Mick Jagger Wanted To Play Tim Curry's Career-Defining Role
Any character played by Tim Curry can only have been played by Tim Curry, but The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger wanted to try his hand at his most famous.
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Any character played by Tim Curry can only have been played by Tim Curry, but The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger wanted to try his hand at his most famous.
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