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Bryan Cranston’s Milestones
Acted in local theater in Daytona Beach, FL
Pursued an acting career on a post-college cross-country journey
Raised in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles
1982 Made TV acting debut in an episode of "CHiPs" (NBC)
1983 - 1984 Originated role of Douglas Donovan on the ABC daytime drama "Loving"
1987 First TV-movie debut, "The Return of the Six-Million-Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman" (NBC)
1988 Had regular role as the uncle of the titular teen in the short-lived CBS sitcom "Raising Miranda"
1989 Had supporting role of a policeman in the gripping fact-based miniseries "I Know My First Name is Steven" (NBC)
1989 Made feature acting debut in "Turnaround"
1990 Co-starred in the office-set romantic comedy "Corporate Affairs"
1991 Co-starred as a scientist in the sci-fi thriller "DeadSpace"
1993 Formed Quintus Productions with fellow actor Michael Goorjian and managers Leonard Grant and Eric Overholtzer
1994 - 1997 Played the recurring role of Dr. Tim Whatley, Jerry's dentist on "Seinfeld" (NBC)
1994 Starred in the Lizzie Borden-directed segment of the three part anthology feature "Erotique"
1995 Acted in the independent comedy "Kissing Miranda"
1996 Featured on the short-lived sitcom "The Louie Show" (CBS)
1996 Played astronaut Gus Grissom in the Tom Hanks directed "That Thing You Do!"
1998 Cast as astronaut Buzz Aldrin in the HBO series "From the Earth to the Moon"; executive produced by Tom Hanks
1998 Featured in Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" as a one-armed military officer
1999 Had a recurring role on CBS' "The King of Queens" as Doug Heffernan's annoying neighbor, Tim Sacksky
1999 Wrote and directed "Last Chance"; also co-starred with wife Robin Dearden
2000 - 2006 Breakthrough role, playing the oddball father of four in the FOX sitcom, "Malcolm in the Middle"; also directed several episodes; earned Emmy (2002, 2003, 2006) and Golden Globe (2003) nominations for Supporting Actor in a Comedy
2001 Played the irresponsible uncle who steals Santa's sleigh in the Disney Channel Movie "'Twas the Night"
2006 Guest starred as Ted's obnoxious co-worker on CBS' "How I Met Your Mother"
2006 Played a business colleague of Greg Kinnear's in the indie film "Little Miss Sunshine"
2007 Cast as Lucifer in the ABC Family miniseries, "Fallen"
2007 - 0 Cast as a struggling high school chemistry teacher who turns to a life of crime in "Breaking Bad" (AMC)

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Also known as

AKA : Bryan L Cranston
Birth Name : Bryan Lee Cranston

Born

March, 07 1956 in Canoga Park, California, USA

Education

  • Canoga Park High School, Canoga Park, CA:

Professions

actor, director, producer, screenwriter