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Walter Hartwell White Sr. , also known by his clandestine alias  Heisenberg , is a fictional character and the main protagonist of  Breaking Bad . He is portrayed by  Bryan Cranston . A graduate of the  California Institute of Technology , Walt was once a promising  chemist  who cofounded the company Gray Matter Technologies with his close friend Elliot Schwartz and his then-girlfriend Gretchen. He left Gray Matter abruptly, selling his shares for $5,000; soon afterward, the company made a fortune, much of it from his research. Walt subsequently moved to  Albuquerque, New Mexico , where he became a high school chemistry teacher. Breaking Bad begins on Walter's 50th birthday, when he is diagnosed with Stage IIIA  lung cancer . After this discovery, he resorts to manufacturing  methamphetamine  and drug dealing to ensure his family's financial security after his death. He is pulled deeper into the illicit drug trade, becoming more and more...

Breaking Bad  is an American  crime drama  television series created and produced by  Vince Gilligan . The show originally aired on the  AMC  network for five seasons, from January 20, 2008, to September 29, 2013. It tells the story of  Walter White  ( Bryan Cranston ), a struggling high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable  lung cancer . Together with his former student  Jesse Pinkman ( Aaron Paul ), White turns to a life of crime, producing and selling crystallized  methamphetamine  to secure his family's financial future before he dies, while navigating the dangers of the criminal world. The title is from a  Southern  colloquialism meaning to " raise hell ". Breaking Bad is set and was filmed in  Albuquerque, New Mexico . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Bad --------------------------------- A  replica  is an exact  reproduction , such as of a  painting , as...

Breaking Bad  is an American  crime drama  television series created and produced by  Vince Gilligan . The show originally aired on the  AMC  network for five seasons, from January 20, 2008, to September 29, 2013. It tells the story of  Walter White  ( Bryan Cranston ), a struggling high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable  lung cancer . Together with his former student  Jesse Pinkman ( Aaron Paul ), White turns to a life of crime, producing and selling crystallized  methamphetamine  to secure his family's financial future before he dies, while navigating the dangers of the criminal world. The title is from a  Southern  colloquialism meaning to " raise hell ". Breaking Bad is set and was filmed in  Albuquerque, New Mexico . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Bad ------------------------------ A measuring cup or measuring jug is a kitchen utensil used primarily to measure the volum...

Jesse Bruce Pinkman is a fictional character in the television series Breaking Bad , played by Aaron Paul . He is a crystal meth cook and dealer, and works with his former high school chemistry teacher, Walter White ( Bryan Cranston ) in a meth operation. Jesse is the only character besides Walt to appear in every episode of the show. In the Colombian remake Metástasis , the character is renamed José Miguel Rosas and is portrayed by Roberto Urbina. Despite plans to kill the character at the end of the first season, Aaron Paul's performance convinced show runner Vince Gilligan to keep Jesse in the show. The character and Aaron Paul's performance has received acclaim from critics and fans alike. Critics especially praised Jesse's character development from an unsympathetic junkie to the moral compass of the show as he becomes increasingly guilty and remorseful for his and Walter White's actions while involved in the drug trade. For his portrayal, Paul won the Prim...