Tim Curry Rolls To Doctor Visit

Broadway and film star Tim Curry has rarely been in public since suffering a debilitating stroke in 2012, but The National ENQUIRER spotted him in Beverly Hills yesterday. The fearsome star of the TV horror hit “It” wasn’t clowning around, either — he was getting a little help visiting a doctor.

Tim’s last major appearance came last June, when he attended the Actors Fund Tony Awards Viewing Party in Los Angeles. He had just received the service group’s lifetime achievement award. "I’m doing well and I’m looking forward to it," the actor said last summer. "I’ve done a few benefits for the Actors Fund and I think it’s a marvelous organization. I hope not to have to use it!" The Fund provides programs and services for those who are in need, crisis or transition.

Tim insists his sense of humor has been extremely important in helping him get through the stroke that put him in the wheelchair. “[It’s] vital. Absolutely vital. It's not tough to maintain. It is just part of my DNA. I'm doing well.” Tim is probably best known for his work in movies like “Legend” and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” but was also Tony-nominated for his roles in “Amadeus,” “My Favorite Year” and “Monty Python’s Spamalot.”

Tim’s big news is that he will be returning to “Rocky Horror” this fall, when Fox stages a two-hour reimagining of the sci-fi musical — which began as a stage show — with a new cast. However, he will not be reprising his career-defining role as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, the “sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania” — he will take over as the Criminologist Narrator, a role played by Charles Gray in the 1975 movie. “I am very happy and excited to be a part of this new event,' the 69-year-old Englishman said in the network's statement.