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Breaking Bad
''Breaking Bad'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White (Bryan Cranston), an underpaid, overqualified, and dispirited high-school chemistry teacher who is struggling with a recent diagnosis of stage-three lung cancer. White turns to a life of crime and partners with a former student, Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), to produce and distribute methamphetamine to secure his family's financial future before he dies, while navigating the dangers of the criminal underworld. The show aired on AMC from January 20, 2008, to September 29, 2013, consisting of five seasons for a total of 62 episodes. Among the show's co-stars are Anna Gunn and RJ Mitte as Walter's wife Skyler and son Walter Jr., and Betsy Brandt and Dean Norris as Skyler's sister Marie Schrader and her husband Hank, a DEA agent. Others include Bob Odenkirk as Walter's and Jesse's lawyer Saul G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Odenkirk
Robert John Odenkirk (; born October 22, 1962) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker best known for his role as Saul Goodman on ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013) and its spin-off '' Better Call Saul'' (2015–2022). For the latter, he has received five nominations for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. As a producer on ''Better Call Saul'' since its premiere, he has also received six nominations for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. He is also known for the HBO sketch comedy series ''Mr. Show with Bob and David'' (1995–1998), which he co-created and co-starred in with fellow comic David Cross. In 2015, he and Cross reunited, along with the rest of the ''Mr. Show'' cast, for ''W/ Bob & David'' on Netflix. Odenkirk wrote for television series ''Saturday Night Live'' (1987–1991) and '' The Ben Stiller Show'' (1992), winning Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in 1989 and 1993. He also wrote for '' Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Banks
Jonathan Ray Banks (born January 31, 1947) is an American actor. Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Chillum Heights, Maryland, while attending Indiana University Bloomington Banks did theatre. In 1974, he moved to Los Angeles where he began playing supporting roles in films and television. His breakthrough came with the role of detective Frank McPike in the television series '' Wiseguy'' (1987–1990). For his role at the Emmy Awards he was nominated for " Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series". From there on, Banks continued acting in films and television. In 2009 Banks received critical acclaim for his role as hitman and cleaner Mike Ehrmantraut in the television series ''Breaking Bad'' (2009–2012), its spin-off series ''Better Call Saul'' (2015–2022), and its sequel film, '' El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie'' (2019). For this role, he has received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2013, 2015–2017, 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in 1706 as ''La Villa de Alburquerque'' by Nuevo México governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés''.'' Named in honor of the Viceroy of New Spain, the 10th Duke of Alburquerque, the city was an outpost on El Camino Real linking Mexico City to the northernmost territories of New Spain. Located in the Albuquerque Basin, the city is flanked by the Sandia Mountains to the east and the West Mesa to the west, with the Rio Grande and bosque flowing from north-to-south. According to the 2020 census, Albuquerque had 564,559 residents, making it the 32nd-most populous city in the United States and the fourth largest in the Southwest. It is the principal city of the Albuquerque metropolitan area, which had 916,528 residents as of July 2020, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patty Lin
Patty Lin is an American television screenwriter and producer. She is a graduate of Cornell University Career She has written episodes for the television series ''Friends'', '' Freaks and Geeks'', ''Martial Law'', '' Citizen Baines'', '' Desperate Housewives'', '' Leap of Faith'', and ''Breaking Bad''. She has served as producer for a number of episodes from ''Desperate Housewives'', ''Leap of Faith'', and ''Citizen Baines'', as well as executive story editor for five ''Friends'' episodes. Lin joined the crew of the first season of ''Breaking Bad ''Breaking Bad'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White (Bryan Cranston), an underpaid, overqualified, and dispirited h ...'' in 2008 as a writer and producer. She wrote the first-season episode "Gray Matter". The first season writing staff were nominated for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moira Walley-Beckett
Moira Walley-Beckett is a Canadian television actress, producer, and writer. She was a writer and producer for the AMC drama ''Breaking Bad'' and the creator of two television series, '' Flesh and Bone'' and '' Anne with an E'' (titled ''Anne'' during the first season). For her work on ''Breaking Bad'', she won three Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, three Writers Guild of America Awards, two Producers Guild of America Awards, a Golden Globe, and a Peabody. Early life Walley-Beckett was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and attended the Banff School of Fine Arts. In 1982, she joined the Arts Club Theatre Company. Career Walley-Beckett worked from the mid-1980s until the early-2000s as a television actress. She guest-starred on many series, including ''MacGyver'', '' 21 Jump Street'', '' Wiseguy'', ''Chicago Hope'', '' Diagnosis Murder'' and '' ER''. She began writing for television in 2007 as a staff writer for the short-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Schnauz
Thomas Schnauz (born ) is an American television producer and television writer. His credits include '' The X-Files'', ''The Lone Gunmen'', '' Night Stalker'', '' Reaper'', '' Breaking Bad'', and '' Better Call Saul''. Personal life Schnauz was born in Kearny, New Jersey. He attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he first met fellow student Vince Gilligan. Schnauz graduated from Tisch in 1988. Career Schnauz started his career in various production jobs. His first screenplay was called ''Spirits in Passing''. He eventually joined Vince Gilligan on the writing staff of '' The X-Files'' and its spinoff show, ''The Lone Gunmen''. He also co-wrote the screenplays for the 2008 film ''Otis'' and the 2008 television film '' Infected''. In 2010, he re-teamed with Gilligan on '' Breaking Bad'', where he remained through the show's 2013 conclusion. Schnauz signed a two-year overall deal with Sony Pictures Television in November 2014. Currently, Schnauz serves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Mastras
George Mastras, Jr. (born April 10, 1966) is a Greek American author, screenwriter, director, and television producer. He has worked on all five seasons of the AMC drama ''Breaking Bad''. He won the Pen USA Literary Award in 2009, won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2013 and 2014 as one of ''Breaking Bad''s producers, was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award, and won three Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards, for his work on the series. Mastras is also the author of the novel ''Fidali's Way'' (Scribner 2009). Biography Mastras began writing for television in 2006 for the series '' The Evidence''. He wrote the first-season episode "Stringers". In 2007 he became a writer for the short-lived science fiction series ''The Dresden Files'' and wrote the episodes "The Boone Identity" and "The Other Dick". Mastras joined the writing staff of the first season of ''Breaking Bad'' in 2008 as a story editor. He wrote the first-season episode "Crazy Handful of Nothin'". The first season wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Gould
Peter Gould is an American television writer, director and producer. He worked on all five seasons of the AMC drama ''Breaking Bad''. He was nominated for four Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards for his work on the series. After ''Breaking Bad'' ended, he went on to become the co-creator and co-showrunner, with ''Breaking Bad'' creator Vince Gilligan, of the show's spinoff, ''Better Call Saul''. He became the series' sole showrunner after Gilligan left the writers room. Education Gould is a native of New York. His parents were both artists and met at art school. Speaking of his education, he admits "I was a bad speller. I had terrible handwriting. Doing papers in school was agonizing for me." He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. In 1990, he graduated from the University of Southern California with a Master of Fine Arts. Career After graduating from college, he did commercials in New York for a while before entering USC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Shiban
John Shiban is an American television writer and producer. He worked in both capacities on ''The X-Files'' and its spin-off '' The Lone Gunmen'', ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', '' Smallville'', '' Supernatural'', '' Legend of the Seeker'', '' Breaking Bad'', and '' The Vampire Diaries''. In 1997, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for his work on ''The X-Files'' episode " Memento Mori". He shared the nomination with co-writers Chris Carter, Frank Spotnitz, and Vince Gilligan. In 1998, Shiban shared a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series with ''The X-Files'' production team. In 2009 Shiban reunited with Gilligan to work as a writer/producer on the second season of Gilligan's series ''Breaking Bad''. Shiban was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for episodic drama for the episode "Phoenix" in 2010. Shiban and the writing staff also shared a nomination for the WGA award for best drama seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Catlin
Sam Catlin is an American television writer, director, and producer. He is the showrunner of AMC's ''Preacher'', and previously worked as a writer/producer on ''Breaking Bad''. He has been nominated for a Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for his work on the series. Biography Catlin began writing for television in 2005 for the television film ''The Great New Wonderful''. He then became a writer and story editor for the first season of ''Kidnapped'' in 2006. He wrote the episode "Front Page". In 2007, he became an executive story editor and writer for the short-lived series ''Canterbury's Law'' and wrote the episode "Baggage". Catlin joined the crew of ''Breaking Bad'' in 2009 as a co-producer and writer for the second season. He wrote the second-season episodes " Down" and "4 Days Out". The second season writing staff were nominated for the WGA award for best drama series at the February 2010 ceremony for their work on the second season. Catlin was promoted to supervising p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle MacLaren
Michelle Maxwell MacLaren is a Canadian television director and producer. She has directed episodes of ''The X-Files'', ''Better Call Saul'', ''Breaking Bad'', '' The Walking Dead'', ''Game of Thrones'', and ''Westworld''. MacLaren won two back-to-back Primetime Emmy Awards for producing ''Breaking Bad'' in 2013 and 2014. Early life MacLaren grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. She graduated from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. MacLaren is a cousin of television anchor Ashleigh Banfield. Career MacLaren made her directorial debut on the season nine episode of ''The X-Files'', "John Doe", which was written by her future ''Breaking Bad'' collaborator Vince Gilligan. She approaches shooting action sequences as mathematical deconstruction and likes using multiple cameras and wide lenses. She was nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards, all for ''Breaking Bad'': one for directing the episode " One Minute" (season 3, episode 7) in 2010, one for directing the episode " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Johnson (producer)
Mark Johnson (born December 27, 1945) is an American producer. Johnson won the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing the 1988 film ''Rain Man''. Early life Johnson was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Dorothy (née King), a realtor, and Emery Johnson, who worked in the air cargo business. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1971. Career Johnson first became involved in show business in 1965, as an actor playing the sheriff's deputy in the Spanish "Spaghetti Western" ''Brandy'', directed by Jose Luis Borau. He spent ten years of his youth in Spain, where he worked as a movie extra in films such as Franklin Schaffner's ''Nicholas and Alexandra'' and David Lean's ''Dr. Zhivago''. His early experiences led to small acting roles in the European western ''Ride and Kill'' and the 1964 drama '' The Thin Red Line''. After earning an undergraduate degree in Drama from the University of Virginia and an MA in Film Scholarship from the University of Iowa, Johnson mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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