The Rocky Horror Picture Show and It star suffered a major stroke that affected his mobility and saw him later appear publicly in a wheelchair. Yet Curry refused to let that become the only story told about him, continuing to work and greet fans with the unmistakable wit that had defined him for decades. Following his death at 80, attention has returned to the health challenges he faced away from the characters everyone remembers. And the way Curry spoke about surviving that devastating turning point reveals something unexpectedly moving about his final chapter.
Inside Tim Curry’s Years-Long Health Battle Before His Death at 80 — From a Major Stroke to Learning to Speak Again Tim Curry spent more than a…