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Known For
Writer
Occupations
Television producer, Showrunner, Executive producer, Screenwriter
Birthday
(Friday)
Nationality
Citizenship
United States
Languages
English
Education
Interlochen Center for the Arts, L. C. Bird High School, New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Zodiac Sign
♒ Aquarius
Chinese Zodiac
羊 Goat
Popularity
Tier A -- 217,511 Wikipedia views/month
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Screen debut
Wrote first screenplay at age 52
Year context
Born in 1967 -- Six-Day War in the Middle East; Summer of Love; Lyndon B. Johnson was US president
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Career
Career spanning 26 years (1993-2019)
Zodiac
Born in the Year of the Goat
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1
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Sustainability
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Cultural Uplift
33
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Filmography (5)
AWARDS (4)
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Writers Guild of America Award
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Directors Guild of America Award
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Primetime Emmy Award
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Primetime Emmy Award
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Biography
George Vincent Gilligan Jr. (born February 10, 1967) is an American screenwriter and filmmaker. He is best known as the creator, primary writer, executive producer, and occasional director of the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and its spin-off prequel series Better Call Saul (2015–2022). He also wrote, directed, and produced the Breaking Bad sequel film El Camino (2019).
Gilligan's other work includes writing, directing, and producing some episodes of the Fox science fiction series The X-Files (1993–2002) and co-creating its spin-off series The Lone Gunmen (2001), as well as co-writing the screenplay for the superhero film Hancock (2008). His numerous accolades include four Primetime Emmy Awards, six Writers Guild of America Awards, two Critics' Choice Television Awards, two Producers Guild of America Awards, a Directors Guild of America Award, and a BAFTA Television Award.
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Vince Gilligan was born in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
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Vince Gilligan has 5 credits in our database. Notable titles include El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019), Talking Saul (2016), Hancock (2008), Home Fries (1998), Wilder Napalm (1993).
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