‘American Horror Story’ Guest Stars You Already Forgot About: Adam Levine, Jenna Dewan and More

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‘American Horror Story’ Guest Stars You Already Forgot About: Adam Levine, Jenna Dewan and More

The first season of American Horror Story, subtitled Murder House, premiered in 2011 and kicked off the cultural phenomenon that's spawned nine more seasons and a spinoff — and obsessive tracking of who's appeared on which season. While it’s not hard to remember recurring favorites like Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson and Jessica Lange, the same can’t be said for one season — or even one episode — guest stars, such as Adam Levine, Jenna Dewan and Naomi Campbell. Lena Dunham, for example, starred in one episode of Cult (season 7) as Valerie Solanas, the woman who shot Andy Warhol. "It was a wild honor to play history's most demented feminist prophet, Valerie Solanas," the Girls creator wrote via Instagram in October 2017. "The latest season of American Horror Story is the first piece of art work to truly address the rampant pain and insanity of this post-election world. It's surreal and it's all too real. I've loved every second of the series, just like I loved every second of embodying Valerie — her pain, rage, fear, loss and weird hat collection." That same season, Billy Eichner joined Dunham as not one but two characters: Harrison Wilton, a fictional neighbor of the women stalked by the titular cult, and Tex Watson, a real-life associate of Charles Manson. [jwplayer EZqFNmUb-l3ahXupL] "It’s so funny because the whole cast, we’re torturing each other on camera and doing all kinds of terrible things to each other and to other people," the comedian told Entertainment Weekly in September 2017. "Then, off camera, we’re having the most fun I’ve ever had. We went to see Cher. We’re socializing. We’re constantly texting each other." The Billy on the Street host clearly had a blast during his run on Cult, because he also returned to the AHS universe for 2018's Apocalypse. That season had its own share of incredible guest stars, including Joan Collins, who played one of the wealthy eccentrics waiting out nuclear winter in an elaborate bunker. The Dynasty alum got cast in the series after Paulson introduced her to cocreator Ryan Murphy at an Oscars party. “She introduced me, but I didn’t catch his name," Collins told The Hollywood Reporter in 2018. "He was saying, ‘I really want you to be in my show. I’d love to write a role for you.’ I’m saying, ‘Oh, that’s good.’ But this is the sort of Hollywood thing you hear all the time. And he was very nice, but I didn’t quite know who he was until it suddenly clicked, ‘Oh, this is the $300-million man who had just made the deal with Netflix.'” Keep scrolling for more American Horror Story guest stars you may have forgotten about: [podcast_block]

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Max Greenfield

The New Girl alum, who is slated to appear in season 2 of American Horror Stories, played Gabriel in three episodes of Hotel. He later collaborated with Murphy on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. 

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Danny Trejo

The Machete star appeared in the American Horror Stories episode "The Naughty List." He played a murderous mall Santa who attacks a group of TikTok influencers after they humiliate workers at a Christmas display.

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Kaia Gerber

The model starred in several episodes of American Horror Stories as Ruby, a young woman who haunts the Murder House featured in season 1 of AHS. She falls in love with one of the home's human occupants, Scarlett, who promises to return to visit her every Halloween (the only night of the year the house's ghosts can leave the residence). She later returned to the AHS fold for the second half of Double Feature as Kendall, a young woman who is forcibly inseminated with an alien baby. 

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Paris Jackson

In three episodes of American Horror Stories, the "Let Down" singer played Maya, a mean girl who tricks Scarlett (Sierra McCormick) into humiliating herself in front of the whole school. She later becomes another ghost resident of the Murder House.

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Aaron Tveit

The Broadway veteran starred in American Horror Stories as Adam, a contractor hired to do work on the Murder House. He also appeared in the "Feral" episode alongside frequent AHS actor Cody Fern.

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Noah Cyrus

The "Make Me" songstress appeared in "Game Over," the season 1 finale of American Horror Stories.

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Kevin McHale

The Glee alum returned to the Ryan Murphy universe in American Horror Stories as Barry, one of the influences terrorized by Trejo's mall Santa in "The Naughty List."

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Trixie Mattel

The RuPaul's Drag Race alum made a cameo during the season finale of Roanoke (season 6) as the moderator of a panel discussion about the show-within-a-show, My Roanoke Nightmare.

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Lena Dunham

The Tiny Furniture director appeared in the season 7 episode titled "Valerie Solanas Died for Your Sins: Scumbag." The episode featured a flashback to 1968, when the real-life Solanas shot Warhol as well as art critic Mario Amaya.

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Joan Collins

The Golden Globe winner starred as Evie Gallant in Apocalypse (season 8), which was the crossover season for Murder House and Coven. “[She’s] a lady who was married to the head of MGM, and she drops names all the time — she drops Rock Hudson, Natalie Wood and all of that — and she’s very grand,” Murphy told James Corden of Collins' character.

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BD Wong

The Jurassic Park star appeared in Apocalypse as Baldwin Pennypacker, a warlock who taught at the Hawthorne School for Exceptional Young Men.

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Billy Eichner

After making his AHS debut in Cult, Eichner returned as two characters in Apocalypse. The first, Brock, was the self-absorbed boyfriend of Coco (Leslie Grossman). The second was Mutt Nutter, the cofounder of Kineros Robotics who sold his soul to Satan.

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Billy Porter

The Emmy winner starred alongside Wong in Apocalypse as Behold Chablis, another teacher at the Hawthorne School who supported Michael (Cody Fern) in his bid to become the Alpha of the coven.

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Eric Stonestreet

The Modern Family alum starred on episode 6 of Murder House, where he played Derrick, a psychiatric patient who has an irrational fear of mirrors due to his belief in the Piggy Man legend, which claims that if someone says the phrase “Here, piggy pig, pig” in the mirror, a monster called the Piggy Man will come and kill them. After a recommendation by his psychiatrist, Stonestreet’s character recites the ritual in front of a mirror and is subsequently shot and killed by a burglar hiding in his shower.

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Adam Levine

The former Voice coach guest-starred on Asylum, the second AHS season, where he played Leo Morrison, a man who trespasses upon Briarcliff Manor, an abandoned sanitarium for the mentally ill, on his honeymoon with his wife. While the two have sex at the location, they heard a noise through a chute, so Leo decides to put his arm through it with his iPhone to investigate. Soon after, his arm is severed by a mysterious monster.

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Jenna Dewan

The World of Dance alum played Levine’s character’s wife, Teresa Morrison, who leaves him bleeding to find help after his arm is maimed. When she returns, Teresa runs into a serial killer named Bloody Face who repeatedly stabs her husband before setting his sights on her. The two eventually escape, only to find two more serial killers who shoot them dead.

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Stevie Nicks

The Fleetwood Mac member starred as herself on Coven, which is the third season in the AHS franchise. Nicks played a supernatural version of herself known as the White Witch, whose lyrics can only be interpreted by other witches.

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Neil Patrick Harris

The How I Met Your Mother alum starred on Freak Show as Chester Creb, a magician who kills his assistant by handcuffing her to a box and sawing her in half.

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Patti Labelle

The Grammy winner guest-starred on Freak Show, the fourth AHS season. She played Dora Brown, a maid to Dandy Mott, a wealthy heir who is obsessed with a serial killer clown named Twisty. Dandy kills Gloria by slashing her throat after she tells him to take off his clown costume.

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Naomi Campbell

The supermodel played fictional Vogue editor Claudia Bankson on Hotel, the fifth AHS season. The character is stabbed to death in her sleep by a heroin addict named Gabriel, who was sewn into her mattress and used an icepick Claudia grabbed to defend herself to commit the murder.