeman and the Cook" ... Crosscapel 1970 Ace of Wands (TV Series) Cashier 1968 Television Theatre From(TV Series) - "Sinking Fish Move Sideways" (1968) ... Waiter (as James Curry)