John Travolta Is Coming To The ‘American Horror Story’ Spin-Off And We’re Freaking Out
Welcome back, buddy.
by shaunna murphy 1/7/2015
“American Horror Story” and “Glee” creator Ryan Murphy has always been great at casting, but nothing quite compares to John Travolta breaking his three-decade TV hiatus for the latest “AHS” spin-off, “American Crime Story.”
FX announced via release on Wednesday (January 7) that Travolta would play O.J. Simpson’s defense attorney Robert Shapiro in “Crime Story,” an anthology that will focus on the famous trial for its first season. He’ll also nab a producer credit, and will join a cast that includes “AHS” favorite Sarah Paulson as prosecutor Marcia Clark, “Friends” alum David Schwimmer as Robert Kardashian, and Cuba Gooding Jr. as Simpson himself.
Per the network, the season will focus on “the chaotic behind-the-scenes dealings and maneuvering on both sides of the court, and how a combination of prosecution overconfidence, defense shrewdness, and the LAPD’s history with the city’s African-American community gave a jury what it needed: reasonable doubt,” so Travolta will undoubtedly have a whole lot to do.
His last television stint was his 1975-1979 role on “Welcome Back Kotter,” so like… Welcome Back, Travolta?
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