Joseph Cavanaugh

Joseph "Joey" Cavanaugh is a fictional jealous boyfriend and a minor character featured on the FX Network television series American Horror Story. He is associated with the season nine storyline, "1984", and was played by actor Spencer Neville. He appeared in a flashback scene from episode 9x02, "Mr. Jingles".

Biography
Joseph Cavanaugh knew Brooke Thompson since grade school. Like many of the other boys, he teased Brooke for being too smart. When Brooke decided to play down her intelligence, Joey took an interest in her. This connection eventually evolved into a romance that would carry on into adulthood.

In 1983, were going to be married. The best man at their wedding was Sam Duke. The night before the ceremony however, Joey drove to Brooke's house and noticed Sam entering the building. He stayed out all night waiting for Sam to leave, but he didn't leave until morning. Joseph believed that Brooke and Sam were having an affair.

At the altar during the exchanging of vows, Joseph accused Brooke of infidelity. She explained that she was afraid to be by herself, and that Sam stayed the night on the couch and that nothing had happened. Joseph didn't believe her however. To satisfy his jealous rage, he pulled out a gun and shot Sam and point blank range, killing him. Brooke's father got up to intervene, and Cavanaugh shot him as well. He then turned the gun on himself and committed suicide.

Notes & Trivia



 * Playing the role of Joey Cavanaugh is actor Spencer Neville's first work on American Horror Story.


 * Information supplied by Brooke Thompson establishes that Joseph and she had never had sex together.


 * Brooke Thompson always asserted that she did not sleep with Sam Duke.


 * Brooke Thompson later told the ghost of Ray Powell about her childhood experiences with Joseph Cavanaugh.

Body Count

 * Sam Duke - Shot in the chest and killed.
 * Brooke's father - Shot in the chest and killed.
 * Himself - Self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

Appearances

 * American Horror Story: Mr. Jingles