"It's my pleasure to introduce a brand new and rather vulgar song, written specially by Marc Shaiman, in tribute to our friend Mr William Crystal..." Tim Curry and Marc Shaiman - GLAAD Awards - March 2005 | Tim Curry News

Did you know❓ Tim Curry's character name in the Congo movie, "Herkermer,” is a tribute to the real life gems that were used on set. The jewels used in the climax of the film are Herkimer Diamonds borrowed from the Herkimer Diamond Mines of New York. The two-ended quartz crystals were the only gems that would read large enough as diamonds on the big screen. Happy birthday to Tim Curry, a true diamond of the film industry, whose iconic catalog of characters continues to capture movie audiences. En

In 50 years on screen, Tim Curry, star of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “Clue” and “It,” has played roles campy, comical, and menacingly sinister, yet his most inscrutable role is still Tim Curry. The actor talks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about his memoir “Vagabond," the stroke he suffered in 2012 and learning how to speak again. | CBS Sunday Morning