Tim Curry suffered a major stroke last night, but his agent says that he is recovering at home and that he has not lost his ability to speak.

Tim Curry’s stroke was a major one, but he is expected to recover fully. Marcia Hurwitz, the 67-year-old actor’s agent told the press that "Tim is doing great. He absolutely can speak and is recovering at this time and in great humor."

The man who scared us as Pennywise the Clown in the TV miniseries of Stephen King’s “It” is said to recovering at his home in Los Angeles.

The star, who is best known for his role as the gender-bending Dr. Frank N. Furter in the 1975 cult musical “The Rocky Horror Show,” was forced to pull out of a 2011 production of Tom Stoppard’s "Rosencrantz and Gildenstern Are Dead" at the Chichester Festival after complaining of asthma attacks and a chest infection.

Tim Curry’s career began in the London cast of the 60s legendary classic hippie play, “Hair.” He auditioned for his role in “The Rocky Horror Show,” which began playing at a small London theater, by singing a rousing rendition of Little Richard’s rock and roll classic, “Tutti Frutti.”

Curry went on to act in such films as “Oscar,” “Three Men in a Boat,” “The Shout” and “Legend,” which starred Tom Cruise. He has made a name for himself in comedies, musicals, dramas and as a voice artist for such animated TV shows as “The Wild Thornberries,” “The Mighty Ducks and “Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius. Curry played all the victims on the cult TV cartoon “Duckman,” which starred “Seinfeld’s” Jason Alexander.

Curry starred as King Arthur in the 2005 Broadway production of “Spamalot.” He was part of the all-star comic cast of “Clue.” He orginated the role of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the 1980 Broadway production of “Amadeus.” Curry recorded several albums in the seventies and eighties including "Read My Lips" and "Fearless," which had the hit "I Do the Rock."

by Tony Sokol