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Tim Curry: Actor, Musician, Gardener, Meme Lord
26 Aug
Summary
- Princess Diana requested to meet Tim Curry due to her admiration for him.
- Curry was a talented musician with three solo studio albums released.
- He had a secret passion for gardening, designing gardens for friends.
Tim Curry's career spanned decades, revealing lesser-known talents and connections.
Before his iconic film role, Curry originated Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the 1973 stage musical "The Rocky Horror Show." In a surprising revelation, Princess Diana personally requested to meet Curry in Vienna, admitting her admiration for "The Rocky Horror Show," which she stated "quite completed my education."
Beyond acting, Curry was a musician with three solo albums, including "Fearless," which featured his Billboard Hot 100 charting song "I Do The Rock." He also found success as a voice actor, notably as Nigel Thornberry, and confirmed he had originally been cast as the Joker in "Batman: The Animated Series" before contracting bronchitis.
Curry also possessed a green thumb, with his Hollywood Hills garden featured in a book and his gardening expertise sought by friends like Colin Farrell and Freddie Mercury. His memorable delivery of a line in the 2008 video game "Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3" also became an enduring internet meme.
