TIL that actor Tim Curry is on a wheelchair since 2012
A masseuse saved his life.
This might not be news to someone, but when I found out I was quite shocked by the news.
It's a huge shame, as he requires two carers now, but he does sound as though he's still sharp witted as ever, and is that thankful he has kept his voice after the stroke.
‘Risky is the best way to be’: Tim Curry on sexuality, surviving a stroke – and 50 years of stardom https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2025/oct/14/risky-is-the-best-way-to-be-tim-curry-sexuality-surviving-stroke-50-years-stardom
Link is a fantastic read, thank you.
Oh, please tell me he’s still getting voiceover gigs. He needs to leave his mark on as many things as possible before the end.
It's hard to fully enjoy someone's work or art knowing what tragedy has befallen them since that time. It's just sad. Among others, I always enjoy Clue.
Clue, Home Alone 2, and Muppet Treasure Island are timeless favorites of mine largely because of Curry.
My introduction to Tim Curry was when he played Rooster in Annie waaay back in 1982.
It's always been wonderful to see him pop up in movies and shows (and video games) over the years, even if he's just doing voice acting. I know it took him a while after his stroke to be able to talk normally again (he was slow and slurred in his speech for a while), but I'm surprised he hasn't done more voice work since 2012.
Nothing compares to LEGEND
Nigel Thornberry
Go way back. Legend.
what about rocky horror?
If you've never seen any clips from Tim Curry in Command and Conquer, pull over and watch them right now.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tim+curry++commander+and+conquer
Nobody eats up scenery like Tim Curry eats up scenery.
That scene reminds me that two of the most infamous over-acting actors (which I enjoy nontheless) were in the cast of Loaded Weapon:
"Pull over" - are you assuming I am checking Lemmy while driving?
Commuting by recumbent bicycle
I only learned this recently too watching the Rocky Horror cast reunion.
Sad to see Tim in a wheelchair, but he is still sharp.
One of Curry's best roles. Everybody watch Over the Garden Wall!
I bought it on sale on Apple TV and I'm watching it right now geez
Sad nobody mentioned IT. He played penny wise!
In the original.
I had no idea. Wow
I remember hearing that he auditioned for the role of Joker in Tim Burton's Batman (Jack Nicholson) and again for the Animated series (Mark Hamil). Turned down both times for either too scary or intense.
Yeah, this sucks considering his role in horror story
And this is why you never get a massage or (even worse) chiro on your neck.
20 years as a massage therapist - there are areas of the neck to be cautious of and there is never any excuse to do anything with force or speed to anything associated with the neck or spine. "No pain no gain" approaches in manual therapy (and expectations from clients) needs to die. That approach is abusive to both parties.
There are many ways to provide touch that are both safe and therapeutic. I currently work with hospice patients (you don't get much more fragile and complicated than that) but when I was teaching the bottom line I gave my students - if the skin is intact and you're allowed to touch the area with the type of contact to bathe, then there are ways to provide touch for comfort with a positive outcome. Massage can take many forms and it should never hurt or create a threat.
Huh? How so?
Massages or (far worse) manual therapy on the neck can lead to a dissection, spasm,etc. of the vertaebral arteries - they are in the back of the neck, fairly vulnerable and sadly lead to real nasty strokes that often lead to major paralysis or death a lot of the real critical tissues in the brain are supplied by them and clots as well as tissuetend to find their way into the basilar artery which is basically the worst place for them to be. The brain can compensate for a lot,especially when it comes to the cortex, but back there, structures are small, tend not to have "collateral" aka backup but are very important.
The type of symptoms and paralysis he has makes it very likely for him to have suffered from something in that area and well... Manual therapy and massage in that area are the absolute posterboy reason for someone to have these strokes, especially in a comparably young age. I saw 18 year olds have debilitating strokes that way. I had a 28 year old woman go from "talking to me to brain death/organ donor* within 45 minutes. (BTW: Covid is another huge risk factor,but that affects more the venous side of that area. The vaccination does massively reduce these cases,especially in woman on hormonal birth control).
There is a reason why in a lot of European countries a massage of the neck is forbidden/considered malpractice by massage therapists (beside it not helping much anyway - muscular cervical pain almost always is caused lower, in the shoulder muscles) and manual therapy of the neck above C4 needs special training for physios (and even then is discouraged).
Don't get me wrong, I am not blaming the massage therapist - One would need to see the MRI for that- but it is a reasonably good reminder of a common cause for these cases.
I can speak to the chiropractor portion in particular. A risk of chiropractic manipulation of the neck is injury to the vertebral arteries - a pair of arteries running alongside the spine in the neck and which supply much of the blood to your brain stem and the back part of your brain (particularly areas that are responsible for coordination of movement and vision).
Injury to either artery can result in a stroke in these parts of the brain. It’s not just theoretical, I personally have seen patients who had these sort of strokes following chiropractic manipulation.
I’m guessing OP was inferring that too vigorous of a neck massage could cause the same problem though I haven’t actually seen that.
Oh. I did not know. And I absolutely love Congo. The movie and the game.
For those who interested, there is an interview of him uploaded about a month ago: https://youtu.be/nymOjoq-psE
Not smashing!
Edit: yall. I just typed Tim Curry space in my keyboard apps gif search feature. Clicked on the first one. It's not that deep.
