TCA: Darren Criss Has the Role of a Lifetime in FX’s “Versace”

For former Glee star Darren Criss, the only thing to be gleeful about while tackling his latest role was getting what the actor describes as "the role of a lifetime."  In FX's The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, the latest installment of the hit Ryan Murphy limited series franchise, Criss not only portrays spree-killer Andrew Cunanan, the man responsible for the brutal slaying of famed fashion designer Gianni Versace and several other men, he embodies him.  It was a challenge Criss relished and with which he wanted to take great care.  "I think the actor's job is to find the empathy in anybody [he is playing]," Criss (pictured above and below) told MediaVillage in a recent interview.  "I don't care if it's a football player or a scientist or in this case a ‘serial killer.’  You have to take into account not only the worst moments but the best moments and find as many common denominators between you and that person as possible.