Tim Curry

Tim Curry
(c) photo by Alan Light, CC BY 2.0
Curry ved det 47. Emmy Awards guvenørens bal, september 1994
Personlig information
Fulde navnTimothy James Curry
Født19. april 1946 (78 år)
Grappenhall, Warrington, England
Aktive år1968–

Tim Curry (født 19. april 1946) er en engelsk skuespiller, der måske er bedst kendt for sin rolle i musicalfilmen Rocky Horror Picture Show fra 1975.

Skuespiller

Tim Curry har medvirket i en række teaterforestillinger, herunder teateropsætningerne af The Rocky Horror Picture Show, der fandt sted i 1975 omkring filmens udgivelse. Curry medvirkede endvidere som King Arthur ved teaterforestillingen Spamalot (skrevet af Eric Idle), der spillede i perioden 2005-2009.

Curry spillede som filmskuespiller med i Charlie's Angels fra 2000 i rollen som Roger Corwin.

Han har lagt stemme til flere tegnefilm.

Privatliv

Tim Curry blev ramt af apopleksi i 2013 og sidder i dag i kørestol.[1] Han er dog kommet sig så meget at han fortsætter som skuespiller.[2]

Sangkarriere

Tim Curry har medvirket som sanger på en række soundtracks, og har også udgivet tre album i eget navn, Read My Lips, Fearless og Simplicity samt et opsamlingsalbum The Best of Tim Curry. Curry medvirker endvidere på nummeret "Sound of Sinners" udgivet på The Clashs tredobbelte album Sandinista! fra 1980. I 1990 optrådte Curry ved Roger Waters' opførelse af The Wall i Berlin, hvor Curry lagde stemme til anklageren.

Filmografi

ÅrTitelRolleInstruktørNoter
1975Rocky Horror Picture Show, TheThe Rocky Horror Picture ShowDr. Frank N. FurterJim Sharman
1978Shout, TheThe ShoutRobert GravesJerzy Skolimowski
1980Times SquareJohnny LaGuardiaAllan Moyle
1982AnnieRooster HanniganJohn Huston
1983Ploughman's Lunch, TheThe Ploughman's LunchJeremy HancockRichard Eyre
1985LegendDarknessRidley Scott
ClueWadsworthJonathan Lynn
1988Pass the AmmoRev. Ray PorterDavid Beaird
1990Hunt for Red October, TheThe Hunt for Red OctoberDr. Yevgeniy PetrovJohn McTiernan
1991OscarDr. Thornton PooleJohn Landis
1992The PlayerHimselfRobert AltmanSlettetcameo[3]
Passed AwayBoyd PinterCharlie Peters
Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkConciergeChris Columbus
1993Loaded Weapon 1Mr. JigsawGene Quintano
Three Musketeers, TheThe Three MusketeersCardinal RichelieuStephen Herek
1994Shadow, TheThe ShadowFarley ClaymoreRussell Mulcahy
1995CongoHerkermer HomolkaFrank Marshall
1996Muppet Treasure Island[4]Long John SilverBrian Henson
Lover's KnotCupid's CaseworkerPeter Shaner
1997McHale's NavyMajor VladikovBryan Spicer
1998Addams Family ReunionGomez AddamsDave PayneDirekte-til-DVD
1999Pirates of the PlainJezebel JackJohn R. Cherry III
2000Four Dogs Playing PokerFelixPaul Rachman
SortedDamien KempAlexander Jovy
Charlie's AngelsRoger CorwinMcG
2001Scary Movie 2Professor OldmanKeenen Ivory Wayans
Wolf GirlHarley DuneThom FitzgeraldDirekte-til-DVD
2002RitualMatthew HopeAvi Nesher
Scoundrel's Wife, TheThe Scoundrel's WifeFather AntoineGlen Pitre
2004KinseyThurman RiceBill Condon
2005Bailey's Billion$Caspar PenningtonDavid Devine
2007Christmas in WonderlandGordon McLooshJames Orr
2008Secret of Moonacre, TheThe Secret of MoonacreCoeur de Noir, Sir William de NoirGábor Csupó
2010Burke & Hare[5]Prof. Alexander MonroJohn Landis

Diskografi

Albums
  • Read My Lips (1978)
  • Fearless (1979)
  • Simplicity (1981)
  • The Best of Tim Curry (1985; opsamlingsalbum)
  • From the Vaults (indspillet 1976, udgivevt2010)
Soundtracks lign.
  • The Rocky Horror Show (Original London cast) (1973)
  • The Rocky Horror Show (Original Roxy cast) (1974)
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
  • Annie (1982)
  • Ferngully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
  • My Favorite Year (Original Broadway cast) (1993)
  • The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
  • Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
  • Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
  • Spamalot (Original Broadway cast) (2005)
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (2016)
Andet
  • Carly Simon – Spy (1979) – Backing vocals for "Vengeance" and "Pure Sin"
  • Roger Waters – The Wall: Live in Berlin (1990) – Live recording of "The Trial"
  • Little Tramp (1992) – Concept album for musical
  • Disney's Music From the Park (1996) – "The Ballad of Davy Crockett"

Hæder

YearTitleAwardCategoryResult
1975The Rocky Horror ShowDrama Desk AwardBest Actor in a MusicalNomineret
1981AmadeusBest Actor in a PlayNomineret
Tony AwardNomineret
1982The Pirates of PenzanceRoyal Variety Club AwardStage Actor of the YearVundet
Laurence Olivier AwardBest Actor in a MusicalNomineret
1991Peter Pan and the PiratesDaytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Performer in a Children's SeriesVundet
1993My Favorite YearTony AwardBest Actor in a MusicalNomineret
Passed AwayAmerican Comedy AwardFunniest Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureNomineret
1994Tales from the CryptPrimetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Guest Actor in a Drama SeriesNomineret
1995CableACE AwardBest Actor in a Dramatic SeriesNomineret
Mighty MaxDaytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Performer in an Animated ProgramNomineret
1996CongoRazzie AwardWorst Supporting ActorNomineret
1998Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted ChristmasAnnie AwardVoice Acting in a Feature ProductionNomineret
2002The Bad BeginningGrammy AwardBest Spoken Word Album for ChildrenNomineret
2005SpamalotOuter Critics Circle AwardOutstanding Actor in a MusicalNomineret
Tony AwardBest Actor in a MusicalNomineret
2007Laurence Olivier AwardNomineret
WhatsOnStage AwardVundet
2010Brütal LegendNAVGTR AwardSupporting Performance in a ComedyNomineret
Dragon Age: OriginsSupporting Performance in a DramaNomineret
2015N/AActors Fund of America Artistic Achievement AwardN/ASkabelon:Included


Referencer

  1. ^ Abramovitch, Seth (24. maj 2013). "Tim Curry Recovering From Stroke". The Hollywood Reporter. Hentet 8. oktober 2015.
  2. ^ Dawson, Steve (4. maj 2018). "What Happened to Tim Curry? – 2018 Update". gazettereview.com. Hentet 1. november 2019.
  3. ^ "Buy The Player (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]". Hentet 30. maj 2023.
  4. ^ Mark Brown (20. oktober 2006). "We were all going to join this street theater troupe. Tim got a job in Hair the next day. All he had to do was sing". The Guardian. Hentet 26. marts 2008.
  5. ^ "Landis Heads to the Streets of Edinburgh for 'Burke & Hare'". 23. februar 2010.

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Tim Curry at the 47th Emmy Awards Governor's Ball - photo cropped to remove other people from shot
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