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GOLDEN GLOBE(R) AWARD WINNER MATT BOMER TO STAR IN "AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL"
Bomer Stars Alongside Previously Announced Lady Gaga;
Cheyenne Jackson Will Also Join the Cast for Next Installment of Horror Anthology Series
Production of the 13-Episode Installment Hotel Will Begin in Late Summer and air on FX in October
LOS ANGELES, March 15, 2015 - Fresh off his Golden Globe win for Ryan Murphy's Emmy(R)-winning The Normal Heart, Matt Bomer will star alongside Lady Gaga in the next installment of American Horror Story: Hotel, it was announced this evening at PaleyFest. Also announced was the addition of Cheyenne Jackson (30 Rock, Glee) to the ensemble of the eagerly anticipated fifth installment of FX's horror anthology series.
Bomer is no stranger to the world of American Horror Story, having appeared in the last installment, American Horror Story: Freak Show. He won the Golden Globe and Critics' Choice Award for his performance in The Normal Heart. He starred for six seasons on USA's White Collar. He will soon be seen in the features Magic Mike XXL and The Nice Guys and the HBO film Monty Clift.
Jackson guest starred on Ryan Murphy's Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning Glee in addition to 30 Rock and the feature films Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks and United 93.
Production of the 13-episode Hotel will begin in Los Angeles in late summer, and will air on FX in October. The American Horror Story franchise is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television.
ABOUT FX
FX is the flagship general entertainment basic cable channel of FX Networks, a business unit of Fox Networks Group. FX Networks is comprised of FX, FXM and FXX, its newest channel, which debuted on September 2, 2013. Launched in June of 1994, FX is carried in more than 95 million homes. The diverse schedule features a growing roster of critically-acclaimed and award-winning hit dramas series, including Justified, The Americans, Tyrant, The Strain and the upcoming Taboo; the critically-acclaimed limited series American Horror Story and Fargo and the upcoming American Crime Story; acclaimed hit comedy series including the award-winning Louie, Archer, Married and upcoming The Comedians, Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll and Baskets. FX is the former home of the critically-acclaimed and award winning hit drama series' The Shield, Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me and Damages. The network's library of acquired box-office hit movies is unmatched by any ad-supported television network. FX's roster of acquired hit series includes Two and a Half Men, In Living Color and Mike & Molly.
ABOUT TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX TELEVISION
A 21st Century Fox company, Twentieth Century Fox Television is one of the industry's most prolific suppliers of primetime television programming and entertainment content, including this season's smash sensation Empire from Lee Daniels, Danny Strong and Brian Grazer, the five-time Emmy Award winning blockbuster comedy Modern Family, the pop culture phenomenon anthology series American Horror Story, the critically acclaimed Fresh Off The Boat, the new hit The Last Man on Earth starring Will Forte, and the longest running primetime scripted series in the history of television, The Simpsons. The studio's cable production division, Fox 21 Television Studios, is responsible for the Emmy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning Homeland, the critically acclaimed The Americans (with FX Productions) and Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk's upcoming anthology series American Crime Story. Eagerly anticipated new series include Scream Queens from Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan and Weird Loners from Michael J. Weithorn, Jake Kasdan and Melvin Mar. Twentieth Century Fox Television is a division of Fox Television Group, led by Chairmen and CEOs Gary Newman and Dana Walden.
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