Vince Gilligan
| Vince Gilligan | |
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 Breaking Bad RV Tour (2010) |
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| Born | 10 February 1967 Richmond, Virginia, USA |
| Occupation | Writer, Director, Producer |
| Years active | 1990 - present |
| Influenced by | Stanley Kubrick, Sergio Leone, Francis Ford Coppola, Coen brothers, Film noir |
Vince Gilligan (born February 10, 1967) is an American writer, director and producer. He is the creator of the highly acclaimed television series Breaking Bad. Gilligan has also worked on the hit series The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen. He is a graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.
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[edit] Early life
Gilligan was born in Richmond, Virginia and raised in Farmville and Chesterfield County.[1] After graduating from L.C. Bird High School, he went on to attend New York University where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in film production from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.[2] While at NYU, he penned the screen play Home Fries, which was later turned into a film starring Drew Barrymore and Luke Wilson. Gilligan received the Virginia Governor's Screenwriting Award in 1989 for this screenplay.[3]
[edit] Career
[edit] The X-Files
His big break came when he earned various producer credits for the Fox television drama The X-Files. He was co-executive producer of 44 episodes, executive producer of 40, co-producer of 24 and supervising producer of 20. After The X-Files, he became executive producer of all the thirteen episodes of The Lone Gunmen.
[edit] Breaking Bad
Gilligan is known for creating, writing, directing and producing the AMC drama show, Breaking Bad.
He was nominated for a 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode.[4]
[edit] Filmography
- Wilder Napalm (1993)
- Home Fries (1998)
[edit] Television
Production staff
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Breaking Bad | Executive producer | Season 4 |
| 2010 | Season 3 | ||
| 2009 | Season 2 | ||
| 2008 | Season 1 | ||
| 2007 | A.M.P.E.D. | Executive producer | Television feature |
| 2002 | The X-Files | Executive producer | Season 9 |
| 2001 | |||
| The Lone Gunmen | Executive producer | Season 1 | |
| The X-Files | Executive producer | Season 8 | |
| 2000 | |||
| Co-executive producer | Season 7 | ||
| Harsh Realm | Consulting producer | Season 1 | |
| 1999 | The X-Files | Co-executive producer | Season 7 |
| Harsh Realm | Consulting producer | Season 1 | |
| The X-Files | Co-executive producer | Season 6 | |
| 1998 | |||
| Supervising producer | Season 5 | ||
| 1997 | |||
| Co-producer | Season 4 | ||
| 1996 | |||
| Creative consultant | Season 3 | ||
| 1995 |
Writer
| Year | Show | Season | Episode title | Episode | Original airdate | Notes |
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| 2011 | Breaking Bad | 4 | "Face Off" | 13 | 9 October 2011 | Also director |
| 2011 | Breaking Bad | 4 | "Box Cutter" | 1 | 17 July 2011 | |
| 2010 | Breaking Bad | 3 | "Full Measure" | 13 | 13 June 2010 | Also director |
| 2010 | Breaking Bad | 3 | "No Mas" | 1 | 21 March 2010 | |
| 2009 | Breaking Bad | 2 | "ABQ" | 13 | 31 May 2009 | |
| 2009 | Breaking Bad | 2 | "Peekaboo" | 6 | 12 April 2009 | Written by Gilligan & J Roberts |
| 2008 | Breaking Bad | 1 | "Cancer Man" | 4 | 17 February 2008 | |
| 2008 | Breaking Bad | 1 | "...And the Bag's in the River" | 3 | 10 February 2008 | |
| 2008 | Breaking Bad | 1 | "Cat's in the Bag..." | 2 | 27 January 2008 | |
| 2008 | Breaking Bad | 1 | "Pilot" | 1 | 20 January 2008 | Also director |
| 2005 | Night Stalker | 1 | "What's the Frequency, Kolchak?" | 10 | 17 March 2006 | |
| 2002 | Robbery Homicide Division | 1 | "Life is Dust" | 9 | 30 November 2002 | Teleplay written by Gilligan, Todd A. Kessler and Sean Jablonski Story by Michael Mann |
| 2002 | Robbery Homicide Division | 1 | "City of Strivers" | 7 | 8 November 2002 | |
| 2002 | Robbery Homicide Division | 1 | "Free and Clear" | 4 | 30 November 2002 | Written by Gilligan and Frank Spotnitz |
| 2002 | The X-Files | 9 | "Sunshine Days" | 18 | 12 May 2002 | |
| 2002 | The X-Files | 9 | "Jump the Shark" | 15 | 21 April 2002 | Written by Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz |
| 2002 | The X-Files | 9 | "John Doe" | 7 | 13 January 2002 | |
| 2001 | The Lone Gunmen | 1 | "All About Yves" | 13 | 11 May 2001 | Written by Gilligan with John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz |
| 2001 | The Lone Gunmen | 1 | "Maximum Byers" | 8 | 13 April 2001 | Written by Gilligan with Frank Spotnitz |
| 2001 | The Lone Gunmen | 1 | "Pilot" | 1 | 4 March 2001 | Written by Gilligan with Chris Carter, John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz |
| 2000 | The X-Files | 8 | "Roadrunners" | 4 | 26 November 2000 | |
| 2000 | The X-Files | 7 | "Je Souhaite" | 21 | 14 May 2000 | |
| 2000 | The X-Files | 7 | "Theef" | 14 | 12 March 2000 | Written by Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz |
| 2000 | The X-Files | 7 | "X-Cops" | 12 | 20 February 2000 | |
| 2000 | The X-Files | 7 | "The Amazing Maleeni" | 8 | 16 January 2000 | Written by Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz |
| 1999 | The X-Files | 7 | "Millennium" | 4 | 28 November 1999 | Written by Gilligan & Frank Spotnitz |
| 1999 | The X-Files | 7 | "Hungry" | 3 | 21 November 1999 | |
| 1999 | The X-Files | 6 | "Field Trip" | 21 | 9 May 1999 | Teleplay by Gilligan & John Shiban Story by Frank Spotnitz) |
| 1999 | The X-Files | 6 | "Three of a Kind" | 20 | 2 May 1999 | Written by Gilligan & John Shiban |
| 1999 | The X-Files | 6 | "Monday" | 14 | 28 February 1999 | Written by Gilligan & John Shiban |
| 1999 | The X-Files | 6 | "Tithonus" | 10 | 24 January 1999 | |
| 1998 | The X-Files | 6 | "Dreamland II" | 5 | 6 December 1998 | Written by Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz Follows on from "Dreamland" |
| 1998 | The X-Files | 6 | "Dreamland" | 4 | 29 November 1998 | Written by Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz |
| 1998 | The X-Files | 6 | "Drive" | 2 | 15 November 1998 | |
| 1998 | The X-Files | 5 | "Folie a Deux" | 19 | 10 May 1998 | |
| 1998 | The X-Files | 5 | "Bad Blood" | 12 | 22 February 1998 | |
| 1998 | The X-Files | 5 | "Kitsunegari" | 8 | 4 January 1998 | Written by Gilligan & Tim Minear |
| 1997 | The X-Files | 5 | "Emily" | 7 | 14 December 1997 | Written by Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz Follows on from "Christmas Carol" |
| 1997 | The X-Files | 5 | "Christmas Carol" | 6 | 7 December 1997 | Written by Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz |
| 1997 | The X-Files | 5 | "Unusual Suspects" | 3 | 16 November 1997 | |
| 1997 | The X-Files | 4 | "Small Potatoes" | 20 | 20 April 1997 | |
| 1997 | The X-Files | 4 | "Memento Mori" | 14 | 9 February 1997 | Written by Gilligan & Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz & John Shiban Nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing |
| 1997 | The X-Files | 4 | "Leonard Betts" | 12 | 26 January 1997 | Written by Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz |
| 1996 | The X-Files | 4 | "Paper Hearts" | 10 | 15 December 1996 | |
| 1996 | The X-Files | 4 | "Unruhe" | 4 | 27 October 1996 | |
| 1996 | The X-Files | 3 | "Pusher" | 17 | 23 February 1996 | |
| 1995 | The X-Files | 2 | "Soft Light" | 23 | 5 May 1995 |
[edit] References
- ^ "Breaking Bad Biography" AMC 25 November 2009
- ^ "Biography at Mahalo" 25 November 2009.
- ^ "Breaking Bad Biography" AMC 25 November 2009
- ^ "2008 Emmy Nominees" Los Angeles Times 14 July 2008
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