Curry's single I Do the Rock charted at 91 on the American Billboard Hot 100, as did another single of his, Paradise Garage. Fearless proved more successful than Read My Lips, making it to the top 75 on Billboard's top 200 album charts. He then took a break from all acting media to go on tour and work on his second album, Fearless, co-writing most of the songs on the album. He also sang backup on Carly Simon's album Spy in 1979. He then released his debut album in 1978, Read My Lips, the album's main theme being rock.
#TIM CURRY MOVIES AND TV SHOWS SERIES#
Curry later acted on British television series such as the historical figure William Shakespeare in the mini-series Life of Shakespeare in 1978. He played this role for nearly five months before taking a break from Broadway to embark on a music career.
He then played Tristan Tzara in the Travesties, a role in which he had to dress in drag to play.
He made his film debut in the film rendition of Rocky Horror, reprising his role as Frank 'N' Furter the film, however, was a box-office failure. The play closed after only a month due to poor reviews and ticket sales. He would be nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical for his work on Rocky Horror in 1975, but did not win the award. He then portrayed Frank 'N' Furter in the musical-comedy The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a role which he played for four weeks and became his breakout role. After leaving the company that made Hair in 1970, he acted for the Glasgow Citizens Theatre and The Royal Court Theatre in London. Career Broadway įollowing college Curry started his acting career on Broadway, playing a part in Hair, where he won the role and earned his Equity card he remained in Hair from 1968 through 1970.
and attended college at Birmingham University beginning in 1965, where he studied Drama and English and eventually graduated with combined honors in 1968. He attended boarding school at Kingswood High School, which he left in 1964 and traveled to Morocco, France and Belgium, working on boats. His father died in 1958 from pneumonia, when Curry was a pre-teen. Curry was a male soprano at the age of six and started acting in school plays. He spent his early childhood at naval bases in a variety of locations, including Hong Kong. Timothy James Curry was born on Apin Grappenhall, Cheshire, England to his parents Patricia, a secretary, and James, a Royal Navy chaplain who was also a Methodist.
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