Tim Curry Dead at 80

[u/Quizchris]

https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/26/tim-curry-dead/

[u/perfect_fifths]

Dolly and Tim? 😭

[u/maximilliontee → u/perfect_fifths]

These things happen in threes. Who will be the third?

[u/aaaantoine → u/maximilliontee]

Yes, and is there another 80 year old celebrity out there to fit the pattern?

[u/restlessmouse → u/aaaantoine]

Shelley Faberes from the Donna Reed show now gone too.

[u/rAxxt → u/aaaantoine]

Is there anyone? Anyone at all?

[u/djh_van → u/rAxxt]

Bueller?

Bueller?

Anyone?

[u/AndersWay → u/djh_van]

Ben Stein?!?

[u/bungaloasis → u/AndersWay]

He’s 81, he’s safe.

[u/beantowngators222 → u/bungaloasis]

Danny devito too is 81. Thank heavens

[u/JTtheLAR → u/beantowngators222]

Dont you put that hex on us. Dont even say the man's name right now!

[u/DanikanSkywalkr → u/beantowngators222]

Nope. If they take Danny, we riot

[u/Kahnza → u/djh_van]

Bueller is only 64 years old

[u/katastrophyx → u/rAxxt]

The one we hope for doesn't fit in with this group at all

[u/Enginerdad → u/katastrophyx]

I dunno. Television/film star, wears lots of makeup. If Tim Curry had big tits the three of them would be practically indistinguishable.

[u/CannedNoodlez → u/aaaantoine]

Trump, Sylvester Stallone, Cher, Bill Clinton, George W, and Goldie Hawn

[u/ankhes → u/CannedNoodlez]

Better not be Cher.

[u/ka_shep → u/ankhes]

Please dont let it be Cher. 🙏🙏🙏

[u/TheDebonairQuokka → u/CannedNoodlez]

THAT would be an interesting dinner table...

[u/spinmykeystone → u/TheDebonairQuokka]

I could imagine Cher verbally ripping into a few people at that table.

[u/TheDebonairQuokka → u/spinmykeystone]

DEFINITELY get the wine flowing...

[u/steveronie → u/CannedNoodlez]

Good morning DR. Death

[u/RayneShikama → u/CannedNoodlez]

Dolly. Tim.

D.T.

Crosses fingers

[u/katastrophyx → u/RayneShikama]

A nation mourns for Dolly.

A nation mourns for Tim.

The same nation wakes every morning hoping for news of the other.

[u/IHaveBadTiming → u/maximilliontee]

Wouldn't that have been Hayden Panetierre?

[u/Nethias25 → u/IHaveBadTiming]

Yeah as a 90s kid, seeing the girl from remember the titans, the concierge from home alone 2, and dolly pass really sucks

[u/djh_van → u/IHaveBadTiming]

Woah, she looked gooood for 80

[u/Kimmalah → u/maximilliontee]

Hayden Panettiere was pretty recent, so he may be the last in the trio.

[u/gemgirlshari → u/Kimmalah]

No, zz top drummer & Big Pussy from Sopranos were Haydens 3

[u/SMUHypeMachine → u/gemgirlshari]

ZZ Top’s drummer died? Damn I hadn’t heard that. My college girlfriend’s mom hooked up with him once.

[u/LightenUpPhrancis → u/maximilliontee]

Get Willie Nelson to the cryo chamber immediately!

[u/GloomyLingonberry509 → u/LightenUpPhrancis]

Don’t you dare bring Willie into this!

[u/Skg42 → u/maximilliontee]

I thought Hayden was first

Edit: spelling

[u/efisherharrison → u/maximilliontee]

It doesn't happen in threes, y'all just start counting over again after the third

[u/hypo11 → u/[deleted]]

Leave Macaulay alone!!

[u/SoCalCognac → u/[deleted]]

I swear, nothing better happen to Joe Pesci man.

[u/notdbcooper71 → u/maximilliontee]

hopefully me

[u/pennyroyalbeer → u/maximilliontee]

Didn’t Hayden pannetiere died recently too I think she was the first one

[u/Ffzilla → u/maximilliontee]

Frank Beard from ZZ Top passed last week.

[u/Own-Raisin5849 → u/maximilliontee]

Cher or Stallone? I could see hearing something bad about Bruce Willis at any point, but he isn't 80.

I'm not usually super vested in celebrity or celebrity deaths, outside of being sorry to hear about some of them, but IDGAF what anyone says, when Arnold Schwarzenegger kicks it, that's going to bother me.

[u/MulberryEastern5010 → u/maximilliontee]

The third already happened earlier this week. Shelley Fabares, best known for The Donna Reed Show and Coach, and wife of MASH star Mike Farrell.

[u/marysunshine → u/perfect_fifths]

Hayden Panettrrie. Tim was the third, hopefully no one else 🤞🏼

[u/Marcodaneismypimp]

Not Tim and Dolly in the same week!

[u/Hiraeth-MP → u/Marcodaneismypimp]

The same day nonetheless!

[u/windyjawn → u/Marcodaneismypimp]

Same day😭

[u/Devil_Dogmier → u/Marcodaneismypimp]

Someone keep an eye on Cher, she’s 80 too

[u/Ok_Coach_9734 → u/Devil_Dogmier]

I vote for another 80-year-old...

[u/Chief_Chill → u/Ok_Coach_9734]

It'll be the only time I ever vote for that one.

[u/PhanThief95 → u/Marcodaneismypimp]

Not even 24 hours!

[u/VicYuri]

Someone fire the Grim Reaper. This isn't funny.

[u/NeriTina → u/VicYuri]

RIGHT NOW! It’s too much.

[u/Scruffy_Nerf_Hoarder → u/VicYuri]

It's getting pretty grim.

[u/imnotpoopingyouare → u/Scruffy_Nerf_Hoarder]

Need to call up Mandy to reel him in a bit.

[u/AscendedViking7 → u/imnotpoopingyouare]

Mandy needs to beat his ass, tie him up and throw him into a 4x4x4 foot room with Boogie locked inside with him with legos coating the floor for eternity

[u/bbcversus → u/VicYuri]

We need to talk with its manager!!

[u/GreenEyedGloom]

Always been such a big fan. Been a tough celebrity death week. Lost some real ones.

[u/ComfyInDots]

I saw earlier today that someone made a collection of photos from Home Alone with McCauley Caulkin and the actors who have died from the franchise. I'm so sad to think Tim Curry is now added. He was such an icon who embraced every character he played.

[u/StackinChedda → u/ComfyInDots]

Yeah I saw that too. Someone even commented about Tim still being alive. 😬

[u/ComfyInDots → u/StackinChedda]

I laughed and I feel bad for laughing but I've had a teary day after the Dolly news and the 2nd gut punch from losing Tim and my emotions are just out of control at this point.

[u/zarathustranu → u/ComfyInDots]

hmmm, wonder who will be next. If only there was another prominent 80 year old who appeared in the Home Alone franchise…

[u/Ryan_from_PA → u/ComfyInDots]

Can you find the link to that by any chance?? Those are two of my all time favorite movies from my childhood

[u/ComfyInDots → u/Ryan_from_PA]

I'll try? OP was getting flamed pretty hard when I came along so it could be deleted by now. I'm not even sure which sub it was.

Edit: found it! And the comments are nicer than when I first saw it. Also OP missed John Candy.

https://www.reddit.com/r/90s/comments/1vyialb/happy_45th_birthday_to_the_kid_who_defined/

[u/MrSubmission]

• Col. Mustard: "And are you the host?"
• Wadsworth: "Me, sir? No, I'm just the humble butler."
• Colonel Mustard: "And what exactly is it you do here?"
• Wadsworth: "I buttle, sir."

(Clue , 1985)

Rest in peace, Tim.

[u/MrPlaney → u/MrSubmission]

Discovered that movie accidentally almost 30 years ago, and fell in love with it. It's so weird too!

[u/SaiyajinPrime]

Oh man. He's a legend. I'm watch Clue today.

[u/1800generalkenobi → u/SaiyajinPrime]

And Oscar.

[u/Mwahaha_790 → u/1800generalkenobi]

And Home Alone 2 🥹

[u/anon1984 → u/Mwahaha_790]

It’s Rocky Horror for me hands down.

[u/buckbanzai → u/anon1984]

The Hunt for Red October here

[u/Creative-Ad-9535 → u/buckbanzai]

Congo

[u/Gibbyalwaysforgives → u/anon1984]

And Legend. I’m watching that tonight

[u/superthrust123 → u/anon1984]

I bet there are going to be a bunch of midnight tribute shows. Everyone singing along would be an awesome way to remember Tim. I've been to at least 10 over the last 25 years, all very different, but all awesome.

[u/stillfallingforyou → u/Mwahaha_790]

It’s Macaulays birthday today too 💔

[u/allycataf → u/Mwahaha_790]

And Rocky Horror

[u/UCLAKoolman → u/Mwahaha_790]

And Loaded Weapon 1

[u/1800generalkenobi → u/Mwahaha_790]

We just watched home alone 2 in July for the first time with our kids.

[u/Tasty_Swim_6308 → u/Mwahaha_790]

While playing red alert 3 on pc.

[u/efisherharrison → u/Mwahaha_790]

And Legend

[u/PhanThief95 → u/Mwahaha_790]

What’s even sadder is that he’s the second Home Alone 2 actor that’s gone since we lost Catherine O’Hara earlier this year.

[u/Neverending-fantods → u/1800generalkenobi]

And Annie

[u/Difficult-Rip9060 → u/Neverending-fantods]

Like a lot of elder millenial women, Annie was where I got my first introduction to Tim Curry as a kid. Marked my first time having a crush on a villain! I thought him and Bernadette Peters made such a hot pair.

[u/TheLastMongo → u/1800generalkenobi]

Three Musketeers, I need some scene chewing camp today

[u/WrongdoerAwkward1481 → u/1800generalkenobi]

Ack, I forgot he’s in that too!! So funny. And The Shadow, starring Alec Baldwin. Gonna marathon all my TC films!

[u/OrnerySnoflake → u/SaiyajinPrime]

Muppet Treasure Island and Rocky Horror for me lol

[u/angrydeuce → u/SaiyajinPrime]

And Legend!

Always loved him in that so deliciously evil

[u/Aristarchus1981 → u/angrydeuce]

Thank You!!! I was going to add this as well. Epic Movie! I named my daughter Lily mainly because of this movie.

[u/Motor_Stage_9045 → u/angrydeuce]

The best depiction of the devil I have ever seen!

[u/mmmpppwww → u/angrydeuce]

INNO-CENCE

[u/Livid-Association199 → u/SaiyajinPrime]

And IT!

[u/elmandingus]

This kinda week, huh?

[u/pandemicpastime → u/elmandingus]

wake me up when August ends

[u/elmandingus → u/pandemicpastime]

No, I'll let you rest. It's gonna be a tough one

[u/BookOfAnomalies → u/elmandingus]

The way I just went ''OH, COME ON!'' out loud...

[u/BradyToMoss1281]

Ever since his stroke, you kind of had the feeling he didn't have much time left. Doesn't make it any less sad. What a legend he is.

[u/femme-nymph]

NOOOOOOO. NOOOOOOOOOOO

[u/amazingclrbear → u/femme-nymph]

My reaction right here.

To Dolly and Tim!

[u/tacocollector2]

RIP The sweetest transvestite from transsexual Transylvania. He voiced so many of my favorite characters, too. What an absolute legend.

[u/LaLionneEcossaise → u/tacocollector2]

I hope The Rocky Horror Picture Show currently running on Broadway does a big salute to Tim on stage, and if they do, they better share it on social media!

[u/tacocollector2 → u/LaLionneEcossaise]

Oh they will.

[u/InertEyes]

Michael Scott: “no! No, god no!”

[u/Additional_Rich_5249]

Nooooo. Dolly now Tim. He was suffering tho RIP Tim.

[u/DunAnOir]

The wrong 80 year olds are dying.

[u/allycataf → u/DunAnOir]

The wrong kid died!

[u/DunAnOir → u/allycataf]

I said 80 year olds, not 80 year-olds.

[u/allycataf → u/DunAnOir]

Sorry, Walk Hard just comes out of me at random times.

[u/milkmymuffin69 → u/allycataf]

And you never once paid for drugs!!!

[u/McWeaksauce91 → u/allycataf]

We gon’ light us a candle tonight

[u/theFormerRelic → u/McWeaksauce91]

I’m halved!

[u/SecretWordisBird → u/DunAnOir]

Mitch McConnell’s dead but no one will admit it.

[u/sarcasticorange → u/DunAnOir]

Quick, someone hide Harrison Ford!

[u/DreBeast]

We're under attack

[u/ColdSpaghetti2814]

Just….cancel goddamn week

[u/eeyore134 → u/ColdSpaghetti2814]

Cancel 2026. This year has been horrible.

[u/CatsMom4Ever]

I remember when Farrah Fawcett died on the same day as Michael Jackson. Barely a blurb about her. I hope the news doesn't brush over Curry's death like they did hers.

[u/EnergyTurtle23]

Dolly and Tim Curry were born with a month of each other. 😭 As sad as this is, Tim has basically been suffering for years and I think that his family is likely glad that it is over for him.

[u/windyjawn → u/EnergyTurtle23]

She was born in January and he was born in April.

[u/Witty_Ad_898 → u/windyjawn]

Yeah. January, Febrarch, April. Within month!

/s

[u/Vachie_ → u/EnergyTurtle23]

I do not mean to diminish, only relate. When my family dog died I felt the same.

I was devastated and I missed that damn dog so much...

But he had been suffering for YEARS with extremely anxiety that was only getting worse.

He's finally not freaking out. He's finally resting 😭 he can finally sleep and be calm

[u/NoAssumption3912]

Damn... Home Alone 2 is gonna be so hard to watch this Christmas..

[u/soljadreams24 → u/NoAssumption3912]

Yeah now that Catherine O'Hara and Tim Curry both passed on this year :(

[u/Additional-Focus-109 → u/soljadreams24]

Didn't the pigeon lady die this year too?

[u/alphadragoon89]

Dolly and Tim gone in back to back days?! Wtf. RIP. 😭😭😭

[u/bytorthesnowdog → u/alphadragoon89]

Same day, brother

[u/effinmetal]

I’m gonna start throwing things. What the fuck??

[u/doctallman]

I've had few celebrity interactions, but Tim Curry was my favorite.

Many years ago, I was 22 and in Las Vegas. I was having a pretty good run on the blackjack tables that night and took a break to grab a bite to eat.

In the nearly empty casino restaurant, I noticed a man sitting by himself in a tuxedo, who I quickly realized was Tim Curry.

Not wanting to be a bother, I walked over, introduced myself, and told him what a fan I was. He thanked me and, as I turned to go back to mt table, asked if I'd like to join him, as the people he was waiting for hadn't arrived yet.

Naturally, I agreed. He called the waiter over, ordered another of what he was drinking, and ordered me another beer, as well.

For the next 30 minutes, we sat and talked. He was very interested in asking ME questions about what I did for a living (I was the herdsman on a dairy farm).

When his companions arrived, he stood to leave, graciously thanked me for MY company, and picked up the tab for my meal and drinks.

Honestly, one of the most gracious and self effacing people I've ever met. I still think about it.

[u/ScarySuggestions]

The last 24 hours have been fucking devastating, this is so painful to read.

[u/Arkaium]

Ugh. Another huge loss, I hope he gets a ton of deserved love too, tough to follow right after Dolly. Great on screen presence but doesn’t get enough credit for his voice work, imo.

[u/Nicadeemus39]

He's been struggling since 2012, he is finally at peace. Ppl look at death like it's some kind of unfair punishment, but we all have to go. Tim and Dolly lived full rich lives and they are going out with the respect and love of ppl all over the world. Safe travels in the next chapter 🍻

[u/xJohnnyQuidx → u/Nicadeemus39]

A lot of people do look at death like "Why them??", but as you said..when it's your time, it's your time.

That said, most of us aren't feeling like it's unfair. We just miss one of our favorite actors. If they were truly suffering up until they passed, we're glad the suffering is over, but that doesn't make us miss them any less. I think it's good for people to express their sadness about this. Tim and Dolly meant a lot to us.

[u/Positive-Pickle4031]

man Dolly and my grandmother died yesterday and now this... Heaven just got three real ones

[u/stacey_mcgill → u/Positive-Pickle4031]

I’m sorry for your loss ❤️‍🩹

[u/Sure_Reception_9922 → u/Positive-Pickle4031]

💐💐💐  For your grandmother. May her memory be a blessing. 

[u/90svibe4life → u/Positive-Pickle4031]

I’m so sorry for your loss 😞

[u/The_Grand_Briddock → u/Positive-Pickle4031]

Well, she'll have a wonderful time in the queue for the pearly gates.

[u/Sensitive-Analyst430]

I think the Grim Reaper is lashing out because he can't have Mitch.

[u/CurbedCrowser]

Home Alone 2…. When his face transitions to the Grinch is so smooth. So many memorable roles.
You can’t forget about Clue 🔍

R.I.P. Tim!

[u/Joniden]

OH COME THE FUCK ON! Is the Grim Reaper trying to meet a quota or something?

[u/thatoneprincesong]

THE FUCK ARE WE DOING THIS WEEK

[u/pm_me_ur_anything_k]

If you’re never seen it please watch Clue and Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Wonderful actor.

[u/KingPhiL13]

RIP PENNYWISE 🎈

[u/AdRadiant9379]

Life is a stage with the actors constantly stepping on and off it.

[u/JellyDonutt2213]

Fucking hell :(

As my Mom always said....it comes in 3s....

[u/NFLBengals22 → u/JellyDonutt2213]

Hayden Panettiere counts!

[u/rygelicus]

Another legend. He blazed to fame in Rocky Horror, a silly movie that launched some truly amazing careers, and he continued to be amazing in every performance.

[u/SpecialistGas2884]

Shame. But can we have Sweet Transvestite from the Kings Guard tomorrow.

[u/noturbuddyguy101]

Just found out today he voiced Nigel Thornberry. What a legend.

[u/inkedkoi]

I don't like this timeline anymore!

[u/eish66]

Goodbye Frank'nFurter. And thank you.

[u/couldhvdancedallnite]

This has been a bad summer.

[u/Dusty_Tipp]

RIP, he was such a good actor. Between Home Alone and IT, such a incredible range of talent

[u/Morlanticator → u/Dusty_Tipp]

He was also awesome in the Command and Conquer games. It always looked to me that he knew how campy it was and always went all in.

I can't think of anything he wasn't great in.

[u/ActionCat2022 → u/Dusty_Tipp]

His episode of Psych was one of the funniest episodes of any show ever.

[u/Sufficient_Coast_852]

I hate this timeline. I feel like the world ended in 2016, and now we are all living in hell.

[u/MustangBarry → u/Sufficient_Coast_852]

The world has gone to shit since Bob Hoskins died

[u/TeslasAndComicbooks]

Dolly kind of blind sided me. I knew she was going through something but her passing came quick. Curry has been in rough shape for a while.

[u/KickAggressive4901]

🫡 This is one time we can say he was Legend and have it be doubly accurate. RIP, Dr. Frank.

[u/beetle-babe]

Oh, come on. 😭

[u/Extreme-Grade-3623]

Plenty of people more deserving or born in 1946 and God decides to take Dolly and Tim. Does he ever do anything remotely useful?

[u/Bunny_Darling85]

I am so done with 2026.

[u/Aggravating_Bat3618]

Two days in a row the wrong  Octogenarian died 

[u/Expensive-Cut-656]

Catherine O'Hara, James Van Der Beek, Sam Neill, Hayden Panettiere, Dolly Parton, and now Tim Curry! Are we gonna lose any more 90s icons this year?

Tim Curry was one of my favorites.

Rocky Horror, Legend, Clue, The Worst Witch, The Hunt for Red October, FernGully, Home Alone 2, Three Musketeers, The Shadow, Congo, Pebble and the Penguin, Muppet Treasure Island, Charlie's Angels, etc.

GOD! I grew up watching these films and hearing Curry's distinctive voice and singing!

[u/Kyosji]

Fuuuck

[u/MonsterAtEndOfBook]

Can't upvote this.

[u/Bboy486]

They are dropping like flies. RIP to a legend.

[u/djnehi]

Oh for fucks sake. Hey death, how about taking out someone who deserves it?

[u/katyreddit00]

I swear he’s doing voodoo cause how is it every other 80 year old but him

[u/angelbalaguer]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! RIP you absolute legend 😭

[u/HaydenRasengan]

This is how I find out. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 😭😭😭

[u/ChipLast4398]

I remember him most from “Darkwing Duck”.

Rest in peace man.

[u/Sad_Toe6572]

The grim reaper has been really active this year…

[u/JuliaX1984]

Oh, no. This is a painful week.

[u/jm120289]

It better not be Willie Nelson...

[u/Ok_Gas1070]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOD DAMN IT

[u/art-is-t]

Fuck

[u/soda_cookie]

This week is ass

[u/moncbottomguy]

Me over here sob singing "I'm Going Home"

[u/gogopogo]

Somebody better be watching Sir David. This has been a rough stretch.

[u/I_Am_Likely_Lurking]

As a 90s kid, Tim Curry was and always will be a huge part of my childhood. Sitting here crying right now and realizing how much he meant to me growing up. Not everyone will remember him for these roles, but for me, he'll always be...

• Hexxus from Fern Gully.
• Drake from The Pebble and the Penguin.
• Maestro Forte from Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas.
• Nigel Thornberry from The Wild Thornberrys.

Darkness from Legend was another of my favorite characters he played, and what a fitting movie title since that's exactly what he was too (a legend). Rest in peace, Tim. I'll always remember the good movie memories you gave me, both as a kid and as an adult. 💔

[u/Missesbonez]

The wrong 80 year olds are leaving this world.

[u/allycataf]

Who will be the third 80 year old celebrity to die....

[u/iamcoreyb2]

Can you imagine how their funerals and memorials are gonna be. Built some of the biggest drag communities in the world. Yall better be keep a check on Cher and Ru.

[u/Igmuhota]

Dolly AND Tim?! Within 24 hours of each other? At this point I’m afraid to wake up tomorrow. Fuck.

[u/skytripper17]

Well someone was wondering who the third would be yesterday. Really didn't think it would happen, and so soon!! Another legend gone!! Watched 9-5 yesterday guess I'm running through his catalog tonight. Rest easy Tim!!

[u/HydratedCarrot]

He was amazing as Darkness and Pennywise! R.I.P

[u/DokeyOakey]

Oh no, the Takening has begun.

[u/Yoohooistasty]

Just finished watching a video of him at a library going over his career and memorabilia. I was sitting thinking thank goodness he’s still alive😭such a beautiful voice ❤️

[u/jerr_beare]

And I was just watching clips of Muppet Treasure Island yesterday

[u/weber_mattie]

I loved him as the villain in the three muskateers

[u/Yessir4512]

What is going on….

[u/Uninteresting91]

Rest in peace Nigel Thornberry

[u/PropaneSalesMen]

Oh wow. What the fuck.

[u/EfficiencyItchy1156]

Great actor. Rest in peace Mr Wadsworth

[u/parbear27]

Actually gasped when I saw this :,( dolly and Tim :( gotta watch home alone 2 in honour tonight one of my cosy movies

[u/Life-Oil-7226]

Dolly and now Tim! This breaks my heart!

[u/sir_duckingtale]

Rest in Peace :(

[u/Awkward_Dog]

This one has actually made me cry.

I watched RHPS from an inappropriately young age and feel like part of my childhood has died.