Bryan Cranston: Photos of the Emmy-winning ‘Breaking Bad’ Actor

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March 7, 2022 1:25PM EST
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Bryan Cranston has mastered film, TV, and Broadway. Take a look at the ‘Breaking Bad’ star here.

What’s cooking, good-looking? Though Bryan Cranston is Walter White to many, the actor has had a long, and impressive career in show business. The Hollywood native, born March 7, 1956, was the child of actors, making him set for the screen from the start.

After earning laughs as dad Hal on ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ from 2000 to 2006, he took a gritty turn with ‘Breaking Bad’. The show won him four Emmys. Dedicated to his craft, Bryan has also won two Tony Awards, first for his portrayal of President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Broadway play ‘All the Way’ and then for his part in the stage adaptation of ‘Network’. He was nominated for an Oscar in 2015 for ‘Trumbo’.

Bryan has been happily married to actress Robin Dearden since 1989. Their daughter Taylor Dearden has continued in the family tradition as an actress. His first marriage was to writer Mickey Middleton from 1977 to 1982.

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Bryan Cranston: Photos

Bryan Cranston: Photos
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The actor signs bottles of ‘Dos Hombres Mezcal’ in Las Vegas on Jan. 30, 2022. He worked with ‘Breaking Bad’ co-star Aaron Paul on the spirit.

 

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Bryan Cranston Promotes ‘The Upside’

Bryan Cranston Promotes ‘The Upside’
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Bryan Cranston at a photocall for the film ‘The Upside’ on Oct. 30, 2018. He looked handsome in a green suit and agold shirt.

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Bryan Cranston In ‘The Upside’

Bryan Cranston In ‘The Upside’
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Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston appear in a scene from the 2017 movie ‘The Upside’. The film billed itself as, “a comedic look at the relationship between a wealthy man with quadriplegia and an unemployed man with a criminal record who’s hired to help him.”

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Bryan Cranston In ‘The One And Only Ivan’

Bryan Cranston In ‘The One And Only Ivan’
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Bryan Cranston shares a moment with the CGI gorilla Ivan in 2020’s ‘The One And Only Ivan’. Based on a children’s book of the same name, the Disney movie is about a gorilla named Ivan who tries to piece together his past with the help of an elephant named Ruby as they hatch a plan to escape from captivity. Ivan was voiced by Sam Rockwell and Ruby was Angelina Jolie.

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Bryan Cranston At The 2018 Creative Arts Emmys

Bryan Cranston At The 2018 Creative Arts Emmys
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Bryan Cranston attends night one of the Television Academy’s 2018 Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sep. 8, 2018. He was suited up in a dark grey plaid for the occasion.

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Bryan Cranston At A Screening Of ‘An Audience With Adele’

Bryan Cranston At A Screening Of ‘An Audience With Adele’
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Hello! Who knew Bryan Cranston was an Adele fan? He caught a screening of the beauty’s ‘An Audience with Adele’ special on Nov. 6, 2021 in London.

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Bryan Cranston In ‘Trumbo’

Bryan Cranston In ‘Trumbo’
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Bryan Cranston played blacklisted filmmaker Dalton Trumbo in the 2015 film. Bryan earned an Oscar nomination for the part.

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Bryan Cranston Honors Jennifer Garner At The Hollywood Walk Of Fame

Bryan Cranston Honors Jennifer Garner At The Hollywood Walk Of Fame
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Bryan Cranston was there to help honor his ‘Wakefield’ co-star Jennifer Garner as she received her star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame On Aug. 20, 2018. So sweet.

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Bryan Cranston At The 2021 Tribeca Film Festival

Bryan Cranston At The 2021 Tribeca Film Festival
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Bryan Cranston looks slick in checks during the premiere of ‘In The Heights’ at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival on Jun. 9 2021. He had his sleeves rolled up and wore shades for the debut of the Lin Manuel Miranda musical film.

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Bryan Cranston At The Brady Bear Awards

Bryan Cranston At The Brady Bear Awards
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Bryan Cranston suits up for the Brady Bear Awards on Oct. 1, 2018. The event was held in memory of Jim “Bear” Brady, the White House Press Secretary who was shot and permanently disabled during the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, back in 1981.

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Bryan Cranston At The Premiere Of ‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie’

Bryan Cranston At The Premiere Of ‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie’
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Bryan Cranston smiles at the premiere of ‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie’. SPOILER ALERT (I mean.. it ended in 2013, catch up.) While his character Walter White dies at the end of the series, Bryan was back in flashback scenes for the movie.

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Bryan Cranston Smiles At The Premiere Of ‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie’

Bryan Cranston Smiles At The Premiere Of ‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie’
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Bryan Cranston appears at the premiere of ‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie’ in LA on Oct. 7, 2019. Talking about the sequel with ‘Men’s Health’ ahead of the release he said, “When I read the script, I was so into the story, so into what happens to Jesse, I absolutely forgot that I, Walter White, was in this movie.” He added, “I haven’t played this character in almost six years. You’re doing a scene and you look up…and you have a flashback to doing the series.”

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Bryan Cranston At The 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards

Bryan Cranston At The 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards
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Bryan Cranston speaks on stage at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sep. 22, 2019. He opened the show, which went without a host that year.

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Bryan Cranston Wins A Tony

Bryan Cranston Wins A Tony
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Bryan Cranston won a Tony for playing crazed TV personality Howard bealeBin the stage adaptation of ‘Network’. Accepting his honor at the 73rd Annual event on Jun. 9, 2019, he said, “The media is not the enemy of the people. Demagoguery is the enemy of the people.”

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Bryan Cranston At The 2019 Tony Awards

Bryan Cranston At The 2019 Tony Awards
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Bryan Cranston and wife Robin Dearden attend the 73rd Annual Tony Awards at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Jun. 9, 2019. The actor gushed about his wife in an interview with ‘People’ in Dec. 2020, calling her a “compassionate, righteous person.” “Her default mechanism is emotion and love,” he said. “And she’s not cynical. I am! I’m sarcastic and she’s sweet. It’s a young spirit she’s always maintained.”

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Bryan Cranston & Bryan Cranston At A Screening Of ‘Isle Of Dogs’

Bryan Cranston & Bryan Cranston At A Screening Of ‘Isle Of Dogs’
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Bryan Cranston and Liev Schreiber attend a special screening of the Wes Anderson animated movie ‘Isle Of Dogs’ on Jan. 14, 2019. Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy’s odyssey in search of his lost dog.

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Tony Goldwyn, Tatiana Maslany & Bryan Cranston At The Opening Night Of ‘Network’

Tony Goldwyn, Tatiana Maslany & Bryan Cranston At The Opening Night Of ‘Network’
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Tony Goldwyn, Tatiana Maslany, and Bryan Cranston gather during an after-party celebrating the opening night of their production ‘Network’ on Broadway, Dec. 6, 2018. The play, adapted from the prophetic 1976 film of the same name, is about a television network that cynically exploits a deranged former anchor’s ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit.

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