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Darren Criss’ role as a real-life mass murderer could not be further from the job that made him famous.

In The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story – the nine-part series about the murder of the fashion designer, which also stars Édgar Ramírezas Versace, Penélope Cruz as his sister, Donatella Versace, and Ricky Martin as Versace’s lover, Antonio D’Amico – the 31-year-old actor, singer and songwriter portrays Andrew Cunanan, the man who became famous for killing fashion designer Gianni Versace in July 1997 after murdering at least four other people. It’s a far cry from Blaine Anderson, the singing and dancing ‘Warbler’ character Criss played on Gleefor five years.

That said, The Assassination of Gianni Versace and Glee have more in common than just Criss as a star, and that’s how he got involved in the first place. Both series are executively produced by Ryan Murphy, who was also behind Nip/Tuck, The New Normal and the American Horror Story.

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