Sharing the secrets of the friendship between the "Queen" and the clown from "It."

Friendship Freddie Mercury and Tim Curry. - it's an interesting topic for deliberationsbut not much is known about her. We know that they had known each other since the 1970s, when they both worked in the theatre and participated in the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar," where Mercury played Herod and Curry played Judas. They also collaborated on musical "Rocky Horror Picture Show", where Mercury performed the song "Sweet Transvestite" and Curry played the lead role, Dr Frankenfurter.

They maintained a friendly relationship and met at the various events such as, for example, the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards. Mercury called Curry "one of the most talented actors", and Curry praised "Queen" for his "incredible voice and charisma". They remained friends for the rest of Mercury's life, who died of AIDS in 1991. Curry visited him on mortal a bier and brought a gift - a doll from the film Legend, in which he played the demon of Darkness.

The legendary "Queen"

Freddie Mercury, originally known as Farrukh Bulsara, was born on 5 September 1946 on the island of Zanzibar. His parents, representatives Iranian of the Parsi nation, practised the teachings of Zoroaster. During his childhood and adolescence, Freddy lived in Indiawhere he went to school, studied piano and joined a rock band called The Hectics.

In 1964, Freddie and his family moved to Londonwhere he enrolled in art college and began studying painting and design. In 1970, he joined a rock band called Smilewhich was later renamed Queen, and he even invented a new name for himself. name - Freddie Mercury. For two decades he was the vocalist and leader of Queen, author of numerous hitsincluding "Bohemian Rhapsody", "We Are the Champions", "Somebody to Love" and many others.

Freddie also worked on solo projects and produced two albumMr Bad Guy" (1985) and "Barcelona" (1988), the latter of which was recorded in collaboration with the Spanish opera diva Monserrat Caballé. He died on 24 November 1991 from complications related to the aids. Freddie is considered one of the greatest rock singer of all time, the owner of a unique voice and charisma.

The clown from "It"

Tim Curry was born on 19 April 1946 in Warrington, Cheshire, England. His education included the study of dramatic Arts and English at Cambridge and Birmingham Universities, where he successfully completed his studies. In 1968 he debuted on the London stage, playing the role of a train waiter in the TV film The Slippery Fish.

However, the real fame Tim Curry received thanks to his unforgettable role doctors Frank-n-Furter in the rock opera and film The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1973, 1975). He also starred in numerous other filmsTV series and theatre productions, including the role of Pennywise in the film adaptation of Stephen King's novel "It" (1990), the embodiment of Soviet Union Prime Minister Anatoly Cherdenko in the computer game "Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3" (2008), and King Arthur in the Broadway musical Monty Python's Spamalot. (2005), as well as many other projects.

In addition to acting, Tim Curry has also dabbled in musically and released four solo album: "Read My Lips" (1978), "Fearless" (1979), "Simplicity" (1981) and "From the Vaults" (2017). His talent and commitment to his art has brought him honourable recognition and reverence from fans around the world.

Regarding personal Life: Tim Curry has never married or had children. He currently resides in Los AngelesBut he frequently visits Chicago, New York and London. In 2012, he suffered a serious injury. strokewhich has left him disabled. Now he has to use a wheelchair wheelchair chair. Nevertheless, he continues to be actively engaged in the work of an actor, voicing films and not only.

They were tied up...the garden

In real life, Tim and Freddie were friends. But there is a strange rumour in the world, supposedly they were cousins, but no one knows exactly where such thoughts even came from. Of course, neither Tim Curry nor Freddie Mercury ever said such a thing, unless of course it was in jest. Many fans think they possess similar qualities. But this has nothing to do with them except the bonds of friendship.

Freddie Mercury was admirer West End play The Rocky Horror Picture Show in the 1970s, and they met (the show starred Tim Curry) and became friends at the time.

Tim Curry's real family unrelated with show business. His only sister had a brief association with classical music. For a period of time, she played in orchestrabut it didn't last long.

In the late 90s, Tim Curry shared his experience in an interview for Home and Garden magazine designs a garden plot for the Queen frontman:

"Freddie was coming back from a tour and complained to me, 'Darling, the garden is dead.'
I said: "What??? Did you even water it?"
And Freddie replied, "What do you mean watered, dearie?"

Interesting to know...

• Tim was also a good friend Peter Strakerthe British singer often referred to as "Freddie's best mate".

• Curry was not a wild party man, so that if they met Freddie, it was at the calm atmosphere. It wasn't often seen in the laid-back party days of the late 70s and early 80s.

• Freddie Mercury, despite his love of partying, has always placed considerable importance on sleep, but he also didn't want to spend the whole day in bed. He didn't like to get up early, but he always had a plan for the day, which he couldn't refuse. And even after parties, tours, concerts. stood up at least 9:00 a.m.