FX’s “American Horror Story” will soon feature Neil Patrick Harris and David Burkta. Both will appear in the show as guest stars. It is expected that they will appear in the final episodes of the “Freak Show” season. The news arrived soon after Neil Patrick was declared to host the next Academy awards in 2015.
Harris will play a chameleon salesman in the 11th and the 12th episode of “American Horror Story”. 13th episode will feature Burtka along with Jessica Lange, with a sexy storyline. Burtka announced this exciting news through his tweet.
It is interesting to know that Harris wrote a letter to “American Horror Story” creator in which he requested to cast him in one of the last episodes of the show. He conveyed that he liked the show and is obsessed with it. Ryan Murphy, the creator of the show has not disappointed Harris and has included him in the cast for the last two episodes.
Harris says that he actually wrote the letter to Murphy asking him if he could cast him in the show. He loved the show and was impressed by “Coven”. It forced her to make the request despite of the fact that he did not have enough time.
Interestingly. Murphy said that he already had a plan to cast Harris and he had a character in his mind for Harris. Things just got easier after he received the letter. Murphy is happy to engage Harris in order to give the show a perfect ending. Harris and Murphy have already worked together in one episode of “Glee”. For his role in “Glee”, Harris was also nominated for Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.
The show is basically set in 1950s freak show carnival. Murphy says that Harris is going to love his role in this show. The character that Harris is going to play, looks to be a union of different ideas. Let us see how it works for both, Harris and Murphy.
It is also reported that Murphy actually wanted to include Harris in the cast for the first season as well. At that time, Harris was engaged with “How I Met Your Mother”. That is why he had to turn down the offer. Now, Harris has an open schedule and he can play some roles in the show before hosting he Academy Awards in 2015.
As “Glee” earned him the Emmy award, it is expected that his role in “American Horror Story” can win him another award. These are just anticipations. The time will tell us what is going to happen next. For the time being, we should enjoy this great news and wait for the last episodes of the show.
There is no doubt that the fans have a lot more expectations from Harris. He has all the potential to impress us with his acting. It will be a great experience to see what role exactly does he play and how does he handle it. We can expect him starring in the entire show for the next season, if it is on air for the viewers.