Giancarlo Esposito says that he was so broke at one point in his career that he considered committing insurance fraud to make sure his kids were taken care of financially.
The 65-year-old actor has been working in Hollywood for years, but he didn’t land his most recognizable role until 2008 when he began playing Gus Fring in Breaking Bad. Right before being cast in the hit series, Giancarlo was getting close to bankruptcy.
Giancarlo discussed this difficult time in an episode of the SiriusXM podcast Jim & Sam.
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“My way out in my brain was: ‘Hey, do you get life insurance if someone commits suicide? Do they get the bread?’ My wife had no idea why I was asking this stuff. I started scheming. If I got somebody to knock me off, death by misadventure, [my kids] would get the insurance. I had four kids. I wanted them to have a life.
The 65-year-old actor has been working in Hollywood for years, but he didn’t land his most recognizable role until 2008 when he began playing Gus Fring in Breaking Bad. Right before being cast in the hit series, Giancarlo was getting close to bankruptcy.
Giancarlo discussed this difficult time in an episode of the SiriusXM podcast Jim & Sam.
Keep reading to find out more…
“My way out in my brain was: ‘Hey, do you get life insurance if someone commits suicide? Do they get the bread?’ My wife had no idea why I was asking this stuff. I started scheming. If I got somebody to knock me off, death by misadventure, [my kids] would get the insurance. I had four kids. I wanted them to have a life.
- 4/19/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
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