John Travolta has been cast for the role of Lawyer Robert Shapiro, the key man in the ex-football star, O.J. Simpson’s legal defense team, in the FX upcoming miniseries, “American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson”. Thus, the “Saturday Night Fever” star returns to the small screen for a major TV role after more than 35 years. As the network announced on Wednesday, besides playing a starring role, the 60-year-old actor will also be one of the series’ producers.
Shapiro was the leader of the legal team that led Simpson’s high profile case during the the ex-football star’s 1995 murder trial, in which he was accused of killing ex-wife Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. Travolta joins an all-star cast that includes Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr. who stars as O.J. Simpson, David Schwimmer as Simpson’s friend and lawyer, Robert Kardashian and Sarah Paulson as prosecutor Marcia Clark.
Sources: FX, The Huffington Post
