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BOOM! John Travolta returning to TV to play Robert Shapiro in FX's AMERICAN CRIME STORY: The People vs. OJ Simpson
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BOOM! John Travolta returning to TV to play Robert Shapiro in FX's AMERICAN CRIME STORY: The People vs. OJ Simpson
The Pulp Fiction star is joining the cast of FX’s upcoming miniseries American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, where he’ll play defense attorney Robert Shapiro.
American Crime Story, from American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy, got a straight-to-series order in October — with a 10-episode first season focusing on the murder trial of NFL star Simpson, who was accused and ultimately acquitted of killing his wife Nicole Brown Simpson.
Travolta will star alongside Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr. as Simpson, Sarah Paulson as prosecutor Marcia Clark and David Schwimmer as OJ pal-turned-defense attorney Robert Kardashian — who along with Shapiro was a key part of Simpson’s legal “dream team.”
Courtney B. Vance joins FX's 'American Crime Story' as Johnnie Cochran
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The network has tapped Law & Order: Criminal Intent alum Courtney B. Vance to play O.J. Simpson's defense attorney in FX's American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Vance will play the attorney who famously said, "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit," during the defense's closing arguments in one of the most closely followed trials of the century. Vance's role comes after his wife, Angela Bassett, recently worked with Murphy and Falchuk on the past few seasons of FX's American Horror Story.