Tim Curry Net Worth

Tim Curry's Quotes

• I'm not a conventional leading man at all and have no wish to be.
• They couldn't call it ["The Best of Tim Curry" CD] "Greatest Hits" because there weren't any.
• My specialty roles are Louche, Brio and Bravura.
• [with reference to climbing volcanos while filming Congo (1995)] I smoke two packs of Marlboros a day, which doesn't go well with volcanos.
• ["The Making of Gabriel Knight", on rapidly evolving computer technology] Any new way to infiltrate myself into your minds.

Interesting Facts about Tim Curry

1. Has provided the voice of "Sir" who welcomed visitors to the Alien Encounter attraction in Tomorrowland at Walt Disney World. Alien Encounter was replaced after several years.
2. Has read several times for "The Great Writers Series" in Los Angeles, California.
3. Has performed in Roger Waters' historic production of The Wall: Live in Berlin (1990). [July 1990]
4. Has appeared as both subject and author in the photography book "Double Exposure, Take Four" by Roddy McDowall.
5. Was Tim Burton's second choice for the role of the Joker in Batman (1989). He did go on to playing a crazed "clown" in Stephen King's miniseries It (1990).
6. Close friends with Carly Simon and sang backing vocals on her 1979 album "Spy".
7. Turned down the role of Mitzi Del Bra in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), which went to Hugo Weaving.
8. Studied Drama and English at the University of Cambridge and at Birmingham University, from which he graduated with Combined Honors.
9. Has earned three Tony Award nominations: the first in 1981 as Best Actor (Play) for portraying the title character Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in "Amadeus"; the second in 1993 as Best Actor (Musical) for "My Favorite Year"; and the third in 2005 for Best Actor (Musical) for his role of King Arthur in "Spamalot".
10. Personally paid for his cousin, Keighley Twocker frontman Michael Loftus, to have cosmetic surgery.
11. Already an accomplished singer, he performed a cover of the theme song to Walt Disney's "Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier".
12. In a Fresh Air interview in 2005, he reported meeting Princess Diana. It turned out she was such a huge fan of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), she told him, "Thank you for completing my education.".
13. Not only was he Tim Burton's second choice for the role of the Joker, he was the producers' first choice for the role on the animated series. However, after recording four episodes, his take on the Joker was deemed as too scary for children, and thus the part was given to Mark Hamill.
14. He auditioned for the role of Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), but was rejected at audition for being too terrifying. The role instead went to Clue (1985) co-star, Christopher Lloyd.
15. He was presented with an honorary citizenship of New Orleans and key to the City of New Orleans by Angela Baham, Administrative Assistant to the Chief Administrator Officer Reynard J. Rochon to Mayor Ernest Morial on October 8, 1979 following a concert in New Orleans.
16. Was working on an album project with Lou Adler in 1976. However, only four songs were completed. The best is a cover of The Supremes' "Baby Love". Also recorded three albums for A&M Records: "Ready My Lips" (1978), "Fearless" (1979) and "Simplicity" (1981). Though only one charting song, "I Do the Rock", both it at "Paradise Garage" [from "Fearless"] have become cult hits, having two music videos made for MTV which were often played before showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). His best album is often praised "Fearless", and his best songs are "Birds of a Feather", "Alan", "Sloe Gin", "I Do the Rock", "S.O.S.", "Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire", "Paradise Garage", "No Love on the Street", "Something Short of Paradise", "Working on My Tan", "Simplicity", "On a Roll", "Take Me I'm Yours", "Out of Pawn" and "I Put a Spell on You".
17. Was on the 1980 album "Sandinista!" by the English punk rock group The Clash. On track 18, "The Sound of the Sinners", he spoke as a priest, mid-song.
18. Has voiced two royal cats: voicing "Prince" in Garfield 2 (2006) and "The Cat King" in The Cat Returns (2002).
19. Suffered a major stroke in July 2012. He lost the use of his legs and now requires a wheelchair for mobility. However he is still able to speak lucidly and has done Q&A sessions at conventions. Since recovering from his stroke he has also voiced Auntie Whispers in Over the Garden Wall (2014) and played the Criminologist in The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (2016).
20. One of his favorite movies is the horror film Don't Look Now (1973).