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Bryan Cranston

ブライアン・クランストン　/　ぶらいあん・くらんすとん

American television director

March 7, 1956 (age 70)　・　Hollywood, California, United States

California
television director
screenwriter
film actor

My Take

Bryan Cranston is my favorite argument that careers have no expiration date. He spent decades as a reliable comic character actor, then, past fifty, delivered one of the defining dramatic performances in television history. Four lead-actor Emmys for the same role, then a Tony on Broadway — that range is not luck, it is accumulated craft. What I respect most is how he uses an ordinary, trustworthy face as a weapon: he makes decency and menace look like neighboring rooms in the same house. Born in Hollywood yet utterly unglamorous in his work ethic, he proves that observation and patience can outlast raw stardom.

Overview

Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. He established himself as a leading actor in both comedic and dramatic works on stage and screen. His accolades include seven Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Bryan Cranston
Name (Japanese): ブライアン・クランストン
Reading: ぶらいあん・くらんすとん
Born: March 7, 1956 (age 70)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Monkey
Origin: Hollywood, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 2 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: television director / screenwriter / film actor / film director / voice actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Canoga Park High School
University: Los Angeles Valley College

Awards & achievements

2014 Theatre World Award
2014 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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