{"id":2289250,"date":"2026-02-19T15:54:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2289250"},"modified":"2026-02-19T15:54:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:54:29","slug":"love-story-star-paul-anthony-kelly-explains-the-weight-of-portraying-jfk-jr-and-filming-his-final-moments-with-jackie-kennedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/love-story-star-paul-anthony-kelly-explains-the-weight-of-portraying-jfk-jr-and-filming-his-final-moments-with-jackie-kennedy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Love Story\u2019 Star Paul Anthony Kelly Explains the Weight of Portraying JFK Jr. and Filming His Final Moments With Jackie Kennedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm4034850\/\">Paul Anthony Kelly<\/a> knew stepping into the role of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0447882\/\">John F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a> would come with high expectations. Portraying one of America\u2019s most beloved public figures in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0902824\/\">FX<\/a>\u2019s new series <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt15232564\/\">Love Story<\/a>: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette marks the Canadian model-turned-actor\u2019s first major role.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStepping into the characterization of John F. Kennedy Jr. definitely has a lot of weight to it,\u201d Kelly tells <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co1151586\/\">The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>. \u201cBecause of that, the care and integrity that I had to bring \u2014 to find the truth in the whole story \u2014 was essential. A lot of it is imagining what would happen behind closed doors given their circumstances. We tried to be as conscientious and truthful as possible about what that would look like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He adds, \u201cHe\u2019s just such a beloved figure \u2014 you want to do right by him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Created by showrunner <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm4570650\/\">Connor Hines<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt15232564\/\">Love Story<\/a> traces the&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Anthony Kelly knew stepping into the role of John F. Kennedy Jr. would come with high expectations. Portraying one of America\u2019s most beloved public figures in FX\u2019s new series Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette marks the Canadian model-turned-actor\u2019s first major role. \u201cStepping into the characterization of John F. 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