Tim Curry

Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946) is an English actor and singer. He played Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the film ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (1975), reprising the role he had originated in the 1973 London and 1974 Los Angeles musical stage productions of ''The Rocky Horror Show''.

Curry's other stage work includes various roles in the original West End production of ''Hair'', Tristan Tzara in the 1975 West End and Broadway productions of ''Travesties'', Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the 1980 Broadway production of ''Amadeus'', Alan Swann in the Broadway production of ''My Favourite Year'', and King Arthur in Broadway and West End productions of ''Spamalot'' from 2005 to 2007. His theatre accolades include three Tony Award nominations and two Laurence Olivier Award nominations.

Curry received further acclaim for his film and television roles, including Rooster Hannigan in the film adaptation of ''Annie'' (1982), Darkness in ''Legend'' (1985), Wadsworth in ''Clue'' (1985), Pennywise in the miniseries ''It'' (1990), the Concierge in ''Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (1992), Cardinal Richelieu in ''The Three Musketeers'' (1993), and Long John Silver in ''Muppet Treasure Island'' (1996). Other notable film appearances include ''The Shout'' (1978), ''Times Square'' (1980), ''The Worst Witch'' (1986), ''The Hunt for Red October'' (1990), ''Oscar'' (1991), ''Congo'' (1995), ''Charlie's Angels'' (2000), ''Scary Movie 2'' (2001), and ''Kinsey'' (2004).

He has also had voice acting roles, including his Daytime Emmy Award-winning performance as Captain Hook on ''Peter Pan & the Pirates'' (1990–1991), Hexxus in the film ''FernGully: The Last Rainforest'' (1992), King Chicken in ''Duckman'' (1994–1997), Sir Nigel Thornberry in ''The Wild Thornberrys'' (1998–2004), and Chancellor Palpatine / Darth Sidious in ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (2012–2014).

As a singer, Curry has released three rock-focused studio albums: ''Read My Lips'' (1978), ''Fearless'' (1979), and ''Simplicity'' (1981). Provided by Wikipedia