Bryan Cranston

Has one daughter with Robin Dearden : Taylor Dearden.

Is the second of three children of Joe Cranston and Audrey Peggy Sell, who both acted. Younger brother of Kyle Edward Cranston.

Once did voice acting for the English dubbing of Japanese animation (or anime), under the name Lee Stone.

In the original Armitage III: Poly Matrix episode home video release (also know as an OAV),hes listed as "Lee Stone", but in the movie edition of the same name hes listed under his real name.

Became an ordained minister when he was in college as a part-time job.

Got his start at the Granada Theatre in the San Fernando Valley, CA.

Produced his KidSmartz safety video with his "Malcolm in the Middle" crew during one of their weeks off.

Such a huge fan of baseball that his wife threw him a surprise 40th birthday party at Dodger Stadium.

Always grows a beard and mustache during his hiatus from "Malcolm in the Middle" .

His favorite episode of "Malcolm in the Middle" is the first season episode, "Malcolm in the Middle" {Rollerskates (#1.13)} . He spent six weeks, before filming, learning how to roller-skate.

Impersonated Brad Garrett s "Everybody Loves Raymond" voice shortly after losing to him for the second year in a row at the 2004 Emmy Awards. The crowd laughed hysterically, as did Garrett himself.

Presented the category "Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series" at the 2004 Emmy Awards with his "Malcolm in the Middle" co-star Jane Kaczmarek.

Was singled out by frequent "Malcolm in the Middle" director Todd Holland during his Emmy Award speech in 2001. Cranston had been overlooked that year, and Holland proclaimed that he would "stand up here soon". Cranston was subsequently nominated for the first-time the next year.

The last name of the first Blue Ranger on "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" was named after him. He did various work as part of the crew (voice-overs, etc.), so the Blue Rangers full name became Billy Cranston.

Has a dog named Sugar, saved from a Los Angeles pound.

Enjoys playing the drums and traveling to Hawaii.

Met his wife, Robin Dearden , on the set of "Airwolf" {Desperate Monday (#3.17)} . He was playing the villain of the week, and she was his hostage held at gunpoint.

Attended and graduated from Canoga Park High School in Canoga Park, CA, in 1974.

Honored as Grand Marshal of the 2006 Sherman Oaks, CA, Street Fair by the Chamber of Commerce for his leadership in the community and his protection of children through KidSmartz .

At one point he considered becoming a police officer.

Has played Erik Per Sullivan s characters father on "Malcolm in the Middle" and wrote recommendation letters for his college applications.

In his younger years he spent two years traveling around the US by motorcycle with his brother.

For his role on "Breaking Bad" , he was named one of the "Eight Actors Who Turn Television into Art", in the cover story of the New York Times magazine (September 11, 2011).

Has run in four marathons.

His daughter, Taylor Dearden , studies Theater at the University of Southern California.

Was roommates with Javier Grajeda early in their careers.

He said his acting heroes are Dick Van Dyke , Jack Lemmon , Rod Steiger and Spencer Tracy.

His paternal grandfather, Edward B. Cranston, was of Irish ancestry, partly by way of Canada (Montreal). His paternal grandmother, Alice Rose Bower, was of Austrian-Jewish and German ancestry. His maternal grandparents, Otto Frederick William Sell and Augusta Liza Marchert, were both German immigrants, Otto from Rendsburg and Augusta from Danzig.

Received an associate degree in police science from Los Angeles Valley College in 1976.

Spent part of his youth on a farm with his grandparents, as his family lost their home in foreclosure.

Did not seriously pursue acting until he was in his late 20s as his parents, who were both actors, did not want him to follow them into the business.

Is a part-owner of the independent theater Cinemas Palme dOr in Palm Desert, CA.

He called Mark Rylance a major influence. Both actors won Tony Awards in 2014: Cranston for "Best Actor in a Play" for "All the Way" and Rylance for "Best Featured Actor in a Play" for his performance in "Twelfth Night". One of Cranstons competitors for the award was Rylance for his performance in "Richard III".

With his fourth Emmy Award victory for his performance on "Breaking Bad" , he tied the record of Dennis Franz ( "NYPD Blue" ) for the most wins in the category "Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series". Peter Falk also won four Emmys for his lead performances as "Columbo" , three of them as "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" (in 1972 known as "Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series") and one as "Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series".

Interviewed in 2015, he named On the Waterfront as his favorite movie.

His Trumbo co-star Helen Mirren called him one of the greatest American actors.

Both Cranston and his "Breaking Bad" co-star Jonathan Banks played the role of James Gordon in the Batman franchise: the first voiced the character in the animated feature Batman: Year One while the second did it in the video games Batman: Arkham Knight and Batman: Arkham Knight .

He starred in three movies that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Saving Private Ryan , Little Miss Sunshine and Argo . "Argo" was a winner in the category.

After successfully directing television episodes, he plans to direct a feature film of his own.

Saw the face of his daughter Taylor Dearden projected onto Krysten Ritter in a pivotal scene on "Breaking Bad" as her character laid dying, which made him cry-- but he snapped back into character and the image went away.

When asked what his favorite thing is about his wife Robin Dearden , he replied, "She still gets giddy when she sees a firefly.".

I love playing pompous asses. I think I would like that on my tombstone:,"He was the definitive pompous ass".

I wish Americans thought more like Europeans when it comes to money and,work. They take time off, they do what they love. We think work is the,most valued commodity. Really, the most valued commodity is time.

[2011, on getting into acting] When I was 16 I joined the LAPD [Los,Angeles Police Dept. ] Explorers in the West Valley. Then I went to L. A.

Valley College to study police science, and my counselor told me I,needed to take some elective courses. So in my second year I took,classes in acting and stagecraft. On my very first day, I walked into,class, and there was this 17-year-old girl sitting on the floor,wearing only a tube top and hot pants. I was like "Oh . . . my . . .

The fact that I make a dependable income at all is just amazing to me.

[2013, on his character, Walter White, from,"Breaking Bad" (2008) ] His soul is calloused.

[on winning the 2014 Emmy Award] I happened to stumble on finding a,passion that bloomed.

[2009, on Erotique (1994) ] That was a risqu one. I wanted to do,something that got me out of my comfort zone, and I had this,opportunity, and it was a very sexy script. It was testing the bounds.

Console the failure, but nurture the hunger.

Mixing humor and politics is something that works.

If you have a level of expectation in your life that you have to be a quote-unquote star, whatever that means, you might be setting yourself up for failure.

Luck is a component that a lot of people in the arts sometimes fail to recognise: that you can have talent, perseverance, patience, but without luck you will not have a successful career.

I want to be able to experience everything. I want to experience being a husband, experience being a father, experience, maybe, hopefully, someday being a grandfather, and all those things. I want that experience. When I die, I want to be exhausted.

The imagination is part of the arsenal that actors draw from.

I have some anger issues. .