in character

In the Roxy’s lobby is a portrait of Curry in character as the mad doctor in pearls.

He continued: “There’s such a gravity with Troy. In between takes, he’s the most fun, outgoing guy in the world. But when he was in character, he was absolutely terrifying.”

He had managed to pull the wool over the eyes of medics, two insurance companies, and those who knew him - who expressed shock in character references read to the court.

And as an extra special treat, we got the guys from “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues” to dish in character — animal print pants and all.

Earlier in the day, I had separately seen each of the band members preparing for our interview, which was to be in character.