After Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan would introduce the world to Walter White,
a terminally ill teacher who starts selling meth with an former student to make sure his
family would be financially stable
After Brian Cranston would be nominated for a golden globe 4 consecutive years, and win
5 Emmy’s for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role of Walter White
After Aaron Paul, RJ Mitte, Dean Norris, Anna Gunn and Betsy Brandt would go on to receive
countless TV and movie roles following their performances in the hit show
After Breaking Bad would spawn a spin off prequel, Better Call Saul, staring the show’s
greasy lawyer, played by Bob Odenkirk
Breaking Bad has been considered by many to be one of the greatest television shows of
all time.
Ranked number 3 by Rolling Stone magazine, behind only The Wire and The Sopranos, and
considered to be even better than the previous two according to a Forbes article back in
2013, there’s no doubt the show made it’s mark in TV history.
I was so addicted to it, I felt like I was on Meth.
Not only has it gone on to give careers to a handful of the show’s regular, and occasional
actors, but in total it’s been nominated for 228 awards and won 148 according to IMDB.
Aside from spawning a prequel tv show, Better Call Saul, which just wrapped shooting it’s
5th season, on October 11th, Netflix is going to be releasing a Breaking Bad film titled
El Camino.
However this film is being released 6 years after Breaking Bad wrapped in 2013.
So we’re here to tell you guys what the cast has been up to, and although majority
of them shined on the show, the transition into other work hasn’t been so smooth for
some.
Three of the shows stars even went on to create an alcoholic beverage, with one going solo
and a familiar duo partnering up, while another voiced a character in the sequel to the Incredibles.
And one even took a job with the government.
Maybe he wasn’t acting after all.
What’s going on guys, Im your host Jarred Bronstein and welcome back to Where Are They
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But let’s get into this one and talk about what the Breaking Bad cast has been up to,
since the final episode of their incredibly successful show.
And quick note, there are some spoilers so if you haven’t seen the show.
Well you had 6 years so this ones on you.
Of course, to start us off we’re talking about the show’s main character, Walter
White, aka Heisenberg, real name Mr. Bryan Cranston.
Cranston’s had quite a career in film and TV, first breaking out as the dad in the tv
show Malcom in the Middle.
After he shocked the world portraying Walter White, a terminally ill family man who cooks
meth to take care of his family after he dies, it seemed he was at the peak of his career.
But following the success of the show, Cranston continued to work in very high profile productions.
Following the show, he went on to perform in the broadway production of All The Way,
portraying US President Lyndon B Johnson.
He would go on to win the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance.
His on screen performance, which transitioned onto stage, would bring him onto the big screen,
having him star in the 2015 film Trumbo.
He was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as the film’s lead, Dalton Trumbo, and although
he didn’t win, his performance was noted by critics in the industry, giving him his
first nomination at the award show.
Cranston went on to star in a handful of films, including the HBO movie adaptation of All
The Way, in which he reprised the role he won his Tony for.
Cranston also won a tony in June of 2019 for his role in the broadway play Network, and
created and appeared in the Amazon Prime show Sneaky Pete, which ran for 3 seasons.
At the time of this recording, Cranston has 3 projects expected to come out in 2020, and
partnered up with Aaron Paul, who’s next on our list, to create their own alcoholic
beverage, Dos Hombres.
Cranston made the announcement on instagram, citing the incredible bond he and Paul had
while filming Breaking Bad for one of the reasons they decided to partner in this venture.
Aaron Paul, better know as Jesse Pinkmore who pretty much coined the phrase b****!
Has been a very busy man.
After winning three Emmy Awards for his role on the TV show, Paul went on to voice characters
in every episode of the Netflix animated series BoJack Horseman.
In 2014 he starred in Need for Speed, and in 2016 was a part of Central Intelligence
which starred Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson.
Paul also went on to star on a Hulu original, The Path, and a cameo in Black Mirror.
Of course he teamed up with Cranston in 2019 to create this alcoholic beverage I’m very
interested in trying, so if you got the hook ups, lemme know.
But above all else, Paul proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Lauren Parsekian, in 2011 and
they got married 2013.
Cranston was actually one of the groomsmen at the ceremony, and in 2018, Paul gave birth
to a mini Jesse Pinkman as you can see here.
Either way it seems like Paul is continuing to thrive in Hollywood, with a tv series,
Truth Be Told in post production.
He’s also starring in the next season of Westworld when it comes out in 2020, and of
course, has everyone anticipating his return to the iconic Pinkman in the breaking bad
movie, El Camino, expecting to be released on October 11th.
Rj Mitte played Walt Jr, the family’s son who has cerebral palsy.
Mitte actually does have the disease in real life, but not as bad of a case as he portrays
in the show.
And although it may seem challenging for an actor with a physical disability to make a
name for thresmevels in the film industry, it seems RJ hasn’t had much trouble at all,
following his break out role.
Starring in the 2017 film The Recall, as well as countless other movies, with 2 films in
post production, 3 in pre production, and one in the middle of filming at the time of
this recording, Mitte’s momentum really hasn’t slowed down at all.
Aside from his on screen presence, RJ has modelled for Gap and walked the runway in
2015 at the Vivienne Westwood menswear show in Milan.
He’s also an ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy, and brings awareness to it every time
he has the chance, as you can see here in an interview with Larry King.
When it comes to his personal life, Mitte has been tied to actress Jodi Lyn O’Keefe
since 2013, although it seems like Jodi is currently dating photographer Douglas Little,
while RJ is busy making more films.
Possibly one of the show’s strongest characters, Anna Gunn’s portrayal of Skylar White, Walt’s
wife, was good enough to win her two Emmys for her supporting role.
And following her iconic role in the show, she went on to guest star on shows such as
Criminal Minds and The Mindy Project and most recently do a production of the Tennessee
Williams play, The Night of the Iguana at London’s West End Theatre.
Most notably she costarred alongside Tom Hanks in the film Sully in 2016, directed by Clint
Eastwood.
But other than that, it seems things have been somewhat quiet following the hit tv show.
She did comment on how she felt after receiving a ton of backlash for her portrayal of the
character of Skyler though, with fans speaking to her as if she really was the character.
Love him or hate him, Hank, the arrogant DEA agent that plays Hank’s brother in-law was
beautifully portrayed by Dean Norris.
It seems as if the cop or military role was made for a guy like Norris, which is why he’s
gone on to play similar roles in The Big Bang Theory, and the film Death Wish.
However Norris also landed a recurring role on the hit tv show Scandal, and played Uncle
Daddy, a mob boss on the TNT show Claws.
Norris also has a tv show and film in post production, as well as another film in pre
production.
Aside from continuing to pursue a career in film, Norris has also done his fair share
of business beyond the screen.
Norris and his wife opened the Norris Performing Arts Center in Murietta, California, in August
of 2017.
With the goal of creating a space for youths who are interested in the arts, acting, drawing,
dancing, and painting, to have a chance to grow their creative muscle.
Although it also offers classes for adults, it seems the main purpose was to serve the
kids.
Norris spoke on the project saying It’s nice to provide a place where creative kids
can feel at home.
On top of this, he also got the rights to create a fictional beer that fans of Breaking
Bad seemed to gravitate to.
Schraderbrau, the homemade beer that Hank tried to make un the show, is now a real thing
sold online at schraderbrau.com.
Betsy Brandt played hank’s wife, Marie.
Probably one of the least likeable characters on the show, in my opinion, but she was so
good at it, The role lead to tons of other opportunities.
And I mean, a ton.
While on breaking bad Brandt played a reoccurring role in the show Masters of Sex, The Michael
J Fox Show, and then moved onto Life In Pieces from 2015-2019.
In between she of course also worked on a handful of films and currently has 2 other
films in post production.
Of course they say an actors medium is the stage, which is why she also starred in the
Pasadena Playhouse production of Good Boys which ran from June 26th to July 21st.
It seems the mother of 2 isn’t planning on slowing her momentum anytime soon, and
I will say it is definitely well deserved.
You guys remember that greasy, slimy looking lawyer that was pretty much the epitome of
an ambulance chaser?
Well he got his own show.
Bob Odenkirk better know as Saul Goodman in the show, has done insanely well for himself,
following his amazing performances on Breaking Bad.
Aside from being the shows main protagonist in Better Call Saul, which is currently expecting
to release it’s 5th season, and film it’s 6th and final season next year, Odenkirk has
been insanely busy on both sides of the camera.
Aside from being considered an executive producer of the show, he’s also been nominated 3
consecutive years at the golden globes for best actor, which will help your career immensely.
Odenkirk has written for shows like The Birthday Boys, and the film Girlfriends Day, both of
which he had a feature in.
He also had a reoccurring role in Fargo, and currently has two films on the way.
Little Women is expected to hit theatres on Christmas day 2019, and Nobody is currently
in preproduction but will be Odekirk’s transition into a lead role in an action film.
Keep your eye out for that film, because if Odenkirk brings the type of performance you
know he can, it’ll be a good one.
And although Odenkirk has produced, written, and directed in the past, it seems his focus
moving forward is to just act and leave the rest to other’s.
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Well that was a long one but I wanted to cover all bases.
I know, I didn’t cover Gus or Badger or even the Car Wash guy with the bushy eyebrows
but there is only so much the Fact God can fit into one video.
You guys gotta let us know in the comments below who you’d want to see next in this
series.
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I mean Jen’s killing it but Matthew Perry has seen better days, anyways I’ve been
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