EW can exclusively reveal that Billy Zane has been tapped to play P.T.
Barnum on the CW super series.
TheTitanicstar will appear in one episode.
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But Ive wanted to bring Billy ontoLEGENDSevery since I saw him in a friends comedy pilot.
Im not sure that people know how funny Billy is, although we cast him as P.T.
Barnum because we knew that he would be able to find the soul beneath the larger-than-life showman.
Truth is, Barnum never said theres a sucker born every minute.
He was less a conman, more the father of modern advertising.
A guy who made things go viral before that was a thing.
Anyone who works in TV can relate to that, right?!
Anyway, Billy seemed like the perfect guy to get that duality.
The thing about history books is that they turn famous people into 2-D characters.
The news comes on the heels ofTala Ashe (American Odyssey) joining the castas a new series regular.
Ashe will play Zari Adrianna Tomaz, a new member of the team aboard the Waverider.
DCs Legends of Tomorrowreturns Tuesdays at 9 p.m.
ET this fall on The CW.
