Actor Tim Curry, best known for his role as a hotel bellhop in "Home Alone 2," has died

Actor Tim Curry, best known for his role as a hotel bellhop in Home Alone 2, has died.

British actor Tim Curry has died at the age of 80, KinoMail.ru reported. He died on the night of August 26 at his home in Los Angeles. The cause of the artist's death has not yet been officially announced.

Tim Curry was born on April 19, 1946 in Cheshire, England. He gained worldwide fame for his role as Dr. Frank-en-Furter in the musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975).

Curry later played the role of the doorman Wadsworth in the comedy "Evidence" (1985), the villain Pennywise in the television series "It" (1990), and also appeared in the films "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" and "The Haunting of Red October". During his fifty-year career, the actor was nominated for three Tony Awards and was awarded the Emmy Award.

For information, the actor suffered a severe stroke in 2012. After that, he underwent brain surgery and underwent a long treatment. Unfortunately, despite the treatments, he was unable to walk independently for the rest of his life. In 2025, his memoirs were published.