EMERGENCY POD: Tim Curry Dies at 80: Remembering Clue, Rocky Horror and It

Send us Fan MailTim Curry has died at 80. In this special remembrance episode, I look back at the singular actor behind Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Wadsworth in Clue and the terrifying Pennywise in Stephen King’s It.I share why Clue became part of my childhood with my sister, how Tim Curry’s Pennywise still haunts me after reading It on the middle-school bus, and the strange timing of recently watching a Rocky Horror-themed party on Next Gen NYC.I also celebrate Curry’s extraordinary work in Annie, Legend, Home Alone 2, Muppet Treasure Island, Spamalot, FernGully and The Wild Thornberrys—as well as the perseverance he demonstrated after suffering a major stroke in 2012.Tim Curry could be glamorous, frightening, absurd and hilarious—sometimes in the same scene. There was no one else quite like him.Have a favorite Tim Curry role or memory? Email me at [email protected] and follow It’s All Yappening on Apple Podcasts.Sources:• Tim Curry dies at 80 — Associated Press• Tim Curry obituary and career retrospective — People• Tim Curry author biography — Penguin Random House