History Trivia / AmericanHorrorStoryHotel

* 'TransCharacterCisActor: Trans bartender Liz Taylor is played by cis actor Creator/DenisOHare. Granted, there were pre-transition flashbacks. O'Hare defended himself by saying that he initially assumed Liz was a crossdresser when he was offered the role.

* AbsenteeActor: Iris, Donovan and Will don't appear in "Devil's Night".

* FanNickname: Agnetha and Vendela have "the Swedish meatballs."

* AbsenteeActor: Iris, Donavan and Will don't appear in "Devil's Night".

* AdvertisedExtra: Minor case with LadyGaga as The Countess. Her character is definitely central to the setting, but doesn't get nearly as much screen time as many of the regulars. In the flashy pre-season promotional material she's practically omnipresent.

* ActorAllusion: During a flashback to TheSeventies in episode two, the Countess rides a horse into a disco. Music/LadyGaga herself has ridden two mechanical horses: once during the Born This Way Ball, and later as her entrance to the 2013 American Music Awards. The song "I Want Your Love" by Music/{{Chic}}, which Gaga covered for Tom Ford's spring/summer 2016 line, also plays during this flashback.

* CastingGag:
** Mare Winningham played Ms. Evers who is a maid desperately in love with the hotel's owner James March played by Evan Peters. In ''Coven'', she played a woman who is Kyle Spencer's mother [[spoiler:and regularly sexually abuse him]], also played by Evan Peters.
** In "Devil's Night," which features famous serial killers coming to the Hotel Cortez to have dinner together, JohnCarrollLynch plays John Wayne Gacy, perhaps the most notorious real life MonsterClown. He previously played Twisty the Clown in ''Freak Show''. Additionally, during the meal, Gacy sits opposite the Zodiac Killer. Lynch played one of the main suspects in ''Film/{{Zodiac}}''.
** In ''[[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryFreakShow Freak Show]]'', Finn Wittrock played Dandy Mott, a wannabe actor stated to be rather untalented at what he does. Here, [[ActingForTwo one of]] the characters he plays is famous Hollywood actor Rudolph Valentino. Additionally, [[spoiler: Wittrock's characters this season are killed by [[SlashedThroat a slit throat]] and [[BoomHeadshot a shot to the head]], which were methods in which his character last season made two of his most important kills.]]

** According to IMDb, Evan Peters was originally supposed to play Tristan. If that's true, it explains why Finn Wittrock played two new, unrelated characters in a single season; Rudolph Valentino would have originally been his only role, and a different actor entirely would have played March.

** In "Devil's Night," which features famous serial killers coming to the Hotel Cortez to have dinner together, JohnCarrollLynch plays John Wayne Gacy. He previously played Twisty the Clown in ''Freak Show''. Additionally, during the meal, Gacy sits opposite the Zodiac Killer. Lynch played one of the main suspects in ''Film/{{Zodiac}}''

** Emma Roberts (who'd previously starred in ''Coven'' and ''Freak Show'') was originally confirmed as having been given a one- or two-episode guest spot near the end of the season, once she'd finished filming as the lead in the first season of the show's spiritual spin-off ''Series/ScreamQueens''. However, for whatever reason her character was cut, though whether it was due to the episode order being reduced by one, or other reasons, has not yet been stated.

* ActingForTwo: Finn Wittrock plays both Tristan Duffy and Rudolph Valentino.

** In ''[[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryFreakShow Freak Show]]'', Finn Wittrock played Dandy Mott, a wannabe actor stated to be rather untalented at what he does. Here, [[ActingForTwo one of]] the characters he plays is famous Hollywood actor Rudolph Valentino.

** In "Devil's Night," which features famous serial killers coming to the Hotel Cortez to have dinner together, JohnCarrollLynch will play John Wayne Gacy. He has previously played Twisty the Clown in ''Freak Show''.

* ThrowItIn: In the pilot, Lady Gaga completely improvised the line, "Your boy has a jawline for days." Creator/MattBomer was so amused by the line that he almost [[{{Corpsing}} corpsed]].

** Mare Winningham played the maid Ms. Evers who is desperately in love with the hotel's owner James March played by Evan Peters. In ''Coven'', she played a woman who is Kyle Spencer's mother [[spoiler:who regularly sexually abuse him]], also played by Evan Peters.

* CastingGag: Mare Winningham played the maid Ms. Evers who is desperately in love with the hotel's owner James March played by Evan Peters. In ''Coven'', she played a woman who is Kyle Spencer's mother [[spoiler:who regularly sexually abuse him]], also played by Evan Peters.

* During a flashback to TheSeventies in episode two, the Countess rides a horse into a disco. Music/LadyGaga herself has ridden two mechanical horses: once during the Born This Way Ball, and later as her entrance to the 2013 American Music Awards. The song "I Want Your Love" by Music/{{Chic}}, which Gaga covered for Tom Ford's spring/summer 2016 line, also plays during this flashback.
* In "Devil's Night," which features famous serial killers coming to the Hotel Cortez to have dinner together, JohnCarrollLynch will play John Wayne Gacy. He has previously played Twisty the Clown in ''Freak Show''.
* In the pilot, Lady Gaga completely improvised the line, "Your boy has a jawline for days." Creator/MattBomer was so amused by the line that he almost [[{{Corpsing}} corpsed]].

* ActorAllusion: During a flashback to TheSeventies in episode two, the Countess rides a horse into a disco. Music/LadyGaga herself has ridden two mechanical horses: once during the Born This Way Ball, and later as her entrance to the 2013 American Music Awards. The song "I Want Your Love" by Music/{{Chic}}, which Gaga covered for Tom Ford's spring/summer 2016 line, also plays during this flashback.
** In the Halloween episode that will feature famous serial killers coming together to have dinner together JohnCarrollLynch will play John Wayne Gacy. He has previously played Twisty the Clown the murderous clown in Freak Show.