Remembering actor Tim Curry, who always committed to the bit

NPR | By Glen Weldon,

Steve Inskeep

Published August 27, 2026 at 4:47 AM EDT

Tim Curry, who died on Tuesday at 80, is remembered as an actor who threw himself into things, whether as Frank-N-Furter in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" or Pennywise the Clown in "It."

Glen Weldon

Glen Weldon is a host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast. He reviews books, movies, comics and more for the NPR Arts Desk.

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Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition and Up First.

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