# Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, dies at 80

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-27 00:07 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/27/tim-curry-star-of-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-dies-at-age-80?traffic_source=rss

> British actor Tim Curry, best known for playing Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died at 80. His longtime manager said he died peacefully at his Los Angeles home on Wednesday; no cause of death was disclosed. Curry had faced health problems for more than a decade after a debilitating stroke.

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