Cranston, Bryan, 1956-

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March 27, 2014

50:43

From Walter White To LBJ, Bryan Cranston Is A Master Of Transformation.

While Breaking Bad fans were watching him portray Walt in the series' final episodes, Cranston was already reinventing himself — playing Lyndon B. Johnson in the play All the Way.

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February 6, 2008

19:26

'Breaking' into Character with Bryan Cranston

Actor Bryan Cranston — best known as the dad on Fox TV's Malcolm in the Middle talks to Terry Gross about his newest role. He plays a meth-cooking high-school chemistry teacher in Breaking Bad, a new series on AMC.

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Bryan Cranston

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March 9, 2010

20:00

Vince Gilligan: The Man Behind 'Breaking Bad'

Vince Gilligan created the Emmy Award-winning drama Breaking Bad, starring Bryan Cranston as a high-school chemistry teacher who becomes a meth dealer to secure his family's finances. Gilligan tells David Bianculli why he chose Cranston for the role -- and why he thinks Breaking Bad is different from every other show on TV.

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Vince Gilligan

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From Walter White To LBJ, Bryan Cranston Is A Master Of Transformation.

'Breaking' into Character with Bryan Cranston

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Vince Gilligan: The Man Behind 'Breaking Bad'

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