Tim Curry says his skull was 'smashed in' during emergency surgery to save his life after 2012 stroke

Tim Curry is revealing raw details about the near-fatal stroke he suffered in July 2012 that left him partially paralyzed.

In his new memoir, “Vagabond,” the 79-year-old actor recounted experiencing the stroke, undergoing major brain surgery during which his skull was “smashed in,” and the long recovery that followed.

Curry shared that he was having a massage at the time of the stroke and initially wasn’t aware that it had occurred. He recalled that he felt “a little out of sorts” though he didn’t believe that he required medical attention, but his massage therapist insisted on calling 911.

“I probably owe my life to the fact that he ignored me, went with his instinct and called an ambulance,” Curry wrote.

The actor remembered that paramedics became alarmed after checking his vital sig