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Welsh actor Luke Evans, who very recently completed his broadway run playing The Rocky Horror Picture Show’s Dr Frank-N-Furter, has shared a touching tribute to late Tim Curry, whose iconic performance was the first to bring the role to life.
Addressing his beloved predecessor, Evans took to Instagram to share a letter he had written to the actor just three weeks prior to his death on August 27.
“Dear Tim”: Actor Luke Evan’s Letter To The Late Tim Curry
“Dear Tim,” Evans wrote, “with only three weeks left before I finally hang up the fishnets and the heels, I wanted to send you a note. Although we’ve never met, you’ve been part of this journey from the very beginning. Every actor who puts on Frank inevitably walks into a conversation that started with you, and I’ve felt that every single night.
“Being compared to you has been one of the greatest compliments I’ve ever received, even though it’s a comparison no one could ever hope to live up to. There is, and always will be, only one Tim Curry.”
Evans, who is noted for his roles as Gaston in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (2017); Bard the Bowman in The Hobbit trilogy (2013 – 2014); and the villain Owen Shaw in Fast & Furious 6 (2013), went on to reflect on the privilege it was to step into a role once held by Curry.
“I’ve never tried to recreate what you did. That would be impossible. I simply hoped to honour the extraordinary character you brought to life, while finding my own way through him.
“As this chapter comes to an end, I just wanted to say thank you. 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.
“I hope, wherever you are, you’d approve of one more Frank having the time of his life in those heels. With enormous admiration, Luke x”
About Tim Curry
Tim Curry is remembered for his masterful (and infinitely camp) portrayal of The Rocky Horror Picture Show’s Dr. Frank-N-Furter, an alien scientist and self-described “sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania” who frankensteins to life a living muscle man named Rocky.
The 1975 musical comedy, which was largely carried by Curry’s outlandish performance, would go on to become a cult classic and gross over $150 million globally.
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