After Tim Curry finished playing the flamboyant Dr. Frank-N-Furter — first onstage, then in the 1975 film “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” — the actor never returned to the role that made him famous.

Tim Curry, the actor celebrated for his roles as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the cult classic film "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and Pennywise the Clown in the 1990 version of "It," has died. He was 80.

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Tim Curry, best known for his starring roles in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “It” and “Annie,” has died. He was 80. The actor died Tuesday night, his rep, Sean Katz, confirmed to USA Today, 14 ...

Tim Curry, the actor best known for playing the “sweet transvestite” Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Stephen King’s murderous clown Pennywise in It, died Tuesday night, Variety ...

The actor’s gift for garish eccentricity was indelibly appropriate for the outlandish, cross-dressing mad scientist Frank-N-Furter. The actor’s gift for garish eccentricity was indelibly appropriate ...

Tim Curry, best known for his scene-stealing role in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, died on Tuesday, August 25. He was 80. The Los Angeles Police Department tells Us that officers responded to a radio ...

A prolific performer across stage, screen and TV, the actor starred in Legend, Clue and It, but will always be associated with the flamboyantly camp rock’n’roll musical in which he made his ...

Former ESPN senior NBA writer Tim Bontemps has been hired for a front office role with the Atlanta Hawks. Bontemps will be a strategic adviser for the Hawks. He will report to Atlanta president of ...

After nearly 15 years as Apple CEO, Tim Cook is stepping down. He will continue to operate in the role until Sept. 1, when he will be replaced by John Ternus, the company’s senior vice president of ...

Tim Cook will step down as Apple's CEO later this year and be replaced by John Ternus, a senior vice president of hardware engineering, the technology company announced on Monday. Cook will become ...