Oct 2, 2019 · Both portrayals of Pennywise the Dancing Clown were unforgettable and terrifying in their own right, so let's take a look at 5 reasons why Tim Curry's Pennywise was so iconic in its day, and 5 reasons why Bill Skarsgard's was total nightmare fuel.

It is the titular shapeshifting antagonist of the miniseries whose primary form is a wisecracking clown named Pennywise, played by Tim Curry. Curry used Robin Williams-esque natural improvisation when playing Pennywise, giving the character a Bronx accent in order to sound like, as Curry put it, "an old-time Catskills comic."

Pennywise : [Pennywise's face begins changing from a smile to a frown] Oh, yes... They float, Georgie... They float... and when you're down here with me... YOU FLOAT TOO!

Apr 1, 2022 · IT's classic miniseries is remembered for Tim Curry's Pennywise performance. But what did the actor think of Bill Skarsgard's more recent portrayal?

Tim Curry, one of my favourite actors, steals the show, with his almost exact portrayal of Pennywise. His career-best performance was a perfect mixture of creepiness and hamminess, like Jack Nicolson from the Shining( which was turned into a pointless TV series).

In the 1990 miniseries, Pennywise is portrayed by English actor Tim Curry. In the 2017 film adaptation, It and its 2019 sequel It Chapter Two, Pennywise is portrayed by Swedish actor Bill Skarsgård. [6]

Aug 29, 2022 · Tim Curry's portrayal of Pennywise, the dancing clown, the omnipresent, shapeshifting ancient creature and the central antagonist of Stephen King's "It," is one of...

Nov 16, 1990 · The 2017 big-screen adaptation of Stephen King’s It stars Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise, but it was Tim Curry who first terrified viewers as the demonic clown. Below, revisit EW’s review of the...

Aug 13, 2022 · Tim Curry turned in a legendary performance as Pennywise in the 1990 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's IT, but he wasn't the first choice.