Bryan Cranston Almost Lost Everything

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Did you know that Bryan Cranston, the actor, was once wanted for murder? This is a true story. So this all starts with, of course, Bryan, who you know from Breaking Bad, and Malcolm in the Middle, and a bunch of other stuff. And so Bryan, he's around 20 years old when this story starts, and he's living in Los Angeles, and it's 1976, so he looks like this during this time. But most importantly, Bryan wants to be a successful actor. The problem is, as you know, a lot of actors struggle to pay their bills. In fact, Bryan's dad also had a dream of being an actor, but he couldn't get enough work to support his family, so he essentially failed as an actor, and that led him to drink all the time until he developed a massive drinking problem. And it got so bad that when Bryan was just a kid, his dad abandoned him and his family, causing them to lose everything, including their home, and this messed up Bryan's whole childhood. So even though Bryan wants to act, he's terrified of failing like his dad did, and that fear causes him to feel really lost in life. So one day he gets an idea. Why not go on a big motorcycle trip? I mean, he can explore the whole country, and during that time, he can maybe figure out what the hell he's gonna do with his life. So Bryan goes to his brother, who we'll call Brother. And so Bryan asks Brother to go with him on this trip, and Brother's like, "All