Vince Gilligan

ABOUT VINCE GILLIGAN

Best known as the creator, lead writer, and producer of the AMC drama series Breaking Bad starring Bryan Cranston and the show's spin-off Better Call Saul . He initially broke into TV as a writer and producer on The X-Files.

He studied film production at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and wrote the script for Home Fries for one of his classes. The script was later turned into a 1998 film starring Drew Barrymore .

He appeared in a 2014 episode of the comedy series Community entitled "VCR Maintenance and Educational Publishing." In 2023, he announced his next show would star Rhea Seehorn .

He was born to a grade school teacher and an insurance claims adjuster. He has been in a long-term relationship with Holly Rice since 1991.

In 2008, he cast a relatively unknown actor named Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad, and Paul went on to receive rave reviews for his performance in the series.