10 Awesome Actors Who Don't Get Enough Credit

7. Tim Curry

url Why He Is Awesome... As with most of the people on this list, Tim Curry is by no stretch of the imagination unknown. It would be hard for anyone to forget his performance as the fabulous and disturbingly sexy Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Rocky Horror Picture Show, or overlook his importance as the smashing Nigel Thornberry, or as Wadsworth, the somewhat omniscient butler from Clue. He is downright hilarious as as all of those men, and his "stiff upper lip" accent and business-like demeanor mixing with ridiculous antics, camp attitude, knowing smirk, and eloquent lines makes him a formidable comedic actor. But He Isn't Given Credit For... But as with many awesome actors who have the magnitude of their talent overlooked, Tim Curry is greater than only his best known roles. He's an accomplished voice actor, providing the personality behind imposing villains and light-hearted characters alike in a variety of productions. He has the swagger for a Muppet John Silver, the flare and attitude to be a Spamalot King Arthur, and can become a chilling villain, even The Lord of Darkness or Pennywise the Clown, in live action films as easily as when he's behind the mic for animated characters. It isn't that he is special in the ability to be a chameleon As an actor, that is his job. In Tim Curry's case, it is the matter of his diverse roles and talent being overshadowed by his greatest known projects. He is not a one or two note actor, stuck to comedy or exaggeration to wow the audiences. While he is very good at that, he is also an actor of subtlety and depth.
 
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