Tim Curry, the English actor who became a massively popular cult figure thanks to his performances in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “Clue” and the TV miniseries “It,” has died. He was 80. Curry “passed away peacefully at his home in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles” on Tuesday, according to a statement shared by publicist Sean Katz on behalf of Curry’s longtime manager and friend Marcia Hurwitz. “Though widely known for his inimitable, flamboyant characters and colorful stage performances, his greatest legacies to those who knew him were his curious, expansive mind and generous, gentle heart, both of which remained open and filled with anticipation until his final breath,” the statement read. Police responded to a death investigation for a male in his 80s at an address in Los Angeles at 11:20pm Tuesday night, the Los Angeles Police Department said. The Los Angeles Fire Department also confirmed that emergency personnel attended a medical event at the same address Tuesday night at 10:42pm for an adult male who was pronounced dead. An immediate cause of death was unclear. In 2012, Curry suffered a major stroke and had been dealing with health problems in the years si
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A dashing pirate, a butler, a shapeshifting killer clown, an alien mad scientist in drag—the man had range. It’s said celebrity deaths come in threes. We lost Sam Neill last month, and the legendary Dolly Parton…
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A dashing pirate, a butler, a shapeshifting killer clown, an alien mad scientist in drag—the man had range. It’s said celebrity deaths come in threes. We lost Sam Neill last month, and the legendary Dolly Parton yesterday. Now we find out…
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