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Vince Gilligan

ヴィンス・ギリガン　/　ゔぃんす・ぎりがん

American television producer

February 10, 1967 (age 59)　・　Richmond, Virginia, United States

Virginia
television producer
screenwriter
television director

My Take

I consider Vince Gilligan one of the most disciplined storytellers television has ever produced. Breaking Bad worked not because of shock value but because every transformation was earned, scene by scene, over years of patient writing. That kind of restraint is vanishingly rare in an industry addicted to instant payoffs. What I respect most is his craftsman's humility: he stays behind the camera, polishes the script, and lets the work speak for itself. If I had to point a young writer to a single model of long-form narrative control, Gilligan would be my answer without hesitation.

Overview

George Vincent Gilligan Jr. (born February 10, 1967) is an American screenwriter and filmmaker. He became widely known as the creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the AMC crime series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and its spin-off prequel series Better Call Saul (2015–2022).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Vince Gilligan
Name (Japanese): ヴィンス・ギリガン
Reading: ゔぃんす・ぎりがん
Born: February 10, 1967 (age 59)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Goat
Origin: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: television producer / screenwriter / television director / showrunner / executive producer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: L. C. Bird High School
University: New York University Tisch School of the Arts

Awards & achievements

Writers Guild of America Award
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
Directors Guild of America Award
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series

3. Relationships

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

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	Breaking Bad	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AC%E3%83%B3

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