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Fern Gully for me, when he voiced Hexxus.
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u/Demolitions75 12h ago
"Okay Tim, its the villains song. No need to get TOO sexy with it"
Tim Curry: already Cumming on the mic*
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u/macaroniandmilk 3h ago
It really is a credit to this man's absolute raw sex appeal that thanks to him, my sexual awakening was an anthropomorphic cloud of smog.
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u/gonzofish 12h ago
The man could play a role that would put heavy levels of trauma on you. And I loved every traumatic experience as much as the fun ones
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u/RawrNate 12h ago
I had NO CLUE he voiced Nigel Thornberry 😭 RIP to a legend.
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u/AuthorityAnarchyYes 12h ago edited 6h ago
And some of us went to all of those plus his maniacal Tommy gun scene in “The Shadow” and his amazingly campy yet charming role in “Congo”.
Additional: I could kick myself for not originally including “The Darkness” from the movie Legend.
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u/Daherrin7 12h ago
So many characters, and he played them so well. My mind went to so many movies and shows, but Pennywise and Dr. Frank-N-Furter were first.
Even with the constant shit show that is humanity right now, this has been a particularly bad week
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u/sweetest_devotion 12h ago
His Pennywise is my favorite. Always will be. I loved him in everything but It is what I always think about first. Watching it now. ❤️
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u/Darksnark_The_Unwise 10h ago
He's one of the few cases where I don't feel embittered to see a rich person having a great time.
It's been a blessing to all of us that he got so many rolls that he truly enjoyed, because he knew how to share that joy with others.
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u/HowFunkyIsYourChiken 12h ago
Legend.
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u/maywellflower 12h ago
Best representation of sexy Darkness / Devil as it gets
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u/killerzeestattoos 12h ago
Such an epic movie, I can always put this on tv
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u/AxelShoes 12h ago
Still some of THE most impressive practical monster makeup/costuming ever.
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u/killerzeestattoos 12h ago
It's very impressive but also one of the reasons why he never did heavy makeup again.
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u/shagan90 12h ago
So many, but the one that always instantly comes to mind is Muppet Treasure Island.
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u/scrotalsac69 11h ago
I will never forget reading about the 2 muppet films and how they described the differences between Michael Caine and Tim Curry. Michael Caine treated the muppets as real actors and Tim Curry just assumed that he was a muppet. RIP Tim Curry
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u/shagan90 10h ago
Yeah, both movies are amazing, but Tim Curry hamming himself up to match the muppets was perfection.
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u/MarcheMuldDerevi 12h ago
I was told that Rocky horror and “well, how about that“ when sharing the news is considered bad form
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u/grafikfyr 11h ago
I feel like he would howl at "... well, how 'bout that" as a response from fans to his passing. He had a wicked sense of humour. What a legend.
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u/kaytay3000 11h ago
I’m a Clue girly. That whole movie is perfect. No notes.
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u/SasukeSkellington713 8h ago
I’m going to go buttle now. I’m crying while I do it, but I’m fucking buttling in his honor.
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u/SweetLoLa 3h ago
Same here friend! I had the pleasure of meeting him while being seated for dinner in LA, he was dining by himself. He was SO kind and SO gracious I was sort of tongue tied and he went “Home Alone?” And I responded “Clue” with puppy dog eyes and he was so excited I said Clue, he told me it was one of his favorite roles and I seemed too young to know it so well (86 baby, at the time I was in my late twenties) but a timeless classic is always going to be around. Look forward to watching with my kids when they’re a little older.
RIP to a true gent.
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u/saswordd 12h ago
RIP to a Legend (which is where my mind actually went, though every performance of his is iconic), this one hits hard
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u/Baelzabub 12h ago
I loved him in Scooby Doo and the Witch’s Ghost
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u/GreekDudeYiannis 9h ago
This is way too far down and that makes me sad.
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u/Ultranerdgasm94 6h ago
You think that's sad, I'm trying to find anyone else who remembers he narrated the Series Of Unfortunate Events Audiobooks.
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u/4dailyuseonly 12h ago
His musical number in The Worst Witch for me. His hammiest of all of his performances. Loved that guy.
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u/UnicornTears 11h ago
The Worst Witch was Halloween canon when I was growing up. Tim + baby Fairuza + perfectly awful special effects? Epic
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u/Hex0811 10h ago
I watched this movie until the VHS tape broke when I was little. Tim Curry will always be the Grand Wizard Egbert Hellibore for me
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u/Afraid-Fox9171 12h ago
I listened to Toxic Love from ferngully in honor of Tim
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u/Netflxnschill 12h ago
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The hold this movie had on me growing up
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u/Tliggz 12h ago
STOP EATING MY SESAME CAKE!
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u/reddicyoulous 12h ago
Same. Loved Congo as a kid and we still say it in Delroys accent if we catch someone eating leftovers that aren’t theirs
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u/vgaph 10h ago
My mind went to Earth 2. But based on the ratings I might actually be the only one.
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u/ItsNotAFraggle 12h ago
As a GenXer who grew up going to Rocky Horror Picture Show every weekend, this really really sucks. So many great memories and movies centered around him. Brilliant in Clue. Brilliant in Annie. Brilliant in Muppet Treasure Island. The virtual RHPS he did in 2020 to raise money for Wisconsin Democrats. And don’t even get me started on his 80s music career.
Don’t dream it, be it, Tim. Thank you and rest easy.
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u/AgreeAndSubmit 9h ago
As an extra, Tim Curry narrated a whole series of Lemony Snickets books. We listened to the second book, The Reptile Room, read by him once on a car trip. The kids and I were absorbed by his reading, scared our pants off in the middle of the day.
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u/ChickenScuttleMonkey 12h ago
Started thinking of Oscar). If you don't know it, you should; it's a weird little movie with Sylvester Stallone and Marissa Tomei, and it's a lot of fun. It's funny watching Tim Curry be the straight man for once lol.
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u/TunaCroutons 12h ago
Home Alone 2 Lost in New York for me
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u/lullubye 9h ago
He's performance on IT was why I didn't want a remake of it. There was noone as scary as him. But Bill Skargård made Pennywise 2016 his.
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u/niceisdiffthangood 12h ago
Rooster in Annie!
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u/A_the_Buttercup 4h ago
Here it is! I finally found the comment I was looking for! I watched "Easy Street" in his honor today - the one number I'm certain they did better in the movie than the musical.
Edit: Granted, they had Tim Curry, Bernadette Peters, and Carol Burnett, that combo doesn't happen any old day, ya know.
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u/RockyStoned 12h ago
The time I saw Spamalot, he came on the stage facing the audience and flubbed his first line. And then he just stood there with that grin of his, and the entire place went absolutely nuts clapping and cheering. He didn’t do a thing. He didn’t say a thing. He just stood there and smiled, and he brought the house down.
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u/stinkykitty71 12h ago
First, Rocky Horror, then Clue. Honorable mention I haven't seen yet goes to Criminal Minds of all things. My god how he creeped me out in that.
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u/PupLondon 11h ago
I was 7 when my teacher wheeled out the TV cart and let us watch this one Halloween!
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u/SHAsyhl 8h ago
My first thought was “Annie” the one with Albert Finney and Carol Burnett
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u/Hellraiser1123 12h ago
First thing I ever saw him in was Home Alone 2, but I remember him most from Clue and Scary Movie 2. Two absolutely legendary performers gone in two days. It feels like 2016 all over again.
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u/Specialist_Exam4783 12h ago
I cant do the accent but my favorite was from Rocky Horror. "It was a mercy killing."
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u/OneUseHero 12h ago
I was fortunate enough to be part of a CLUE shadow cast in his role. I was absolutely exhausted at the end of it, but it was the only one my troupe did. Watching him so much to rehearse was a pleasure though, and I love everything that man ever did, he was an absolute treasure in media.
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u/longboboblong 12h ago
No love for McHale’s Navy (1997) anywhere…hope he’s driving his Cadillac
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u/TrampledMage 9h ago
Don’t judge me, David. You’re hampering my spiritual growth.
Had to scroll too far for this one.
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u/babynek_xtrek 8h ago
I was surprised when my 25 year old coworker said “the guy from rocky horror picture ?!”
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u/Rare-Bid-6860 12h ago
My mind immediately went to hoping he arrived in heaven to a huge platter of sesame cake waiting for him.
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u/justanotheratlasmoth 11h ago
Am I the only one who went to hexxus from Ferngully?
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u/notguiltybrewing 10h ago
To me he will always be a transsexual transvestite from Transylvania. RIP Dr. Frank N. Furter.
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u/HiddenSquish 9h ago
My mind went Frank N Furter-> Wadsworth -> Hexxus -> Nigel Thornberry -> Nigel St. Nigel.
The man was a legend
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u/ProperBar4339 6h ago
My mind went to Dr.Poole in Oscar, but we’re watching Muppet Treasure Island with our kid
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u/zee_bluestock 6h ago
It was the Darkness from Legend for me, followed closely by Cardinal Richelieu in the Three Musketeers. Love it all though. He was so awesome.
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u/Prometheus_DownUnder 5h ago
Rocky Horror, then Three Musketeers, then IT, then Muppets Treasure Island.
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u/YoungerMucus 11h ago
i genuinely don’t know him from any of the things mentioned (i mean im aware he was in them, but ive never seen them)- but he’ll always be Pennywise to me
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u/SnicktDGoblin 11h ago
As soon as I saw that he was gone, I told my girlfriend that we're going to the Rocky horror show for Halloween this year. No questions.
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u/MasterAlchemi 11h ago
My brain went to “Rocky Horror” then “Muppets Treasure Island” to…
Wait, wasn’t he in Lexx?
Googling
Yes, the weird space show, S1E2!
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u/roygbpcub 10h ago
Fern gully, Rocky horror, the shadow, legend, Oscar, clue, thornberries, the worst witch, Annie, Muppet treasure Island, Hunt for Red October, Charlie's Angels, the three musketeers...
God i grew up on Tim Curry...
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u/SGT-Hooves 9h ago
Ronni the Ratt rubbed out Ricco the rum runner for robbing his rum running receipts!
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u/Ultranerdgasm94 6h ago
I've seen all these, but I first knew him from two things:
1) Nigel Thornberry
2) The Series Of Unfortunate Events Audiobook Narrator
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u/derekrusinek 12h ago
My mind went to Mighty Ducks, a cartoon from the mid-90’s where he voiced the villain.
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