Source : PERTHNOW NEWS
Leslie Ann Warren says Tim Curry was “struggling so very much” before his death.
The 80-year-old actress starred with Curry, who died on August 25 aged 80, in 1985’s Clue and they saw each other in recent years at various reunion events for the movie’s 40th anniversary.
She told PEOPLE magazine: “As much time had passed, and the awful challenges, physically, he was going through, it was as if no time had passed.
“Honestly, my last couple of personal appearances with him, he was struggling so very much, and it was so difficult for him on so many levels, emotionally, psychologically, in terms of his great talent to not be able to do what he loved to do.”
Curry suffered a stroke in 2012, and after finding out he was paralysed, he used a wheelchair, while also suffering with short-term memory issues.
Warren, who noted he was also struggling “physically”, last saw her former castmate at a screening of the movie back in June, which she described as a “huge success”.
However, she added: “He was struggling more than he had been. It was harder for him.”
The previous month, she saw him at screening where he was “in his absolute glory”.
Warren recalled: “He was just the same Tim, separate from his physical challenges.”
As well as Clue, Curry’s other iconic roles included the likes of Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the 1990 TV miniseries It, based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name, and as pompous Plaza Hotel concierge Mr. Hector in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, which saw Macaulay Culkin reprise his role as Kevin McCallister in the 1992 sequel to Christmas comedy Home Alone.
He also had memorable turns in Muppet Treasure Island and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
His theatre career saw him nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his roles on London’s West End as The Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance (1982) and King Arthur in Spamalot (2007).
His Broadway runs earned him three Tony Award nominations: his first for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Amadeus (1980), followed by two nominations for Best Featured Actor in a Play for My Favorite Year (1992) and Spamalot (2005).
In 2025, Curry released his memoir Vagabond.
At the end of last year, Curry opened up about his numerous health struggles after his stroke and also admitted he was “not scared” of dying.
Talking about his life after his stroke in 2012 – which left him unable to walk and reliant on a team of carers – during an appearance on CBS Sunday Morning, he said: “I don’t fear death. I try to avoid it. I think we all do, but I suspect that in the end, I will welcome it. I think it may be very comforting to go bye-bye, and I want to earn it.”
