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Tim Curry, a multitalented star of the stage and screen, died Tuesday at his home at the age of 80. The three-time Tony Award-nominated icon was best known for his eccentric characters, his musical background, and his comedic chops, leading to a varied and successful career in cult classics and box office hits. Curry “passed away peacefully at his home in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles,” according to a statement from his longtime manager Marcia Hurwitz. The cause of death has not been made public, but Curry had suffered from several health issues since having a severe stroke in 2012. Though...

‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ wants fans to do the time warp again for its 50th anniversary. The musical cult classic’s half-century milestone will be celebrated with a new 4K Ultra remaster that will be released in theaters and on Blu-ray later this year. Released in 1975, the movie stars Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon as a newly engaged couple who seek help at the castle of gender-bending Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry) when their car breaks down. “Rocky Horror” was based on the musical play by Richard O’Brien with a screenplay by O’Brien and director Jim Sharman, and produced by...

The death of industrial music pioneer and perpetual provocateur Genesis P-Orridge got me thinking. Not that I liked his "music." (I decline to use his preferred pronoun, "s/he.") But because P-Orridge died at age 70, I enjoyed picturing bummed out young "trans" poseurs learning through these obituaries that body modification and "gender fluidity" weren't their ideas. I also thought ­— not for the first time since the advent of what Steve Sailer calls "World War T" — about The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975.) The enduring cult film started out as a campy London stage musical that spoofed science fiction...

' 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' star Tim Curry is recovering at home following a major stroke. The 67-year-old actor is said to be "doing fine" and recuperating in Los Angeles following a collapse last night. His long-time agent Marcia Hurwitz dismissed claims the stroke has affected the 67-year-old actor's speech and insists the star is in good spirits. She told the The Daily Mail: "Tim is doing great. He absolutely can speak and is recovering at this time and in great humour."'