Evan Peters walked away from American Horror Story to get a break from the dark and twisted characters he played, but weird things still happen when he’s around.
THE GHOST OF TATE LANGDON LOUNGES ON A GREEN VELVET COUCH IN A CENTURY-OLD LOS ANGELS MANSION.
He’s surrounded by hand-painted murals with allegorical themes, candle sconces, and art deco chandeliers. It’s a scene straight out of American Horror Story, except its real life and that’s no ghost; it’s Evan Peters, the 32-year-old American actor who played Langdon— and a bunch of other roles—on AHS, and is probably best known for his turn as Quicksilver in the most recent X-Men movies.
Peters is in Los Angeles to enjoy his last bit of downtime before he embarks on a head-spinning, world-spanning two-week press tour, jumping from continent to continent to promote the newest X-Men film, Dark Phoenix. We’re ostensibly at this historic home for a photo shoot, but strange coincidences mark the day.
A longstanding AHS staple is playfully inserting real historical figures into fictionalized multi-generational storylines—a different sort of cameo. The vicious Madame Delphine LaLaurie of New Orleans is a featured villain in Coven; recognizable serial killers like Aileen Wuornos and Richard Ramirez come to dinner in Hotel. As a viewer, you never know when another person from history is going to join the current narrative. That recurring theme comes to life after the shoot moves upstairs and Evan comes face to face with a random photo: a framed portrait of noted talent manager JeffWald and President Jimmy Carter, though neither of them has any apparent connection to this house.
Carter is a familiar face to the rest of us, but it’s Wald’s image that shocks Evan. Wald was the husband and manager of Helen Reddy, activist, and singer of the 1972 Grammy-winning anthem ‘I Am Woman’. Evan already knows all of these facts because he just finished shooting the Reddy biopic in Australia.
He’s playing JeffWald.
This story is from the June/July 2019 edition of Esquire Singapore.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the June/July 2019 edition of Esquire Singapore.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
THE MILD HANGOVER
Hangovers get a bad rap. We know. If you’ve gotten this far in the magazine, you’ve surely divined that we’re mildly hungover most of the time.
AN ELECTRIC FUTURE
Polestar, the minimalist electric Swedish car brand, turns the voltage up on its competition.
LET'S GET REAL (ESTATE): LUXURIOUS LONDON
Royalty, shopping, the best tea and scones the world has to offer, and a lifestyle worthy of what you're working for. Here's why London is ripe for your next investment
NEXT UP....ZARAN VACHHA
As Co-founder of the events and talent agency Collective Minds and Managing Director of the Mandala Masters, Zaran Vachha is definitely not new to the culture scene, but he's certainly shaping what comes next.
WHAT I'VE LEARNED...
I DON’T WEAR SOCKS except in January.
The Body Is a Language
A bad handshake is such a turnoff; we feel irked when someone rolls their eyes at us; we can't stop pacing when we're nervous-ever wondered how certain body language has the power to change how we feel instantly? We explore why.
EYE OF THE TIGER
Hailing from Singapore, Japan and Brazil respectively, Evolve Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athletes Darren Goh, Hiroki Akimoto and Alex Silva are proof that the ring demands as much from mind as it does from matter.
THE ADONIS COMPLEX
With the rise of superhero culture making a return and bringing with it the celebration of the classically ‘masculine’ body type, can men really overcome the pressure to conform when culture keeps getting in the way?
FUNNY BUT TRUE
A comedian, an iconic Singaporean, and now a man much evolved. After overcoming two years of pandemic limbo, unlocking career milestones one after another and undergoing a life-defining physical transformation, Rishi Budhrani is ready to emerge into the world renewed-and anew.
LIKE NO OTHER
With its horological triumphs, Hermès has truly come into its own as a watchmaking maison. In this exclusive interview with Esquire Singapore, CEO of Hermès Horloger, Laurent Dordet sheds some light on his timepieces' rising stardom and the importance of being different.
