Tim Curry dies at 80; coronary artery disease listed as cause, with prior stroke and kidney cancer noted
Tim Curry died at 80 in Los Angeles, with public-health records citing coronary artery disease as the cause of death; a history of a 2012 stroke and kidney cancer contributed to his passing, though not the direct cause. The Rocky Horror Show and Rocky Horror Picture Show star, famed for Dr. Frank-N-Furter, had been wheelchair-bound since the stroke and later did voice work, prompting tributes from Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick and Luke Evans. He died on August 25, and the kidney cancer diagnosis had not been publicly disclosed prior to his death.
