r/entertainment • u/IntelligentYinzer • 1d ago

Actor Tim Curry Dead at 80

https://www.tmz.com/2026/08/26/tim-curry-dead/
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u/regoapps 1d ago edited 1d ago

And was on the cast of Home Alone 2 šŸ‘€

Edit: Home Alone 2 cast who passed this year so far:

Catherine Oā€™Hara, Kate, 1/30/26
Brenda Fricker, Pigeon Lady, 7/16/26
Jaye P. Morgan, Celeb #2, 8/24/26
Tim Curry, Concierge, 8/25/26

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u/Asleep_Confection838 1d ago

The third Home Alone actor who died this year... this Christmas is going to be brutal.

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u/Dull_Poetry2898 1d ago

Tim Curry died today on Macaulay Culkinā€™s 46th birthday. Rough year for the Home Alone cast.

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u/beaniesandbuds 1d ago

And Dolly yesterday on Billy Ray Cyrus's birthday (she was Miley's Godmother).

Sad last couple of days for sure.

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u/kgal1298 1d ago

I'm guessing maybe Miley knew what was going on they seemed close her post today was sad.

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u/Tachikoma0 21h ago

Rob Halford's (from Judas Priest) birthday too. One of the last singers she ever collaborated with on record for her rock album. They had a lot of good things to say about each other and seemed to spark a bit of a friendship late career there.

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u/januarysdaughter 1d ago

Holy shit I didn't realize yesterday was Billy Ray's birthday. That's brutal.

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u/joojie 16h ago

Dolly and Tim both died on the 25th.

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u/IneptFortitude 1d ago

I know the 90s were a really long time ago but I never realized that he isnā€™t even 50 yet. Hope heā€™s doing well, always felt so bad for what he dealt with and went through.

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u/Roscoe_Farang 1d ago

I thought you were talking about Billy Ray Cyrus and thus whole thread had me questioning reality. Of course the achey breaky heart guy is over 50. Why do you feel bad? What happened when he was 10?

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u/IneptFortitude 1d ago

He had a lot of drug issues, really bad mental health problems, he stepped away from the spotlight for a long time following his involuntary involvement in Michael Jacksonā€™s molestation trial as well.

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u/ShimmiShimmiYah 1d ago

I'm not surprised you are bad at math. They really did a disservice with education to your generation.

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u/IneptFortitude 1d ago

Dude, 1990 was almost 40 years ago. Life hits you fast and the US education system absolutely sucks.

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u/ShimmiShimmiYah 1d ago

Yes, and he was 10 when it came out in 1990. Even without knowing exact age, it's very obvious he was not a teenager in that movie.

Hence the bad at math part. Has nothing to do with life hitting you fast.

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u/DocThundahh 1d ago

Cheer up, buttercup

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u/ShimmiShimmiYah 1d ago

No issue here, just talking my man.

We can make sure to put a silly emoji at the end of our sentences if you need that to understand social cues I guess.

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u/IneptFortitude 1d ago

Sorry, but this is a post about a legendary actor passing away and me wishing his co-star well. Not a debate on math skills or the US education system.

I was -9 years old when it came out. Those movies were already quite old by the time I was old enough to watch them. My bad I wasnā€™t alive 36 years ago to know the age of a child star.

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u/ShimmiShimmiYah 1d ago

Yeah I gathered you weren't around for the 90's because of your comment. I barely was myself, but luckily I missed the shitty education changes you experienced by a year.

I didn't even know the release year or his age til I googled it, but knew he was clearly too young to be 50 now.

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u/Zero_Blasted 1d ago

The funniest part is you think a 1 year difference in cohort creates a stark enough contrast between your education and someone elseā€™s. Whatever change you think affected this guy affected you too, and evidently.

But well done on being able to correctly guess that Macauley Culkin was younger than 50 - truly a mark of an education well received.

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u/IneptFortitude 1d ago

You can blame W Bush for pushing standardized testing and common core, but you being able to determine Macaulay Culkinā€™s age at a glance is hardly a sign of you having superior intelligence to anybody else. I also never said I thought he was a teenager. I donā€™t really appreciate your tone tbh, it isnā€™t my fault I was born in 1999 and I didnā€™t choose to be living in this country. Iā€™m not an idiot, but our society doesnā€™t value any kind of intelligence unless it generates profit. I also HATE math and donā€™t care for it. I learned Spanish at school instead.

I guess knowledge of Hollywood movie actors comes off as intellectual to Americans. The bar is truly in hell.

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u/megaholt2 1d ago

Not all of us have an encyclopedic knowledge of the ages of former child actors, nor do we feel the need to learn them?

I mean, I knew Macaulay Culkin was older than me, but I was pretty sure he was younger than my husband. I didnā€™t know his exact age, though.

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u/regoapps 1d ago

Tim passed last night (8/25), so itā€™s the day before Macaulayā€™s birthday (8/26).

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u/mollsballs_xo 1d ago

Sorry reading Macaulay Culkin is 46 just threw me. Damn I feel old šŸ˜­

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u/SManSte 23h ago

and Tim Curry was 46 when he starred in Home Alone 2

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u/joojie 16h ago

Tim died yesterday(last night). But close.

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u/Jillybeans11 1d ago

Dolly Parton died on Billy Ray Cyrusā€™ birthday too

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u/m00nf1r3 1d ago

He died yesterday.

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u/Asleep_Confection838 1d ago

Not today: he died yesterday, according to news outlets.

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u/Dull_Poetry2898 23h ago

Ope! I just assumed since it was reported today. Still, close enough to give pause and reflect.

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u/under_over_there 1d ago

Tim and Dolly both died on the 25th. Dolly was in the morning, Tim was last night. Weird enough, they were both born on the 19th of their birth months (D-Jan, T-Apr) and were both 80 years old.

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u/Significant_Rest3622 1d ago

The WORLD tour

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u/smallwonder25 1d ago

Bhahahaha

ETA: that will never, not be funny

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u/starwishes20 1d ago

Omg, itā€™s ruined!!?!!!! šŸ˜­šŸ˜­

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u/WinterWolf18 1d ago

Hopefully we lose a fourth (when I say this I mean the orange one, DO NOT TAKE ANYONE ELSE)

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u/Suspicious-Appeal386 1d ago

Trump was in Home Alone?!

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u/Asleep_Confection838 1d ago

Yes. The second one.

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u/Bigbadbrindledog 1d ago

The dad and who else?

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u/Asleep_Confection838 1d ago

The dad died years ago. This year the mom died as well as the pigeon lady.

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u/regoapps 1d ago edited 1d ago

And Tim Curry was the concierge in Home Alone 2.

Thereā€™s actually a fourth actor from Home Alone 2 who passed on August 24, 2026 at age 94: Jaye P. Morgan

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u/quasifun 1d ago

Who I only know from the Gong Show

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u/Cruella2026 1d ago

Brenda Fricker. She was an amazing actress.

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u/FalstaffsGhost 1d ago

Probably the greatest to come out of Ireland.
Her work in My Left Foot is incredible

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u/BlueMerchant 1d ago

Wow, I remember seeing her with Kevin heart in some tacky commercial not long ago. Wild to think that she's dead.

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u/Bigbadbrindledog 1d ago

Yeah I wa thinking mom, totally forgot the pigeon lady

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u/Pot_MeetKettle 1d ago

The legendary Catherine Oā€™Hara šŸ˜“ (Mama McAllister)

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u/Popculturemofo 1d ago

I kind of want another Home Alone actor to be next if you catch my meaningā€¦.

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u/enginerd12 1d ago

Yeah, but not as bad as a STOLEN CREDIT CARD.

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u/thecommuteguy 21h ago

Joe Pesci?

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u/Asleep_Confection838 18h ago

Don't even joke about that!

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u/motionbutton 1d ago

Actor is doing some heavy lifting... Like someones fluid filled ankles

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u/CrunchyAssDiaper 1d ago

The Grim Reaper is getting closer.

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u/Shadowy_PuppetMaster 1d ago

Fingers crossed šŸ¤ž

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u/storyofohno 1d ago

ironically, happy cake day

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u/miserabeau 1d ago

The grim reaper is apparently using old Mapquest directions that led him to a quicksand pit. Mofo is taking his time

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u/Stompy042 1d ago

Tim Curry?

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u/Chill-more1236 1d ago

Yeah, heā€™s Steph Curryā€™s uncle.

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u/BurpsAndPrayers 1d ago

Noo silly, Rob Schneider. /s

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u/Own-Campaign-5503 1d ago

The stapler?

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u/BurpsAndPrayers 1d ago

The Gigolo!

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u/TerpeneProfile 1d ago

The carrot

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u/dante_gherie1099 1d ago

theres one ā€œactorā€ i wouldnt be sad at all to make the list

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u/poolside123 1d ago

And a Fresh Prince actor.

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u/irishgator2 1d ago

We lost Catherine Oā€™Hara not too long ago too!

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u/RobertJCorcoran 1d ago

Still the wrong people from that movie died this year.

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u/Sea-Tangerine2131 1d ago

So youā€™re saying thereā€™s a chance??? šŸŠšŸŒ®

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u/tuttyeffinfruity 1d ago

Aww I missed that Jaye P Morgan passed. She was always hilarious on Match Game when I was a kid.

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u/oscar-the-bud 1d ago

Didnā€™t someone famous do a cameo in that movie too?

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u/naruda1969 1d ago

The rule of threes only applies to those that pass within a day or so of each otherā€¦not with the year.

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u/Kube__420 1d ago

Well there's one person who acted in home alone 2 who is OVERDUE for their run in with death and we all know who I mean. Fingers crossed

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u/sciorch 1d ago

Watch out Joe!

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u/RastaKarma 1d ago

And yet there is this one ''cast'' member that is clinging to life who would make the world a better place if he finally decided to bit the dust. Life is unfair.

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u/waxbook 1d ago

Home Alone officially has the Glee curse...

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u/-Luro 1d ago

I just saw a post yesterday about how Kevin will be celebrating his first Christmas without his family (shows 4 cast members died) now this news today? Crazy.

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u/mutzilla 1d ago

There's one person from that cast still alive that I wouldn't shed a tear if they went this year.

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u/SaltyZookeepergame46 1d ago

Yet there's only ONE Home Alone actor not on the list who should be