Russell Crowe’s Biggest Role at Showtime

Russell Crowe has taken on many roles in his career; from Gladiator to CBS ’60 Minutes’ investigator, to NYC Good Cop in ‘American Gangster’ but it’s likely his next character will set off a few alarms.

Russell has signed on to portray deceased Fox News chief Roger Ailes in a limited Showtime series, based largely on the Based on the best-seller “The Loudest Voice in the Room,” written by Gabriel Sherman. The project has been in the works for over a year and will begin during the final days of Roger Ailes at the conservative news network. This is Russell’s first major U.S. television role, and pulls back the curtain on Roger Ailes, the brilliant political figure who founded Fox News, sitting in the corner office for over 20 years. Roger died at the age of 77 in May of 2017 after a fall.

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