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Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the smug concierge in “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” has died. He was 80. Curry, who suffered a stroke in 2012 that put him in a wheelchair, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, according to his longtime manager and friend, Marcia Hurwitz. No cause was disclosed. Known for his arch humor, a putty-like face and gift with voices, Curry earned three Tony nominations — for “Spamalot,” “My Favorite Year” and “Amadeus” — and an Emmy nod in 1994. “I like playing the more curious corners of the human mind and human behavior, partly because they’re a tad more interesting,” Curry told The Associated Press in 1993. Read more at the link in our bio. #APPhoto by Peter Kramer from Feb. 28, 2011 Editor's note: This caption was updated to correct that Curry died Tuesday, not Wednesday, as was initially reported by hi...

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