Tim Curry was left wheelchair bound after near-fatal health event

Tim Curry has sadly passed away after a stunning Hollywood career that became severely limited after a life-changing health event in 2012.

Curry, 80, passed away on 26 August some 14 years after the incident that impacted his mobility and speech.

He was, of course, known throughout the world for his role in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as the iconic hotel concierge Mr Hector. As the resident caretaker of the Plaza Hotel in New York, he was continuously trying to chase down Kevin McCallister, played by Macaulay Culkin.

The British actor famously took on the role as Mr Hector, who is never addressed by name in the film. He is simply credited as 'Concierge', which appears on his name tag.

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Curry was of course a star for year before the 1992 motion picture, known for his roles in IT and Saving Santa, as well as cult classic The Rocky Horror Show in 1973 as the devilish Dr Frank-N-Furter.

You might also remember Curry as the Lord Of Darkness in the film Legend in 1985.

It was some 20 years after Home Alone 2 was release that Curry experienced a major health event, severely limiting his life ever since and needing invasive brain surgery.

Experiencing a stroke that left him wheelchair-bound, he was forced to undertake physical and speech therapy - both tools that helped him build his unique career in acting.

Despite going through such hardship, Curry was able to return to work via voice acting.

Curry has recorded several voice acting projects for Cartoon Network, and has appeared in the FOX Television Event The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do The Time Warp Again.

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In 2015, the veteran Broadway actor received the organisation's lifetime achievement award.

"I’m doing well and I’m looking forward to it," he told Los Angeles magazine prior to the party. "I’ve done a few benefits for the Actors Fund and I think it’s a marvellous organisation. I hope not to have to use it."

He said to have a sense of humour during his recovery was 'absolutely vital'.

"It’s not tough to maintain," he told the magazine. "It is just part of my DNA."

On his award, Curry added: "It means that it just sort of solidifies the kind of work the American acting community has given me for years now.

"I was thrilled when they told me and I am thrilled now."

Curry did not married or have any children, keeping his private and romantic life his own stating that it was not the business of anyone else.