Giancarlo Esposito
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| Giancarlo Esposito | |
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| Character | Gus Fring |
| Birthday | April 26, 1958 |
| Appearances | Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 |
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Giancarlo Esposito is an American actor who plays Gus Fring on Breaking Bad.
Bio
Giancarlo Esposito was born in Denmark to an Italian father and African-American mother. He lived in Europe until he was six years old and his family settled in Manhattan. At age 8 he made his Broadway premier on the musical Maggie Flynn.
Since then, Giancarlo has been acting for the stage and screen. In 1979 he began acting in movies and has appeared in over 130 TV shows and films. He appeared in a handful of Sesame Street episodes and other TV shows until his first break, landing the role of Detective Paul Gigante on Bakersfield P.D. in 1993. In 1998 he appeared in 22 episodes of Homicide: Life on the Street as Agent Mike Giardello. He continued to recurring and guest TV roles until 2009 when he was cast as Gus in Breaking Bad.
Giancarlo has also appeared in dozens of notable films, including The Usual Suspects. Smoke, Bob Roberts, and Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing.
Added by Ohmyn0After his character was killed off of Breaking Bad, Giancarlo was cast in the TV series Once Upon a Time and Revolution. He directed the 2008 film Gospel and is in pre-production of directing a film titled This is Your Death.
External links
- Giancarlo Esposito at Wikipedia
- Giancarlo Esposito at IBDb.com
| Cast | |||||||||
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| Main | Bryan Cranston • Anna Gunn • RJ Mitte • Aaron Paul • Betsy Brandt • Dean Norris • Bob Odenkirk • Giancarlo Esposito • Jonathan Banks | ||||||||
| Supporting | Steven Michael Quezada • Charles Baker • Christopher Cousins • Michael Shamus Wiles • Ray Campbell • Krysten Ritter • Matt L. Jones • Todd Terry • Chris Freihofer | ||||||||
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