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💥Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito. Born in 1958 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He grew up in a family with an older brother. His father worked as a carpenter, and his mother was a singer. As a child, the family moved to New York. He studied at Elmira University. He works as an actor, director, and producer. He was married to Joy McManigal, and the couple has 4 daughters. He prefers to keep his current personal life private.

🏆Main awards🏆: Critics’ Choice Television Awards (2012) [Breaking Bad], Emmy (2023) [The Mandalorian], Saturn (2012) [Breaking Bad]

🎬Main projects🎬: "Breaking Bad" (2008), "Better Call Saul" (2015), "The Mandalorian" (2019), "The Boys" (2019), "The Gentlemen" (2016)

⭐Interesting fact⭐: After his divorce and bankruptcy, Giancarlo was depressed and even considered staging his own death for insurance money for his children, but he abandoned that thought and decided to change his life. Soon after, he got a role in the series "Breaking Bad," which brought him worldwide recognition and became a turning point in his fate

Filmography

3

Awards & recognition

5 nominations · 3 Award ceremony

Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 nominations
Emmy Awards 2 nominations
  • Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series The Boys 2025
  • Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Breaking Bad 2012
Saturn Awards 2 nominations
  • Best Supporting Actor on Television Breaking Bad 2012
  • Best Guest Starring Role in a Television Series Breaking Bad 2011

Interesting facts

2
  1. 1

    His father is Italian and his mother is African American.

  2. 2

    Full name is Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito.

Family & relationships

Joy McManigal wife · Children: 4 · divorced
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