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Luke Evans Shares Letter to Tim Curry

Actor posted a tribute to the late Rocky Horror Show star three weeks before his death.

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What this story says

  • Luke Evans shared a letter he wrote to Tim Curry three weeks before the actor's death.
  • Evans, who played Dr. Frank-N-Furter on Broadway, posted the tribute on Instagram.
  • The Muppets remembered Tim Curry as an 'honorary Muppet' for his role in 'Muppet Treasure Island'.
  • Tim Curry originated the role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show.

Who covered it

Left 19%(6)Centre 78%(24)Right 3%(1)

Percentages are shares of the 31 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 6 of the 37 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

59/100

Hype

20/100

37 sources · methodology

Actor Luke Evans shared a letter he wrote to Tim Curry three weeks before the British actor's death. Evans, who played the role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter on Broadway, posted the tribute on Instagram. Curry originated the role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show. The Muppets remembered Curry as an 'honorary Muppet' for his role in 'Muppet Treasure Island'.

Evans's tribute to Curry

In his Instagram post, Evans described Curry as "a force, a bright fierce flame, an exquisite charm and that rich vocal tone." He told his followers that Curry had been an inspiration to him and many others through the roles he played. Evans wrote to Curry that "Every actor who puts on Frank inevitably walks into a conversation that started with you, and I've felt that every single night. There is, and will always be, only one Tim Curry." He added, "For your fearless performance, for creating something so enduring, and for inspiring generations of actors to be a little braver than they thought they could be."

What the coverage left out

None of the reports printed below mention the fact that Luke Evans played Dr. Frank-N-Furter in a Broadway revival. The left-rated reports from Them. and Queerty do not mention The Muppets' remembrance of Tim Curry.

Tags:#TimCurry#LukeEvans#TheRockyHorrorShow#Broadway#Tributes

Coverage settled. We checked this 12 times and stopped on 1 Sept 2026, 18:30. The figures above are what it finished at.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

6 rated outlets

  • The left-rated outlets reported that actor Luke Evans shared a letter he sent to Tim Curry. The letter was sent three weeks before Curry's death. Evans wrote that Curry had been an inspiration and that there would always be only one Tim Curry.
  • Them., the only outlet to publish a full report, stated Evans revived the role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter on Broadway. Evans wrote that every actor playing Frank walks into a conversation that started with Curry.
  • Four outlets reported that Tim Curry was named an honorary Muppet posthumously. The Muppets announced this on Instagram, joining Dolly Parton as one of the few with this title.

Centre

24 rated outlets

  • All twelve centre‑rated outlets listed ran the story, each with a digest that led on Tim Curry being remembered as an “honorary Muppet”. The digests note the Muppets’ tribute, citing his wit, charm and his portrayal of Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island.
  • None of the centre digests include the text of Luke Evans’s letter, any quotations from Evans or other colleagues, or further biographical details about Curry’s career beyond the Muppet role. The coverage is limited to the single tribute description.

Right

1 rated outlet

We have not written our reading of the right coverage of this story. The right-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Luke Evans Shares Letter to Tim Curry?
Of the 31 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 19% are rated left, 78% are rated centre, 3% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 37. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Luke Evans Shares Letter to Tim Curry left or right?
The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 78% of the 31 rated outlets on it are rated centre — so far this is a story carried mostly by the centre. Coverage of this one has settled, so that is unlikely to move much now.
Is the coverage of Luke Evans Shares Letter to Tim Curry biased?
Luke Evans Shares Letter to Tim Curry is one event reported by 37 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which outlets covered Luke Evans Shares Letter to Tim Curry?
37 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What did Luke Evans share about Tim Curry?
Luke Evans shared a letter he wrote to Tim Curry three weeks before the actor's death. Evans, who played Dr. Frank-N-Furter on Broadway, posted the tribute on Instagram, calling Curry an inspiration and a "force."
How did The Muppets remember Tim Curry?
The Muppets remembered Tim Curry as an 'honorary Muppet.' They stated that his wit, charm, and role as Long John Silver in 'Muppet Treasure Island' made the film one of their 'greatest treasures.'
What is Tim Curry known for?
Tim Curry is known for originating the role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show. He also starred as Long John Silver in 'Muppet Treasure Island'.

Read it at the source

37 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

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6

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24
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Right

1

Not rated

6

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