All hail Tim Curry's Pennywise, the definitive evil "It" clown

While the new "It" sequel has received mixed reviews, most critics agree that Bill Skarsgård was outstanding as Pennywise the Dancing Clown, the preferred form taken by the transdimensional malevolent creature known as It. Yet while all credit should go to Skarsgård for taking an iconic character and making it his own, we would be remiss if we didn't doff our collective hats to Tim Curry's original performance in the 1990 "It" miniseries. I have no idea whether Curry actually enjoyed himself playing Pennywise — for all I know he was as miserable as Jim Carrey when the latter had to don his own head-to-toe costume for the live-action "Grinch" movie — but he sure seems like he's having a great time. In 2012 Curry suffered a major stroke, and has mostly done voice acting work in recent years, save his appearance as the Narrator in Fox's TV remake of "Rocky Horror."