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Inside Tim Curry’s phenomenal life as he turns 79 – cult following; designing Freddie Mercury’s garden; major stroke in 2012

National treasure and cult icon Tim Curry has lived a most remarkable life, but everything changed in 2012, when he suffered a major stroke.

When a fan at GalaxyCon asked him about the title of the book, he told them: “It comes from in the 17th and 18th centuries actors were regarded as vagabonds, and sort of criminals – and because I’ve always moved around so much.” Jack Nicholson, Mick Jagger and Mickey Rooney were considered for the role of Rooster (Credit: YouTube/Columbia Pictures) It took the news some time to emerge, but Tim Curry suffered a stroke in July 2012. In October 2020, he reprised his role as Dr Frank-N-Furter in a live table reading of Rocky Horror in support of Wisconsin’s Democratic Party, to help raise funds for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.

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