Vince Gilligan
Vince Gilligan | |
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Born | George Vincent Gilligan, Jr. February 10, 1967 |
Occupation(s) | Writer, screenwriter, film director, film producer, television producer |
Years active | 1990–present |
Vince Gilligan (born February 10, 1967) is an American writer, director, and producer. He is best known as the creator of the highly acclaimed television series Breaking Bad. He has also worked on the hit series The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen.
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 wrote the screenplay for Home Fries, which was later turned into a film starring Drew Barrymore and Luke Wilson. Gilligan received the Virginia Governor's Screenwriting Award in 1999 for the screenplay.[1]
Career
The X-Files
Gilligan's big break came when he joined the Fox television drama The X-Files. Gilligan was a fan of the show, and submitted to Fox a script which became the second season episode "Soft Light".[3] He then wrote 26 more episodes, in addition to being 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 13 episodes of The Lone Gunmen.
Breaking Bad
Gilligan is known for creating, writing, directing, and producing the AMC drama series Breaking Bad. He was nominated for a 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode.[4] In 2012, he was nominated again in the same category for the episode "Face Off".[5]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Wilder Napalm | Writer | |
1998 | Home Fries | Writer | |
2007 | A.M.P.E.D. | Executive producer | TV Movie |
2008 | Hancock | Co-writer | Written with Vincent Ngo |
Television
Production staff
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | The X-Files | Creative consultant | Season 3 |
1996 | The X-Files | Creative consultant | Season 3 |
1996 | The X-Files | Co-producer | Season 4 |
1997 | The X-Files | Supervising producer | Season 5 |
1997 | The X-Files | Co-producer | Season 4 |
1998 | The X-Files | Co-executive producer | Season 6 |
1998 | The X-Files | Supervising producer | Season 5 |
1999 | The X-Files | Co-executive producer | Season 7 |
1999 | Harsh Realm | Consulting producer | Season 1 |
1999 | The X-Files | Co-executive producer | Season 6 |
2000 | The X-Files | Executive producer | Season 8 |
2000 | The X-Files | Co-executive producer | Season 7 |
2000 | Harsh Realm | Consulting producer | Season 1 |
2001 | The X-Files | Executive producer | Season 9 |
2001 | The Lone Gunmen | Executive producer | Season 1 |
2001 | The X-Files | Executive producer | Season 8 |
2002 | The X-Files | Executive producer | Season 9 |
2008 | Breaking Bad | Executive producer | Season 1 |
2009 | Breaking Bad | Executive producer | Season 2 |
2010 | Breaking Bad | Executive producer | Season 3 |
2011 | Breaking Bad | Executive producer | Season 4 |
2012 | Breaking Bad | Executive producer | Season 5 |
Writer
Year | Show | Season | Episode | Episode number | Original airdate | Notes |
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2013 | Breaking Bad | 5 | "Felina" | 16 | 29 September 2013 | Also director |
2012 | 5 | "Madrigal" | 2 | 22 July 2012 | ||
5 | "Live Free or Die" | 1 | 15 July 2012 | |||
2011 | 4 | "Face Off" | 13 | 9 October 2011 | Also director Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | |
4 | "Box Cutter" | 1 | 17 July 2011 | Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay – Episodic Drama | ||
2010 | 3 | "Full Measure" | 13 | 13 June 2010 | Also director | |
3 | "No Mas" | 1 | 21 March 2010 | |||
2009 | 2 | "ABQ" | 13 | 31 May 2009 | ||
2 | "Peekaboo" | 6 | 12 April 2009 | Written by Gilligan & J. Roberts | ||
2008 | 1 | "Cancer Man" | 4 | 17 February 2008 | ||
1 | "...And the Bag's in the River" | 3 | 10 February 2008 | |||
1 | "Cat's in the Bag..." | 2 | 27 January 2008 | |||
1 | "Pilot" | 1 | 20 January 2008 | Also director Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay – Episodic Drama Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | ||
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 & Sean Jablonski (Story by Michael Mann) |
1 | "City of Strivers" | 7 | 8 November 2002 | |||
1 | "Free and Clear" | 4 | 30 November 2002 | Written by Gilligan & Frank Spotnitz | ||
The X-Files | 9 | "Sunshine Days" | 18 | 12 May 2002 | Also director | |
9 | "Jump the Shark" | 15 | 21 April 2002 | Written by Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz | ||
9 | "John Doe" | 7 | 13 January 2002 | |||
2001 | The Lone Gunmen | 1 | "All About Yves" | 13 | 11 May 2001 | Written by Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz |
1 | "Maximum Byers" | 8 | 13 April 2001 | Written by Gilligan & Frank Spotnitz | ||
1 | "Pilot" | 1 | 4 March 2001 | Written by Gilligan & Chris Carter & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz | ||
2000 | The X-Files | 8 | "Roadrunners" | 4 | 26 November 2000 | |
7 | "Je Souhaite" | 21 | 14 May 2000 | Also director | ||
7 | "Theef" | 14 | 12 March 2000 | Written by Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz | ||
7 | "X-Cops" | 12 | 20 February 2000 | |||
7 | "The Amazing Maleeni" | 8 | 16 January 2000 | Written by Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz | ||
1999 | 7 | "Millennium" | 4 | 28 November 1999 | Written by Gilligan & Frank Spotnitz | |
7 | "Hungry" | 3 | 21 November 1999 | |||
6 | "Field Trip" | 21 | 9 May 1999 | Teleplay by Gilligan & John Shiban (Story by Frank Spotnitz) | ||
6 | "Three of a Kind" | 20 | 2 May 1999 | Written by Gilligan & John Shiban | ||
6 | "Monday" | 14 | 28 February 1999 | Written by Gilligan & John Shiban | ||
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" |
6 | "Dreamland" | 4 | 29 November 1998 | Written by Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz | ||
6 | "Drive" | 2 | 15 November 1998 | |||
5 | "Folie a Deux" | 19 | 10 May 1998 | |||
5 | "Bad Blood" | 12 | 22 February 1998 | |||
5 | "Kitsunegari" | 8 | 4 January 1998 | Written by Gilligan & Tim Minear | ||
1997 | 5 | "Emily" | 7 | 14 December 1997 | Written by Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz Follows on from "Christmas Carol" | |
5 | "Christmas Carol" | 6 | 7 December 1997 | Written by Gilligan & John Shiban & Frank Spotnitz | ||
5 | "Unusual Suspects" | 3 | 16 November 1997 | |||
4 | "Small Potatoes" | 20 | 20 April 1997 | |||
4 | "Memento Mori" | 14 | 9 February 1997 | Written by Gilligan & Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz & John Shiban Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | ||
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 | |
4 | "Unruhe" | 4 | 27 October 1996 | |||
3 | "Pusher" | 17 | 23 February 1996 | |||
1995 | 2 | "Soft Light" | 23 | 5 May 1995 |
References
- ^ a b "Breaking Bad Biography" AMC 29 June 2013
- ^ "Biography at Mahalo" 25 November 2009.
- ^ Lowry, Brian (1995). The Truth is Out There: The Official Guide to the X-Files. Harper Prism. pp. 219–221. ISBN 0061053309.
- ^ "2008 Emmy Nominees" Los Angeles Times 14 July 2008
- ^ "Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for 2012 - Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series". Emmys.com. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
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