{"id":28035,"date":"2026-08-26T20:32:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T17:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=28035"},"modified":"2026-08-26T20:32:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T17:32:28","slug":"tim-curry-pomer-80-rokiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/show-biz\/tim-curry-pomer-80-rokiv\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor Tim Curry, star of *It* and *Home Alone 2*, has died\u00ab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">British actor Tim Curry, best known for his roles as Pennywise in the television miniseries *It*, the concierge in *Home Alone 2: Lost in New York\u00ab and Professor Oldman in \u00bbScary Movie 2\u00ab. He was 80. The actor\u2019s death was confirmed to the Associated Press by his long-time manager and friend, Marcia Hurwitz.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<p><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tim Curry has died at the age of 80.<\/li>\n<li>The actor died at his home in Los Angeles.<\/li>\n<li>The cause of death was not disclosed publicly.<\/li>\n<li>Carrie played Pennywise in the 1990 television adaptation of *It*.<\/li>\n<li>He was nominated for three Tony Awards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>What is known about the actor\u2019s death<\/h2>\n<p>According to Marcia Gurvitz, <strong>Tim Curry<\/strong> He died at his home in Los Angeles. The cause of death has not been disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>Carrie was born on 19 April 1946 in Cheshire, England. His first professional theatre role was in the 1968 London production of *Hair*.<\/p>\n<h2>From Pennywise to *The Rocky Horror Picture Show*\u00ab<\/h2>\n<p>Carrie\u2019s breakthrough role was that of Dr Frank-N-Furter in the 1973 London production of *The Rocky Horror Show*. Two years later, he played the same character in the film adaptation of *The Rocky Horror Picture Show*, which was added to the US National Film Registry in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>The actor played Pennywise in the 1990 television miniseries *It*. In *\u00ab<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/show-biz\/pomerla-brenda-friker-sam-udoma-2\/\">Home Alone 2: Lost in New York<\/a>\u00bb He played the concierge at the Plaza Hotel, and Professor Oldman in *Scary Movie 2*. His other roles include Darkness in *Legend* and Wadsworth in *Clue*.<\/p>\n<p>Carrie was nominated for three Tony Awards. Following a severe stroke in July 2012, he continued his recovery, and in 2016 appeared in the television production *The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let\u2019s Do the Time Warp Again* in the role of the Criminologist.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Curry has died at the age of 80 in Los Angeles. 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