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'American Love Story's Carolyn Bessette Looks Just Like the Real-Life Wife of JFK Jr.
- Ryan Murphy's FX series American Love Story began production this week in New York City, starring Paul Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr. and Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette.
- The series chronicles the courtship, marriage, and tragic 1999 plane crash deaths of JFK Jr. and Bessette, who married privately in 1996 after a two-year relationship.
- Murphy revealed they auditioned over a thousand actors per role before selecting Kelly and Pidgeon, who appear in character test photos shared on Instagram June 13, 2025.
- Jack Schlossberg, JFK Jr.'s nephew, commented urging Murphy to donate profits to the Kennedy Library, to which Murphy replied he absolutely will.
- American Love Story is scheduled to premiere during Valentine's Day week of 2026, continuing Murphy's American Story anthology on FX with additional cast members Naomi Watts and Grace Gummer.
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'American Love Story's Carolyn Bessette Looks Just Like the Real-Life Wife of JFK Jr.
Fans got a first look at the enduring style icon.Getty Images John F. Kennedy, Jr. and his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy in 1999Key PointsRyan Murphy shared a first look at American Love Story's Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday, June 13.In the photos, Sarah Pidgeon looks just like JFK Jr.'s fashion icon wife with blonde hair and a very Carolyn Bessette-coded outfit.Paul Kelly also replicated one of JFK Jr.'s most iconic…
Ryan Murphy reveals first look at JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette in 'American Love Story'
Paul Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon star as JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette in Murphy's upcoming limited series for FX.Tyler Mallory/Getty John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy on May 1, 1999Ryan Murphy's Love Story is underway.The megaproducer revealed a first look at the stars of American Love Story, his upcoming FX limited series that will dramatize the high-profile courtship, marriage, and untimely death of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn …
Sarah Pidgeon Is Almost Unrecognizable as Carolyn Bessette Kennedy in ‘American Love Story’ Photos
The latest of Ryan Murphy’s American Story sagas drops next year. Here’s everything we know about the adaptation of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr’s story.
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