As fans remember the legacy of iconic actor Tim Curry, much of his love life remains a mystery. And according to what the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” star has said in the past, that’s how he wants it to stay.
Tim Curry, who passed away “peacefully at his home” at the age of 80 on Aug. 25, has said little about his romances over the course of his storied career. In his 2025 memoir “Vagabond,” Curry gives readers just a tiny glimpse into that world — and nothing more.
“I guarantee you, if it matters, that I have experienced true love, true heartbreak, and everything in between, including no small amount of wreckage. Which, naturally, helps inform who I am,” the famously private Curry wrote in his book’s introduction. “I have loved and been loved and I hope you have, too.”
He added that he is “not interested in your romances.”
“And specifics about my affairs of the heart or the bedroom are—respectfully—none of your f—— business,” Curry wrote.
The actor is known for his roles in the 1985 comedy “Clue,” 1990 miniseries “It” and 1992 Christmas flick “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.” However, he is best recognized for his portrayal of hypersexual mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the 1975 musical film “Rocky Horror Picture Show.” And while Frank, whom Curry also portrayed in the stage production of the musical, is incredibly open with his relationships and desires, the actor wrote in his memoir that he wasn’t much like him — to many a fan’s chagrin.
“People often expected me to be brash or aggressive, like Frank. That’s still what is most desired from me when I meet strangers. I know I’ve disappointed audiences because I’m much quieter and more reserved,” Curry wrote. “If I actually existed on Frank’s level in my everyday life, I would have burnt out long ago.”
Privately, however, Curry said he did exercise the freedom that Frank-N-Furter espoused. In a 2025 interview with the New Yorker, he mentioned that the character empowered him to “decide not to limit myself to anything.”
“It gave me a lot of oomph — a lot of strength — to back up my own decisions about my life. And I certainly didn’t limit myself sexually, particularly. I thought that was important at the time,” he told the outlet. “I swam ‘the warm waters of sins of the flesh,’ to quote the play and the movie.”
He reiterated, however, that ultimately his “romantic life is none of anybody’s business.”
Despite his commitment to keeping his love life private, he was openly crazy about one particular gal: Miss Piggy. Curry, who also starred in the 1996 film “Muppet Treasure Island,” described the lovable ham as “quite a seductive girl.”
“She’s always funny, and never boring. Although I did say at the outset that I wouldn’t speak about any of my romantic relationships, I will say that Miss Piggy and I had quite a good time together, both on set and in our trailers,” Curry wrote in his memoir.”
And luckily, Curry wrote, that he was able to keep his fling with the fabulous Muppet on the DL.
“Fortunately, our dalliances never led to any tension with Kermit— I was clever about it,” he wrote in the book.
Kimmy Yam is a reporter for NBC Asian America.
