Tim Curry of 'Home Alone 2' Passes Away at Home at Age 80

Actor Tim Curry, familiar to Korean audiences through the film "Home Alone 2," has passed away at the age of 80.

According to U.S. media outlet Variety on the 27th, Tim Curry passed away on the 25th (local time) at his home in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, USA.

The exact cause of Curry's death has not been disclosed. According to local police investigations, there are no suspicions of foul play.

Born in the UK in 1946, Curry graduated from the University of Birmingham, moved to London, and began his acting career in the musical "Hair." He made his face known by appearing in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," a film synonymous with cult classics. Curry received favorable reviews for his portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite mad scientist.

He was active in various genres of films, including "Clue," "Charlie's Angels," "Scary Movie 2," and "Kinsey," and in his later years, he also provided voice acting for numerous animated films such as "Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties," "Fly Me to the Moon," and "The Outback."

He is widely known in South Korea for the film "Home Alone 2." In this work, Curry played the humorous hotel concierge who pesters the main character, Kevin (Macaulay Culkin).

It is known that Curry had been using a wheelchair for a long time as an aftereffect of suffering a stroke in 2012.



(Photo: Capture from "Home Alone 2")

(Reported by Kim Ji-hye, SBS Entertainment News)
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