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

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- The Associated Press, 2026-08-26 19:27 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG5fCp342sk

> Actor Tim Curry, celebrated for playing eccentric villains on stage and screen, has died at 80. He was best known as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a role he originated in the 1973 stage musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show before reprising it in the cult-hit film. Curry died Tuesday at his Los Angeles home.

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