He was an actor, known for Fanny and Alexander (1982), Alla tiders 91:an Karlsson (1953) and 91:an Karlsson (1946). Gus Fring (26 episodes, 2009-2011) Certainty (2011) Father Heery Dreaming American (Short 2011) Daytona LeMans Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (TV Series 2011) Gordon Ramirez (1 episode, 2011) S.W.A.T. Another multiracial role was as Sergeant Paul Gigante in the television comedy, Bakersfield P.D. Los Pollos Hermanos was founded by Chilean nationals Gus Fring (played by Giancarlo Esposito) and Max Arciniega (James Martinez) in Mexico. Breaking Bad had a many, well, bad guys who dabbled into the drug trade. Mike tracks Werner to a money wire store and then to a nearby resort. Knowing he was recognized at Gale's apartment, Victor fears for his life and attempts to show his continued usefulness to Gus by beginning to cook meth, which he learned how to do while guarding Walt and Jesse. When Gus returns home, he and Nacho preserve Nacho's role as the mole in the Salamanca organization by destroying Gus's restaurant. Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (Italian pronunciation: [dʒaŋˈkarlo dʒuˈsɛppe alesˈsandro eˈspɔːzito]) (born April 26, 1958) is a Danish-born American actor. Knowing that Lalo can track Werner's actions back to Gus, Gus says Werner must be killed. While Los Pollos Hermanos is a legitimate business, it serves as a front for Gus to distribute cocaine for a Mexican cartel, with Madrigal executives Peter Schuler and Lydia Rodarte-Quayle his co-conspirators in the drug business. Walt convinces Hector to help him by promising him final revenge on Gus. "Baddies to the Bone: The 60 nastiest villains of all time". Walt realizes this later, and arranges a second meeting with only himself and Gus. Gus offers to continue paying Mike during the delay, but Mike declines out of frustration over Gus's seeming lack of compassion for Werner. Before Jesse can kill them himself, Walt runs them over with his car and tells Jesse to flee. See more ideas about gus fring, breaking bad, better call saul. This item is unavailable | Etsy. He played Ra's al Ghul in Son of Batman and Black Spider in Batman: Assault on Arkham. That role drew from both his African American and Italian ancestry. 1995 … Gustavo „Gus“ Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) stammt aus Chile und lebte vor seiner Immigration in die USA in Mexiko. [3] As mentioned in the Better Call Saul episode "JMM", Gus and Peter, the CEO of Madrigal Electromotive, had a shared experience in Santiago that Gus reminds Peter of to calm him when Peter panics over Lalo's attacks on Gus' business. Nacho Varga pays Mike to help remove Tuco Salamanca, Hector's nephew, from the day-to-day activities of the Salamanca family drug business. Esposito saw it as an important gesture of "when a person goes to what they've always done ... to be complete in his leaving this world".[21]. Giancarlo Esposito, the actor who plays Fring, has come up with an idea for a new spinoff series based on the Breaking Bad universe and Better Call Saul. Nacho falsely identifies the Espinosas to the Cousins, who massacre the Espinosas to recover the "stolen" drugs before returning to Mexico to avoid the authorities. Über Gus 'Vergangenheit ist wenig bekannt, außer dass er ursprünglich aus Chile stammen sollte. Lalo accepts Gus's cover story and apology, but remains suspicious. 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Jesse is apprehensive, but the offer is a ruse. Gus agrees to overlook the matter but reinstates Gale as Walt's assistant, and privately tells Gale to learn all of Walt's methods so that he can take over from Walt. The gunmen enter, kill Lalo's family, and wound Lalo. In a meeting with Lalo and Juan Bolsa, Gus falsely claims that Werner Ziegler was working under Mike's supervision to construct a chilling system for Gus's chicken farm, and that Werner fled after stealing cocaine. Gus offers to send men to do it, but Mike accepts responsibility because Werner escaped on his watch, so he shoots and kills Werner himself. He is immediately suspicious of Gus and surveils his restaurant and chicken farm. [11] Esposito has additionally appeared in a video of the action role-playing sci-fi first-person shooter game Destiny, as well as plays The Dentist, a non-playable story character, in the game Payday 2. Realizing his own life was at stake, Walt agrees to continue cooking in the superlab for an extended period for $15 million with Jesse aiding him, but Gus is still concerned about Jesse's loyalties. When Walter White seeks a buyer for his high-quality meth, Saul Goodman arranges a meeting with the unknown purchaser. The attempt on Hank's life leads to a large-scale crackdown on the cartel, and Juan Bolsa is killed. SHAYAN ASGHARNIA. He also appeared in the mainstream film Reckless with Mia Farrow, and Waiting to Exhale starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett. Gus anonymously warns Hank about the pending attack, enabling Hank to kill Marco and critically injure Leonel, despite becoming nearly paralyzed from the waist down. Giancarlo Esposito is an American actor who plays Gustavo Fring on Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. Gus is pleased with the quality of Walt's blue meth, and offers him $3 million for three months of his time to cook more in a high-tech "superlab" hidden under an industrial laundry that Gus owns. He is best known for portraying Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2009–2011) and the prequel series Better Call Saul (2017–present), for which he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and earned three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. With the new transport agreement in place, Nacho and Arturo Colon arrive at the Los Pollos Hermanos warehouse and farm to pick up a drug shipment, and Nacho attempts to strong-arm his way into taking six kilos instead of the agreed-upon five. Hector is rushed to the hospital, while Gus, Nacho and Arturo are summoned to a meeting with Bolsa at the Los Pollos distribution plant, where Bolsa declares that until further notice, the Salamanca operation will continue with Nacho and Arturo in charge. Mike, Walt, and Jesse partner in a new meth business, with Mike continuing to pay Gus' former employees out of his share of the profits in order to assure their continued silence. [24] TV Guide named him No. While there, he discovers that Walt has lung cancer and that his brother-in-law, Hank Schrader, is a DEA agent. Gus is impressed by Jesse's mettle, and has Mike involve him in more work outside the lab. He is also known for his appearances in several Spike Lee films, such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), and Malcolm X (1992). [7] Gus agrees and on the night of the transfer he tensely waits as Victor and Diego make sure that the DEA and local police seize nearly a million dollars but find no leads to Gus. All but one are killed, and the survivor gets away in the only attacker's vehicle that is still drivable. He escorts a captured Danny to the capital Philadelphia of the Monroe Republic.[10]. He died on December 25, 1989 in Haninge, Stockholms län, Sweden. Nacho gains Lalo's trust, and after Domingo is arrested, Nacho and Lalo use Jimmy/Saul to secure Domingo's release from jail in exchange for the location of several of Gus's dead drops. Esposito has appeared in notable films such as Rabbit Hole, The … [19] The loss of Max contributed to Gus's evolution into a ruthless criminal; he stops at nothing to avenge Max's death, including the gradual killing of Hector's entire family. Considering his life at risk, Walt attempts to kill Gus with a pipe bomb attached to his car, but Gus senses something amiss and walks away from the vehicle. Hector's angry outburst leads to a stroke, and Gus calls for an ambulance while administering first aid that saves Hector's life, though he is comatose. The gunmen are suddenly attacked by an unknown shooter. Afterwards, Gus briefs Peter and Lydia Rodarte-Quayle on the status of the meth lab and Gus assures Peter he will get the plan back on track. Gus appears to notice Nacho's actions, but says nothing. With construction behind schedule, Werner misses his wife and effects an escape to rendezvous with her. He brings them to Dr. Goodman's makeshift hospital Gus had previously arranged at his villa, where both receive treatment. Juan reminds Lalo that Gus enjoys the trust of Don Eladio, and indicates that Lalo should let the matter drop. 7 of their "40 Greatest TV Villains of All Time". He also performed in TV shows such as Miami Vice and Spenser: For Hire. Esposito's other television roles include Federal Agent Mike Giardello in the NBC police drama series Homicide: Life on the Street (1998–1999), Sidney Glass / Magic Mirror in the ABC supernatural drama series Once Upon a Time (2011–2017), Tom Neville in the NBC science fiction series Revolution (2012–2014), Dr. Edward Ruskins in the Netflix comedy-drama series Dear White People (2017–present), Stan Edgar in the Prime Video superhero drama series The Boys (2019–present), and Moff Gideon in the Disney+ space western drama series The Mandalorian (2019–present), the lattermost of which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He appeared in New Amsterdam and CSI: Miami. Breaking Bad (zu deutsch sinngemäß vom rechten Weg abkommen, eine kriminelle Laufbahn einschlagen)[1][2] ist eine US-amerikanische Krimi-Drama-Fernsehserie von Vince Gilligan. In 1995 Esposito was featured in a music video "California" by French superstar Mylene Farmer, directed by Abel Ferrara. Gus' popularity, as well as his importance to the series' development, made room for possible "flashback" type appearances in future episodes,[4][22] but that idea did not come to fruition until 2017 when Gus was brought back for season 3 of Better Call Saul. [29], Fictional character in the television drama series Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. He won the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama award at the 2012 Critics' Choice Television Awards and was nominated for an Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series award at the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards, but lost to co-star Aaron Paul. Gus offers the job to Werner Ziegler after being impressed by Werner's forthright description of the difficulty and risk. A Chilean-American, Fring is a major methamphetamine distributor in the Southwestern United States who uses several legitimate businesses, including a chain of successful fast food fried chicken restaurants called Los Pollos Hermanos and an industrial laundry … Gus uses his influence with the police to distract them at the hospital so Mike can fatally inject Leonel. Gus provides long-term housing and amenities for Werner's crew, while Mike provides security and transportation designed to keep their presence a secret. Walt persuades Gus to reconsider his decision, promising that he will never have to deal with Jesse and that their product will earn him enormous returns. Gus arranges to meet with Don Eladio and the other cartel leaders to work out the differences that have caused the cartel to disrupt Gus' business and he brings Mike and Jesse with him. Tio's rage at Gus burns so deeply that he agrees to let Walt strap an explosive device to Tio's wheelchair. Mike tells Gus that Nacho wants to end his work as an informant on the Salamancas, but Gus refuses to part with a valuable asset. After luring Gus to the nursing home, Tio detonates the bomb, killing himself and Gus. Victor rushes to Gale's apartment, but Jesse arrives first and fatally shoots Gale. Lalo is surrounded by police and arrested. And I realized, 'Oh, okay, this is an opportunity.' Die Hauptrolle des Chemielehrers Walter White spielt Bryan Cranston, der im Laufe der Serienausstrahlung vier Emmys al… [8][9], Mike spends several weeks feeling depressed over Werner's death and drinks to excess. Mike escorts engineers through the laundry and questions them about their ability to construct the lab as Gus secretly listens in. Hector refuses to acknowledge Gus as Gus prepares to kill him with a lethal injection. Answer is used by many crossword lovers and help them solve puzzles joined the DC Universe Animated Original Movies.... 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