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Had Malcolm in the Middle been picked up I would not have been available for the pilot of Breaking Bad. And right now someone else would be sitting in this chair talking to you. Not me.

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Bryan Cranston
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 7
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Bryan Lee Cranston
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