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The End of WWII
WWII comes to an end, after the recent bombings in Japan, and with Hitler's suicide. -
The Birth of Tim Curry
Timothy James Curry was born on April 19, 1946 in Grappenhall, Cheshire, England. -
The Cold War begins
The war between United States and the Soviet Union has started, 2 years after WWII ended. -
The assassination of John F Kennedy
The 35th president of the United States of America, JFK, was assassinated in the Lincoln Continental convertible limousine. The assassin's name was "Lee Harvey Oswald". -
Tim Attends Birmingham University
Tim attended Birmingham University to study Drama & English between 1965 and 1968. He often refers to the fact he didn’t attend classes much and merely acted in extra-curricular productions. -
Inspiration in Theatre
Tim Curry was inspired to go into theater by meeting writer Richard O'Brien while performing in the West End production of Hair in 1968. Curry made his professional acting debut in Hair as Woof. He later appeared in a Scottish opera company tour of A Midsummer Night's Dream. -
Tim Curry's first Theatre role
Tim Curry's first role in theatre was in a play called "Danton's Death" in 1971. He played a character named "Lacroix". This play was located in the Glasgow Citizen’s Theatre. -
Tim Curry moves over to Texas
Tim Curry moved to Austin, Texas at the age of 19. He was a member of the World of Pentecost Church Choir from 1972-1984, and traveled around the United States with them. During this time, he also formed a band with church members called Street Band. -
Tim starts off his theatre career.
In 1973, he was invited by Richard O’Brien, a fellow cast member from Hair (Tim in the West End cast and O’Brien in the touring cast), to audition for O’Brien’s new experimental musical The Rocky Horror Show, to be produced at the Royal Court’s Theatre Upstairs. Tim’s audition song was Tutti Frutti. -
Tim films in The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show was filmed in 1974. The film remains a cult phenomenon over 45 years later and has helped cement Tim’s status as a pop icon to generations of fans. -
Broadway
Tim Curry's first Broadway show was The Rocky Horror Show, which ran from March 10 to April 6, 1975. Curry originated the role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, which he later reprised in the Los Angeles production and the 1975 film The Rocky Horror Picture Show. -
The End of The Cold War
The longest running war between the US, and the Soviet Union, has now come to an end in 1989. -
9/11
The 4 terrorist attacks from the islams, and their leader "Osama bin Laden", had hit both towers of the World Trade Center, with 2 planes crashing into the sides of both of the towers. A 3rd plane hitting The Pentagon. And a 4th plane crashed in a field that was going to hit the white house. -
Tim Curry suffers a Major Stroke
In July of 2012, Tim suffered a major stroke. His family and friends closed ranks around him as he began his long road to recovery, and managed the near-miracle of keeping the news secret until the following May -
Turned down role
Tim Curry turns down the role of Pennywise in the 2017 adaptation of IT. So Bill Skarsgård Takes the role of Pennywise in both chapter 1, and chapter 2. -
Covid-19 Outbreak in USA
The Coronavirus has now spread its way over to the United States, and now the state as well as others, have gone into complete lockdown. -
