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Dennis Quaid Was Hesitant to Play ‘Happy Face’ Serial Killer in New Drama as Real Man Serves Life Sentence: ‘I Didn’t Want Him to Feel Any Kind of Glory’
Dennis Quaid admits he was nervous to play the real "Happy Face" killer in Paramount+'s new series.
“I really had to think about this one for a long time, simply because I didn’t want him to feel any kind of glory about himself being out there, which is exactly what he wants,” Quaid said of Jesperson, who is serving four consecutive life sentences at the Oregon State Penitentiary. Ultimately, he agreed to join the project because it was told through the layered point of view of the killer’s daughter, played by Annaleigh Ashford. Moore, who has become an advocate for families affected by violence and abuse since going through her own trauma, had no boundaries with what she was willing to share with showrunner Jennifer Cacicio.
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