Tim Curry in rare health update 13 years after stroke: 'Real problems'
Iconic actor Tim Curry stepped away from performing in 2012 after he suffered a stroke that left him wheelchair-bound
Tim Curry has issued a new update surrounding his health following his life-changing stroke in 2012. The 79-year-old opened up about his wellbeing during a special screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show to mark the film's 50th anniversary. Tim's last movie was 2010’s Burke and Hare, and he stepped away from performing 13 years ago following his stroke, which left him wheelchair-bound. After suffering his stroke, Curry focused on his voice acting career and performed in the likes of Fox’s 2016 animated remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show - the 1975 musical movie that shot him to stardom.
Speaking to audience members at LA's Academy Museum, Tim remarked: "I still can't walk, which is why I'm in this silly chair, and that's very limiting. So, I won't be singing and I won't be dancing very soon. I still have real problems with my left leg."
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He also gave more details about his stroke, which happened when he was having a massage: “I was having a massage at the time and I didn’t even actually notice anything,” Curry recalled, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“But the guy who was doing the massage said, ‘I’m worried about you, I want to call an ambulance.’ And he did, and I said, ‘That’s so silly.’”
Since 2012, Tim has largely stayed away from the spotlight and has only made a few rare appearances. Curry is best known for his legendary role as the mad scientist Dr Frank N Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Other stars who also featured in the musical film included Oscar winner Susan Sarandon (Thelma & Louise, Dead Man Walking), Barry Bostwick (Megaforce, Spin City), Patricia Quinn (Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, The Lords of Salem), and Nell Campbell (Great Expectations, Shock Treatment).
The film and play became groundbreaking for their transgressive themes, iconic performances, and epic songs that took over modern popular culture.
Tim Curry went on to appear in other major roles, such as Pennywise the Clown in Stephen King's IT, as well as featuring in Three Men in a Boat, The Wild Thornberries, and as every single villain on the cult TV cartoon Duckman, which starred Seinfeld’s Jason Alexander.
He also appeared as King Arthur in the 2005 Broadway production of Spamalot and recorded several albums in the 1970s and 80s, including Fearless and Read My Lips.
