Take a closer look at some of Hollywood's top-tier talent at the beginning of their careers.

Child Stars, Then and Now

Take a closer look at some of Hollywood&#39;s top-tier talent at the beginning of their careers.

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Bryan Lee Cranston was born on March 7, 1956 in Hollywood, California, to Audrey Peggy Sell, a radio actress, and Joe Cranston, an actor and former amateur boxer. His maternal grandparents were German, and his father was of Irish, German, and Austrian-Jewish ancestry. He was raised in the Canoga Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, and also stayed with his grandparents, living on their poultry farm in Yucaipa. Cranston's father walked out on the family when Cranston was eleven, and they did not see each other again until 11 years later, when Cranston and his brother decide to track down their father.

Cranston is known for his roles as Walter White on the AMC crime drama Breaking Bad (2008), Hal on the Fox situation comedy Malcolm in the Middle (2000), and Dr. Tim Whatley on five episodes of the NBC situation comedy Seinfeld (1989). For his role on "Breaking Bad", he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times (2008-2010, 2014), including three consecutive wins. After becoming one of the producers during the series' fourth and fifth seasons, he also won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series twice.

In June 2014, Cranston won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Lyndon B. Johnson in the play "All the Way" on Broadway. He reprised the role of Lyndon Johnson in the television adaptation All the Way (2016), which earned him widespread praise by critics. For the biographical drama Trumbo (2015), he earned widespread acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Cranston also appeared in several acclaimed films, such as Saving Private Ryan (1998), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Drive (2011), Argo (2012) and Godzilla (2014). In 2019, he starred with Kevin Hart in the box office hit The Upside (2017).

(2001) Music video: Appeared in the &quot;Boss of Me&quot; video for <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1620610/?ref_=nmwrk">They Might Be Giants</a>.

(2003) Produced an instructional DVD called <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0435103/?ref_=nmwrk">KidSmartz (2003)</a>, which is designed to educate families on how to stay safe from child abduction and Internet predators. KidSmartz raised money for the National Center for Missing &amp; Exploited Children by donating half the proceeds from sales.

Stage: Appeared in &quot;The God of Hell&quot;.

(2014) Stage: Appeared (as &quot;Lyndon B. Johnson&quot;) in &quot;All the Way&quot; on Broadway. NOTE: He won the Tony Award for &quot;Best Actor in a Play&quot;

(2013) Recorded the audiobook version of the novel &quot;The Things They Carried&quot; by <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0639844/?ref_=nmwrk">Tim O&#39;Brien</a>.

(1988) TV commercial: Coffee Mate coffee creamer.

Stage: Appeared in &quot;Wrestlers&quot;.

Stage: Appeared in &quot;Barefoot in the Park&quot;.

Stage: Appeared in &quot;The Steven Weed Show&quot;. NOTE: He won a Drama-Logue Award for his performance.

Stage: Appeared in &quot;Chapter Two&quot;.

Stage: Appeared in &quot;The Taming of the Shrew&quot;.

Stage: Appeared in &quot;Eastern Standard&quot;.

Stage: Appeared in &quot;A Doll&#39;s House&quot;.

(11/17-3/18) Stage: Appeared (as &quot;Howard Beale&quot;) in &quot;Network&quot; at the National Theatre, London, England. Vased on <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0154665/?ref_=nmwrk">Paddy Chayefsky</a> &#39;s screenplay adapted by <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0355822/?ref_=nmwrk">Lee Hall</a> . Directed by <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0396994/?ref_=nmwrk">Ivo van Hove</a>. Also in cast: <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0378112/?ref_=nmwrk">Douglas Henshall</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1890784/?ref_=nmwrk">Michelle Dockery</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1478150/?ref_=nmwrk">Caroline Faber</a> .

(2012) Stage: Appeared in <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0770938/?ref_=nmwrk">Robert Schenkkan</a>&#39;s &quot;All The Way,&quot; performed in an Oregon Shakespeare Festival production at the Angus Bowmer Theatre in Ashland, OR. <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1872884/?ref_=nmwrk">Bill Rauch</a> was artistic director.

TV commercial: Ford Motor Co. &quot;Building the Future&quot;,

(1980s) TV commercial: Preparation H hemorrhoid treatment.

(2013-14 season) Stage: Appeared *as &quot;Lyndon B. Johnson&quot;) in <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0770938/?ref_=nmwrk">Robert Schenkkan</a>&#39;s &quot;All The Way,&quot; at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, MA. <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm1872884/?ref_=nmwrk">Bill Rauch</a> was director. <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm4602455/?ref_=nmwrk">Diane Paulus</a> was artistic director.

(2020) TV commercial: Mountain Dew with Tracee Ellis Ross

(1979) Arrow cotton ease shirt TV commercial

(1982) Commercial for Atari (for the game &quot;Megaforce).

(1996) TV Commercial: J.C. Penney - Options by Stafford

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