Rocky Horror star Tim Curry's cause of death revealed
The British actor had significant conditions, cited on his death certificate in Los Angeles County.
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: Variety · Sep 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM ET
- Coverage span: 3h 28m
- Coverage: 3 reports from 3 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 3 publications in 3h 55m
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Rocky Horror star Tim Curry's cause of death revealed(opens original report in a new tab)BillboardTier B
Tim Curry’s Cause of Death Revealed(opens original report in a new tab)VarietyTier B
Tim Curry’s Cause of Death Revealed(opens original report in a new tab)A cause of death has been confirmed for “Rocky Horror Picture Show” star Tim Curry, a week after his death at 80. The actor’s main cause of death was coronary artery disease, People magazine reported. The Los Angeles… — Variety
How coverage developed
First report from Variety
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Signal breakdown
CurrentWire ranked this story 88.3 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 32.2 of 35
- Source authority
- 20 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 11.1 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 10 of 10
- Velocity
- 5 of 5
Strongest signal: source authority, 20 of 20. How each signal is calculated.
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