17. Gus Fring Was Modelled After Lieutenant Martin Castillo…
Actor Giancarlo Esposito who plays the role of Gus Fring in Breaking Bad made a handful of guest appearances on Miami Vice throughout the 1980s.
Miami Vice…
The show clearly left an impression on him – when it came to starring in Breaking Bad, the actor used Edward James Olmos’s Lieutenant Martin Castillo to bring the character of Gus Fring to life.
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In an interview the actor opened up about why he chose to model his character on the Miami Vice legend:
“Eddie did very little and he was very convincing,”
Gus Fring…
He continued by saying:
”I also thought he was a bit flat, but he did very, very little in playing [Castillo] and I thought it was really effective.”
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”Juxtaposed to Philip Michael [Thomas] and Don [Johnson], who were at times a bit full of themselves but were doing a little bit of acting, Eddie was just doing his job. And I wanted Gus to be in that mode.”
Giancarlo Esposito as Gus…
We have to admit, Giancarlo Esposito did a fantastic job of bringing the character of Gus Fring to life!
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