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Bryan Cranston
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Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor, director, and producer who is mainly known for portraying Walter White in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and Hal in the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006). He has received a number of awards—including six Primetime Emmy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Golden Globe Award—with a nomination for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. Bryan Cranston's performance on Breaking Bad earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times (2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014). After becoming a producer of the show in 2011, he also won the award for Outstanding Drama Series twice. Breaking Bad also earned Cranston five Golden Globe nominations (with one win) and nine Screen Actors Guild Award nominations (with four wins). He was previously nominated three times for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in Malcolm in the Middle. Cranston co-developed and occasionally appeared in the crime drama series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019) and served as a director for episodes of Malcolm in the Middle, Breaking Bad, Modern Family, and The Office. In 2014, Cranston earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Broadway play All the Way, a role he reprised in the HBO 2016 television film of the same name. In 2018, he received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Howard Beale in the play Network at London's National Theatre, later winning his second Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the same role on Broadway. For portraying Dalton Trumbo in the film Trumbo (2015), he received nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award, all for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Cranston has appeared in several other films, such as Saving Private Ryan (1998), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Drive (2011), Argo (2012), Godzilla (2014), and The Upside (2017). He also provided voice acting in the films Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), and Isle of Dogs (2018).
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Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor, director, and producer who is mainly known for portraying Walter White in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and Hal in the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2006). He has received a number of awards—including six Primetime Emmy Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Tony Awards, and a Golden Globe Award—with a nomination for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. Bryan Cranston's performance on Breaking Bad earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times (2008, 2009, 2010, and 2014). After becoming a producer of the show in 2011, he also won the award for Outstanding Drama Series twice. Breaking Bad also earned Cranston five Golden Globe nominations (with one win) and nine Screen Actors Guild Award nominations (with four wins). He was previously nominated three times for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in Malcolm in the Middle. Cranston co-developed and occasionally appeared in the crime drama series Sneaky Pete (2015–2019) and served as a director for episodes of Malcolm in the Middle, Breaking Bad, Modern Family, and The Office. In 2014, Cranston earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Broadway play All the Way, a role he reprised in the HBO 2016 television film of the same name. In 2018, he received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Howard Beale in the play Network at London's National Theatre, later winning his second Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the same role on Broadway. For portraying Dalton Trumbo in the film Trumbo (2015), he received nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Award, all for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Cranston has appeared in several other films, such as Saving Private Ryan (1998), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Drive (2011), Argo (2012), Godzilla (2014), and The Upside (2017). He also provided voice acting in the films Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016), and Isle of Dogs (2018).
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Saturday Night Live
Seinfeld
Family Guy
Diagnosis: Murder
The Simpsons
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Oscars
Late Night with Seth Meyers
30 Rock
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
How I Met Your Mother
The Graham Norton Show
The Daily Show
Murder, She Wrote
Matlock
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Airwolf
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Better Call Saul
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Real Time with Bill Maher
American Dad!
Baywatch
MADtv
CHiPs
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The X-Files
Walker, Texas Ranger
Working
Entertainment Tonight
From the Earth to the Moon
Viper
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Jake and the Fatman
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Chicago Hope
The Stand
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
The Emmy Awards
Hill Street Blues
Touched by an Angel
Inside Comedy
Who Do You Think You Are?
L.A. Law
The King of Queens
Cover Up
3rd Rock from the Sun
Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?
The Flash
Babylon 5
Brotherly Love
Falcon Crest
Geeking Out
The Pretender
Talking with Chris Hardwick
Archer
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Brooklyn South
Clerks
Hart to Heart
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Thank God You're Here
Gary & Mike
Saving Private Ryan
Amazon Women on the Moon
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
I Know My First Name Is Steven
The Road to El Camino: Behind the Scenes of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Detachment
Sneaky Pete
The Lincoln Lawyer
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
John Carter
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Fall
Rock of Ages
Contagion
Little Miss Sunshine
Total Recall
Power Rangers
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Power Rangers
Asteroid City
Venom: The Last Dance
The Phoenician Scheme
The Studio
Kung Fu Panda 4
The Concert for Valor
Godzilla
The Louie Show
Argylle
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Drive
Malcolm in the Middle
Get a Job
Larry Crowne
Last Flag Flying
Malcolm in the Middle Revival
The Upside
Malcolm in the Middle 2020 Zoom Reunion
Batman: Year One
Seth Rogen Is the Worst Person in the World
Argo
Kung Fu Panda 3
The One and Only Ivan
Jerry & Marge Go Large
Why Him?
Supermansion
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
All the Way
Jujutsu Kaisen
Animal
Isle of Dogs
Your Honor
Breaking Bad
Red Tails
Production Credits
Breaking Bad
Venom: The Last Dance
Your Honor
Sneaky Pete
All the Way
Malcolm in the Middle Revival
The Dangerous Book for Boys
The Office
Supermansion
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Modern Family
Malcolm in the Middle
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