Aug 26, 2021 · Tim Curry's Pennywise in the "It" miniseries is marked with a white face, domed head, thin black eyebrows, blue triangle eyeshadow, simple red lips, and, of course, a red ball nose. Makeup...

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."

Nov 18, 2020 · Before he reveals his terrifying true face, Curry is just...a clown, and it's the context that's jarring. It's that idea of the Monumental Horror Image, that the scariest visual is simply...

Mar 20, 2023 · Tim Curry did such an unforgettable job of bringing the taunting, child-killing character to life. In the first audio excerpt I posted from the interview–which was conducted in Curry’s trailer while he was in full Pennywise makeup–he explained that, to him, the clown was like “a smile gone bad”.

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.

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 the most revered...

Jun 26, 2022 · His sharp-toothed, child-killing clown had puffy red hair and an all-white painted face that made the actor nearly unrecognizable. Muschietti’s It film' starred Bill Skarsgård as Pennywise, updating the hair and makeup style while still paying homage to Curry’s classic look.

May 11, 2019 · Look back at these candid images of Tim Curry as the horrifying and hideous killer-clown Pennywise from IT.

Oh man, Tim Curry's Pennywise was iconic! That makeup job was so amazing and creepy. It's definitely one of the things that made that miniseries so memorable. Even though the new IT movies are great, there's just something special about that original portrayal. Curry really brought his A-game and it shows.

Jan 28, 2014 · While Curry ponders the motivations of Pennywise, his piercing dark eyes bulge expressively from the white facial paint surrounding them. Without the normal painted-on smile of a typical clown, Curry’s overall look is eternally sad—even with his fluffy flock of orange hair and brightly painted nose.