{"id":2125425,"date":"2026-09-02T19:24:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2125425"},"modified":"2026-09-02T19:24:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:24:52","slug":"tim-currys-cause-of-death-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2125425","title":{"rendered":"Tim Curry&#8217;s Cause of Death Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e4\/16by9\/2026\/09\/02\/e4f86f021d174633ba0c930a1398f8db_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Tim Curry&#8217;s Cause of Death Revealed<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">&#8216;Rocky Horror&#8217; Star Tim Curry<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Cause of Death Revealed<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Breaking News<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-02T12:24:52-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202609\"><br \/>\n                September 2, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            12:24 PM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-02T14:34:24-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  September 2, 2026<br \/>\n                                2:34 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-96eef76d4b601ef5e646e147df1770c5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260902_e4f86f021d174633ba0c930a1398f8db\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:5aea315b-fd40-4096-ba91-41c1c304890d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e4\/4by3\/2026\/09\/02\/e4f86f021d174633ba0c930a1398f8db_md.jpg\" alt=\"main-tim-curry-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-282fddac01fca8e8661f86b01aaf0b9c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/tim-curry\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Tim Curry<\/strong><\/a> died from coronary artery disease, TMZ has confirmed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2be494cf58b4699185d993e3cb3ea403\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health made the determination &#8212; first reported on by <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tim-curry-cause-of-death-revealed-12068616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>People<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; that coronary artery disease was Tim&#8217;s main cause of death. Kidney cancer and his history of strokes were listed as underlying causes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c6b9e532ab26fa666005369e12c74d94\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-6876c0dc-a5ae-400b-9aee-b6b9238bab00\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/08\/26\/remembering-tim-curry\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:6876c0dc-a5ae-400b-9aee-b6b9238bab00\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:5aea315b-fd40-4096-ba91-41c1c304890d\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/27\/4by3\/2026\/08\/26\/275f8dbdc02b40f1ac8a26eb188ebb25_md.jpg\" alt=\"Remembering Tim Curry\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Remembering Tim Curry<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-dc34dba3c6c1c980491ad08842b898bc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We broke the story &#8230; Tim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/08\/26\/tim-curry-dead\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>died<\/strong><\/a> at his Los Angeles-area home on Tuesday. Law enforcement sources told us no foul play was suspected.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9948ac5e60f08fc29ea3e337765caabe\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He dealt with health issues over the years &#8230; most notably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2013\/05\/24\/tim-curry-stroke-rocky-horror-picture-show-recovering-los-angeles\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>suffering a stroke<\/strong><\/a> back in 2012, which significantly decreased his mobility. He used a wheelchair through the rest of his life.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-4e6ea07c11b29cbe6da385e55719bc34\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260826_bce5b16fb9c24e9abfb2ac468c8a66dd\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:5aea315b-fd40-4096-ba91-41c1c304890d\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bc\/4by3\/2026\/08\/26\/bce5b16fb9c24e9abfb2ac468c8a66dd_md.jpg\" alt=\"tim curry in Rocky Horror Picture Show getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit 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