Rewind: Tim Curry on advice NOT to do "Rocky Horror," how little kids react to him & more

[@a.r.t93]

The joy in his face when he hears Home Alone 2 is pretty funny. Love Tim

[@thesmithersy]

Probably because hes glad its not another Rocky Horror reference

[@spencerweeks3980]

Yes I was wanting here him say stolen credit card let's see what police have say about this lol or extra large pizza competence of.plasa hotel

[@kimquinn7728]

His laugh, smile, imitation of the child at seeing him in an airport, Priceless. He also has a very warm personality. He is a treasure.

[@thefitzs]

​@@kimquinn7728I love the man so much. I wonder if he knows how many people just adore him. I was dressing in RHPS costumes and the whole deal in the 70s, then my children got to know him in Clue and Home Alone 2. He's honestly a true gem.

[@snicker576]

He got to be involved with DONALD J. TRUMP on that film!! That will put a smile on anyone's face!

[@denisekeary8229]

Tim Curry is the only actor to properly portray Franknfurter. Every nuance from start to finish in RHPS was epic. Yeah, back in the day, I was one who got all made up and dressed up on Friday nights for the midnight showing for the audience participation while the movie was going on. We had such a great time and fondest memories. Just listening to the first couple notes of the starting song puts the biggest smile on my face. Great times.

[@moralityisnotsubjective5]

David Bedella wasn't too bad and he even in a way reminded me of Tim at times, but I agree that Tim is a unique entity in all roles he performs. There will never be another quite like him.

[@MouthBreatherGaming]

One of my favorite songs to play and sing on acoustic; 'Science Fiction/Double Feature'.

[@propertyofranger]

I used to say the exact same thing! But then I saw Craig McLachlan star as Frank in the Rocky Horror Show and he genuinely blew me away with his performance. No-one can ever supplant Tim Curry, of course, Tim is the king. But there are absolutely other actors out there who also bring a lot to the role and are worth seeing too.

[@Dimi374]

Pall Oskar Hjalmtysson the Icelandic cast. He is the only other actor I’ve seen to match Tim Curry.

[@XFLexiconMatt]

Tim just oozes charisma. So enjoy seeing him.

[@giovannisticco7503]

I met him at Burbank airport in the 90s he was friendly and pleasant.

[@scouser2010ify]

Nobody can play any of his roles the way he did he’s absolutely smashing 😂

[@gdparry2727]

Heard "absolutely smashing" in Nigel Thornberry's voice.

[@LittIe_Bunny]

I love tim curry SO MUCH

[@treek10k]

Thats what he said to kevin mccallister.

[@thefitzs]

I adore the man.

[@monolith94]

His impression of a scared little kid is pitch perfect

[@tfe1788]

Tim Curry, no matter the film, gives it he's all. Home Alone, It, Annie, Clue, Legend and Rocky Horror

[@ryanslauderdale]

The Three Musketeers as well. As bad as it is, Tim was perfect for the evil Cardinal Richelieu.

[@scouser2010ify]

He really is one of those rare people who can do anything all of his roles are amazing he can turn his hand to anything

[@hadassah179]

Nobody mentions Hunt for Red October. that movie was a talent Woodstock.

[@SuperStrangSshadow]

I wouldn't dare to talk to him. He's too charming.

[@JannetFurter]

Same it's so strange how he ruined my childhood now I am so charmed by him lol 😂

[@scotcharoo22]

Same, I would pass out 😅

[@SuperStrangSshadow]

@@scotcharoo22 I wouldn't blame you. So handsome and his accent is adorable. =)

[@MsTymcc]

@@scotcharoo22 When I had the opportunity to try I did almost pass out!

[@El_Ophelia]

That grin! That evil, wicked, devilishly delightful grin. I could watch him and listen to that velvety voice for hours! ❤

[@elinlloyd7002]

Never seen this interview before he is so charming and really well groomed.

[@judycasemore2168]

We Love You Tim.

[@shanefraley827]

Tim Curry was considered for the role of Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit instead of Christopher Lloyd, but they thought he was too scary, but I personally think he would have done better than Lloyd. Tim Curry was also considered to voice Scar in the Lion King, but he was too busy, but imagine if he just did the singing voice for Scar during the song Be Prepared while Jeremy Irons still did the speaking voice!

[@vincentfichtler7758]

But Jim Cummings was not a bad choice for being the singing voice of Scar for the last lines of Be Prepared.

[@shanefraley827]

@@vincentfichtler7758 I never said he was and I really do love Jim Cummings!

[@silence6813]

Tim Curry is one the best top when it comes to voicing villans in cartoons or animated movies.

[@shanefraley827]

@@silence6813 He sure is! He voiced a few Disney Afternoon villains such as Taurus Bulba in Darkwing Duck and the Evil Manta in the Little Mermaid series and for animated movie villains, he voiced Hexxus in FernGully: The Last Rainforest, Drake in the Pebble and the Penguin and Rex Pester in the Rugrats Movie! Tim Curry occasionally voices good guys in cartoons such as Nigel Thornberry.

[@rosannaburt3048]

I like original scar tho

[@jacobdehaan4114]

Just like Alan Rickman, I could listen to Tim Curry talk all day

[@GhostTweeHubBub]

His voice is actually quite soothing! He could do audiobooks.

[@sinclairs_snack]

I was thinking the same thing! They also speak in a similar manner, in my opinion.

[@carmenmccauley585]

Oh yes!

[@ruthdarby1966]

He's done loads of audiobooks.​@GhostTweeHubBub

[@Logitah]

​@@GhostTweeHubBub He has done some and they are fun to listen! ❤

[@audreymattson5127]

This is a brilliant interview! I adore Tim Curry so much!

[@geraldineclarke5434]

I had the absolute joy of working with Tim on a bunch of animated shows, I've worked with hundreds of actors in my long career and he is absolutely the most talented and versatile, I so wish I could have done some Shakespeare with him.

[@emilyspector2728]

That is awesome!!! Did you ever develop a friendship with him? I hate the fact of how the media shows him now in his state….love Tim Curry

[@geraldineclarke5434]

@@emilyspector2728 At least he is still doing voice-overs. I left the business and the state so I haven't seen him for awhile. I miss him.

[@AnnieD.1982]

Hi Geraldine. What an amazing experience to have worked with Tim. He is such an incredible talent. He owns every scene he is in. I just watched him in his first feature film in 8 years last night​. A horror called Stream just released to digital. It was so good to see him back up on film where he belongs!! ❤ @geraldineclarke5434

[@finch2213]

RHPS is the stupidest movie I’ve ever seen. And I love it still. It’s weird, wacky, campy shit and the talent in it is just so so good. Not just Tim, but all the leads in it. But Tim Curry is just iconic in it and he gives it hell for the whole film. He’s a crazy person and I will always love everything he’s done because I love his commitment to this absurd role in this absurd film. And I hope he’s doing well these days. I know he had a rough spell a while back.

[@thefitzs]

You could not have nailed that any better. Perfectly stated 💯💯💯

[@NbSkaz]

Great interview. Tim is so charming and the interviewer was great.

[@miss_jane]

Bloody brilliant actor!

[@egglady]

This interview was terrific! You can tell Tim appreciated the interesting questions you were asking.

[@zakkxx1]

He owned my nightmares when I was a child lol but I do love this actor. Now that I am an adult with adult fears I kinda miss my childhood fears of monsters and … evil clowns 😅!! Amazing actor all around ❤

[@trealexander4808]

Tim is a LIVING legend!!! Give him his flowers NOW!!!!

[@jackthomas6952]

Just his grin alone would have made his Joker Epic.

[@carolpolaseksoares5559]

I've Always Love Tim Curry❤ His voice is So Good🎉 I hope He is Doing Good❤️

[@TheMichelex20]

I loved the movie Clue as a kid. I need to watch it as an adult. Rocky Horror is one of my favorite movies.

[@pjeno007]

You guys worked very well in this interview. He handled all the questions well, and sincerely...and the smile at the end when you complimented him looked genuine. - very good job! Thanks for sharing.

[@xtrm2009]

6:04 Wow, Never thought it that way! Respect for this amazing gentleman

[@TizzmantineUK]

Phenomenal voice actor aswell, brought Emperor Doviculus in Brutal legend to life

[@VooDooTube...]

Brilliant, Iconic, liberating, will never get old.

[@watershipfalls5520]

Tim Curry is loved!

[@MathewRyan111]

I would love to see the fourth, unused, ending of Clue. It sounds so interesting!

[@emilypetsche1]

Same!

[@GodIsJamesMason]

You had great questions! Love this interview

[@Tedakin]

His role in Home Alone 2 is great. He steals that movie every time he shows up. One of my favorite performances by him.

[@andrewdunn5568]

The fade in from the Grinchs grin getting bigger to his grin getting bigger still gets me everytime

[@joeyrice5873]

I love him in Annie and Muppet Treasure Island.

[@LouiseFalt]

He's handsome :)

[@kimquinn7728]

YES! Not in the classic, cookie cutter sense but he has such charisma, warmth, mischievous, twinkle and deadly all wrapped up in Class A.

[@Rashy225]

Definition of unconventionally attractive.

[@faithpearlgenied-a5517]

Impossible not to love him.

[@fay-amieaspen6046]

I loved him in The Worst Witch & Annie as a child.

[@Chris-wz5sr]

Smart guy, down to earth, super talented. A real artist

[@Canuckchick32]

His voice is scary,funny,sexy etc

[@giordanotirelli6028]

Happy birthday tim from italian boy live in rome, you was born on friday as today

[@kusawwwwww]

hello italian boy in Rome. I hope your next birthday is nice

[@Calibound8]

Absolutely - thank goodness you chose wisely! ❤

[@mkaylor121]

Been doing the time warp since I was five

[@kimwexlersponytail]

First thing I saw Tim in was 'Blue Money' - where he plays a taxi driver who finds a suitcase of money in his car. Loved his performances through the years and I'm so sorry that his health has deteriorated so drastically ❤😢

[@blingbyjessica]

He is so talented

[@melliniewashington1442]

i love Him So Much ....❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@BEHEDETY]

good marvelous actor

[@ellew4573]

❤ U TIM!

[@timcarpenter7399]

i miss him so.

[@barrymoore4470]

He's still around, but admittedly in poor health, and incapable obviously of most of the acting possibilities that were available to him before his stroke. But he remains a phenomenal talent, and we'll always have the films, TV shows, and records to which he contributed so indelibly.

[@rabbithole8592]

Rocky Horror Picture Show without Tim Curry Would not have been the same. It definitely wouldn't have been as Popular or Successful. Although I think it kinda bombed at first and developed a Huge Cult Following Shortly After.

[@an8dr2a]

Terrible to see him now with his face and Body devastated by Ictus... Can't say how much i miss the Smiling ,Charming, Handsome man as he appears here😔

[@lindaalvarez8855]

Tim Curry is the sexiest man alive & his British accent drives me Crazy!

[@BryantPP]

How does that man not have an OBE? Charles???

[@giordanotirelli6028]

Today tim 78 years

[@Usedtobeabandalore]

The most beautiful yet horriying smile to exist 😂❤

[@dcflake5645]

Hes so wild on camera but hes sedate and calm in interviews.

[@killuhkween]

His first movie is Rocky Horror?!?!? That movie is my roman empire

[@barrymoore4470]

He had appeared in some television productions before then, but yes, 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' was his first feature film. What a way to break into the business!

[@thecommenter9678]

Peak Tim Curry is his role in Red Alert! SPAAAACE! =D probably not but still it's MY favorite.

[@SierenH]

😢 they didnt mention IT or The Worst Witch

[@MouthBreatherGaming]

He's 'IT' after all, but there's that music as well, and all that goes to Richard O'Brien.

[@MisterBlue80]

DARKNESS.

[@animfan98]

Sunshine is his destroyer!

[@jackthomas6952]

Too bad we never saw his Joker.

[@colincharlton9339]

The clown I.T..brilliant, home alone 2...

[@shanefraley827]

He also played Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island and the evil pipe organ in Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas!

[@J.P.Robles]

Although he has no title I find it informal to not call him Sir Tim Curry

[@queenoftarts8293]

4:45 what is it?! What…aaaaaaayah!

[@williambate1977]

Tim's from Warrington and his accent is way too posh. I'm from Warrington and we all sound like choking storks 😂

[@thefitzs]

😂

[@nationstationmusic227]

you wanna talk about his very first movie was actually his biggest movie he ever did besides IT and also a cult classic and a huge hit now a days not really back then lol and now its in the top 10 of best stand alone films home alone 2 doesnt count he was good but very minor and was not a lead

[@mattparr3038]

Can't help but to see pennywise

[@gobirds4362]

Home Alone 2 4 me

[@TrevorOneill-b3g]

4:17

[@faust8569]

Grand Wizard in 'The Worst Witch'

[@jonathanhebert8868]

I feel like he would have been the only other actor that could have pulled off Willy Wonka. No shade on Gene Wilder.

[@Lemmesaynothing]

He looks like a young Homer Simpson

[@spooneater9001]

The best part about tim curry is that you're never sure if he was on drugs

[@thefitzs]

You're left guessing about a LOT of things with Tim Curry. He's the best.

[@barrymoore4470]

@@thefitzs Yes, he seems like an essentially private person, though yet so outgoing and dynamic in his younger days. In backstage photos and production stills, he seems like he's having a great time and fully enjoys his colleagues.

[@eclecticdog2k901]

666th like 😈🤘

[@bulbasaurbrutal5137]

So... when he's not acting and he's doing promotion... what drugs has he been doing? I don't believe for a second Tim Curry is a sober actor.

[@barrymoore4470]

I've read he was no stranger to alcohol at least in his younger days.

[@321okaygo8]

The way he speaks in this interview reminds me of Elon Musk.

[@brunhildevalkyrie]

Yeah but Tim Curry is actually charming and makes sense when he talks

[@psychicbyinternet]

Yeah I don't think those two names should be in the same sentence. Tim Curry is a legend and Elon Musk is a rich and lucky yet particularly stupid bean counter pretending to be a visionary.

[@SuspiciousUser-ef4zh]

He lowkey reminds me of Elon Musk.

[@barrymoore4470]

I can see a bit of that, now that you mention it, but Curry is much better looking, and a much finer human being.

[@SuspiciousUser-ef4zh]

@@barrymoore4470I agree! 👍

[@degsbabe]

I remember this guy when he played Will Shakespeare back in the UK many moons ago. A series called 'Will'. Since going to America i think he lost it. He sold his soul for money......and cheap beach front property.

[@abihiyakou5283]

Not at all he’s an icon

[@degsbabe]

@@abihiyakou5283 ....'a person or thing regarded as a representative symbol or as worthy of veneration: ' are you fking kidding ? A jobbing actor...

[@gp657]

Wrong as usual.

[@SierenH]

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[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

There is medication for what you have

[@SierenH]

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[@Elfwald]

You can say that again