{"id":373550,"date":"2026-08-27T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T09:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/tim-curry-the-prolific-performer-who-transformed-for-the-screen\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T10:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T09:00:43","slug":"tim-curry-the-prolific-performer-who-transformed-for-the-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/tim-curry-the-prolific-performer-who-transformed-for-the-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Curry, the prolific performer who transformed for the screen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/RHc76LAarjI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Tim Curry, the prolific performer who transformed for the screen\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RHc76LAarjI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Tim Curry was a versatile performer of stage and screen who made his name as the flamboyant Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show. 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