Tim Curry Life Mask / Life Cast
Timothy James “Tim” Curry (born April 19, 1946) is an English actor and performer celebrated for his extraordinary versatility across film, television, theatre, and voice acting. This life mask was taken directly from Curry’s face during his professional career and captures his facial structure with exceptional accuracy. Life casts such as this are typically created for film and stage productions to allow makeup and special effects artists to design prosthetics, character makeups, and appliances that fit the actor precisely.
This casting preserves the unmistakable features of Tim Curry, whose career includes some of the most iconic and transformative performances in modern entertainment. Curry first became a cultural phenomenon with his portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), reprising the role from the original London and Los Angeles stage productions. His career continued with acclaimed turns as Rooster in Annie (1982), the Lord of Darkness in Legend (1985), the butler Wadsworth in Clue (1985), Pennywise the Dancing Clown in Stephen King’s It (1990), and King Arthur in the Broadway production of Spamalot (2005).
The life cast shows the fine detail of Curry’s bone structure, brow, and characteristic expression, offering a direct, three-dimensional record of the actor at the time of production. Such casts are prized by collectors of film memorabilia, special effects artists, and fans of Curry’s work for their historical and artistic significance.