Tim Curry, Rocky Horror Picture Show's Frank-N-Furter, dies at 80

Tim Curry, the English actor whose fearless embodiment of Frank-N-Furter transformed a small London stage production into one of cinema's most enduring cultural phenomena, died peacefully at his home in Los Angeles on August 25, 2026, at the age of 80. Across five decades, he moved with rare fluency between comedy, horror, drama, and music — earning Tony nominations for Mozart, King Arthur, and a swashbuckling pirate, while his voice alone could conjure terror or delight. His 2012 stroke reshaped but never silenced him, and he continued performing and writing until the end, leaving behind a me