Wissenswertes

Auditioned for the role of Francis, the oldest son, on Malcolm mittendrin (2000) which starred his future Breaking Bad (2008) costar Bryan Cranston.

Vince Gilligan knew he wanted Aaron for the part, but he needed to convince the AMC executives that Aaron was not too attractive for the role of "Jesse Pinkman" before he was cast on the hit show Breaking Bad (2008).

Was born a month premature on the bathroom floor while his father was out of town and his mother was home alone.

As of 2014, he's the only actor to win 3 Emmys in the "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series" category.

Die Goonies (1985) is the movie that most inspired Aaron Paul to leave Idaho and become an actor.

Is very good friends with his Breaking Bad (2008) co-star, Bryan Cranston.

Met wife-to-be Lauren at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The encounter was such a milestone in his life that he still keeps her listed in his phone contacts as "Lauren Coachella" as a reminder of that day.

Worked as a frog mascot at a radio station.

Appeared on Top Gear (2002), on 2/2/14, as a star, in the reasonably priced car. At the time of airing, holds the fastest speed at 1:44.7.

Has appeared in TV commercials for both Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola.

He is a fan of the band Korn. He even acted in their music video for "Thoughtless".

Is an avid beekeeper.

Aaron worked as an usher at the Universal Studios Movie Theatre in Hollywood in the late 1990s.

He was once a contestant on Der Preis ist heiß (1972). Aaron made it to the Showcase Showdown and won a desk.

Has four older siblings.

Aaron Paul was in Korn's "Thoughtless" music video as the young boy being bullied.

Has said his first TV love was Die Fraggles (1983).

Has a daughter, Story Annabelle (born February 2018) and a son, Ryden Caspian (b. April 20, 2022) with wife Lauren Parsekian.

Aaron Paul and Giancarlo Esposito actually appeared, together, years before Breaking Bad (2008), in Fury (2006).

Engaged to Lauren Parsekian. (Dezember 2011)

Even though Aaron worked twice with Alan Rickman on Hilfe! Ich bin ein Fisch (2000) and Eye in the Sky (2015), he never had the pleasure of actually meeting the man.

Attended Centennial High School in Boise, Idaho.

He has English, with a smaller amount of Scottish and German, ancestry. His patrilineal line traces back to a Samuel Sturtevant, who was born, c. 1618, in Rochester, Kent, England.

After testing positive for Covid-19, he pulled out of a cameo in the upcoming Weird Al Yankovic biopic.

Living in North Hollywood (Mai 2002)

While moving furniture into his first apartment on February 28, 1997, he and his girlfriend listened to the North Hollywood Shootout occur just a couple of blocks away.

Son-in-law of Debra Kelly.

Was considering for the role of Jack McClane in A Good Day To Die Hard (2013).

Was born the day before actor Shane Van Dyke.