Walter White

fictional character

Also known as: Heisenberg

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In Bryan Cranston
…his comedic turns to play Walter White. At the beginning of Breaking Bad, White is a nebbishy high-school chemistry teacher who, spurred by a cancer diagnosis, decides to produce methamphetamine to support his family. Cranston won raves for realistically portraying both the vulnerable White of the early episodes and the…
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In Breaking Bad: Premise and characters
high school chemistry teacher named Walter White (played by Cranston) who discovers that he has inoperable lung cancer. Desperate to provide his pregnant wife, Skyler (Anna Gunn), and teenage son Walt Jr. (RJ Mitte) with financial security before his death, White partners with his ne’er-do-well former student Jesse Pinkman (Aaron…
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