Everybody wanted to be Tim Curry.
My corset was a cheap, tacky knock-off, covered by leather strips.
I was replaced by a sexy young lady who had perfect ensembles.
I pointed out that she was a hot chick in underwear, I was in fucking drag.
She didnt get beat up on the way home.
Most Frank N. Furters on the midnight circuit were women.
They wanted to be Tim Curry.
I only missed him by two performances inAmadeus.
I sought outThree Men in a Boatand all his films, which werent always that easy to find.
Tim Curry began on stage and takes the stage wherever he plays.
OBrien wigged out in the touring company.
Curry said he lied and cheated his way to his role inHair, charmingly circumventing equity rules.
He felt that the hype around the movie distracted people from his acting.
He said he became chubby and ordinary looking to avoid the idolization of fans.
He lost to Ian McKellen who played Mozarts nemesis, Antonio Salieri.
He portrayed the bard in the mini-series Life of Shakespeare in 1978.
(you’re free to see it on youtube; Im watching it right now.)
Also in 1978, he appeared with Alan Bates and John Hurt in the feature The Shout.
Alice Cooper and Lou Reed guitarist Dick Wagner appeared on the album.
(Im still trying to work out the chords to Something Short of Paradise.
Paradise Garage also charted.
A&M Records released Simplicity in 1981.
It only had four Curry-co-penned numbers, but both the title song and Out of Pawn could have charted.
Curry toured America with his band through the late 1970s and the first half of the 1980s.
He also did a mean Mick Jagger on Saturday Night Live and rocked The Tracy Ullman Show.
Times Square is Bikini Kills favorite album and provided a great soundtrack.
ButCluehas gone on to become another comedy cult classic for Curry connoisseurs.
This has always been singled out by his fans as a highlight of his work.
Curry has only talked about this role once, in issue #99 of Fangoria.
Calling his role completely irredeemable, Curry admits to the characters mental cruelty.
I remove a childs arm so he bleeds to death.
So thats up there.
He certainly gives actors plenty of opportunities.
Curry discovered voice over work by chance.
He gave voice to the Serpent in a cartoon version ofCreation.
He was a natural; he had thousands of voices and voiced thousands of parts.
He was every single villain on theDuckmancartoon series with Jason Alexander.
Curry voiced Bill Murrays British lookalike feline inGarfield: Tail of Two Kitties.
(The question isnt why do I kill?
It should be, why I dont kill everybody?).
He charmed Dan and Roseanne out of a bundle and Nancy out of her pants onRoseanne.
Curry was back on stage inLove Letterswith his friend Annie Potts in 1991 at the LA Theater Club.
Curry swung from the rafters as Alan Swann, the character that the legendary Peter OToole played on screen.
He sang the part of Scrooge at Madison Square Garden in A Christmas Carol in 2001.
Curry starred as King Arthur.
David Hyde Pierce was Sir Robin and Michael McGrath played Patsy in the original cast.
John Cleese phoned in his role as the Voice of God.
Speculation abounds but who cares, he is an entertainer.
He said less than three words when he appeared onPolitically Incorrect.
He is a consummate actor and performer.
Hes the epitome of the old-style song and dance man, in a very modern career.
Studies show kids who grew up doing the Time Warp are less likely to Queer bash.
He takes pride in the craft of acting of which he is a master.
Did I mention his videogame work?
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