Aaron Paul
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| Born | Aaron Paul Sturtevant August 27, 1979 Emmett, Idaho, United States |
| Occupation | Actor, producer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse(s) | Lauren Parsekian (m. 2013) |
Aaron Paul Sturtevant,[1] (born August 27, 1979)[2] known as Aaron Paul, is an American actor and producer. He is best known for portraying Jesse Pinkman in the AMC series Breaking Bad, for which he won several awards, including the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. This made him the only actor to win the latter category three times (2010, 2012, and 2014) since its separation into drama and comedy.[3]
Paul began his career with roles in several music videos and guest roles in television series, before taking minor roles in films such as The Last House on the Left and Mission: Impossible III. In 2007, he had a recurring role as Scott Quittman in the HBO series Big Love. Following his breakthrough, he began starring in films such as Need for Speed, A Long Way Down, and Exodus: Gods and Kings. Since 2014, he has executive produced the Netflix animated series BoJack Horseman, in which he voices Todd Chavez.
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Early life
Paul was born in Emmett, Idaho,[4] the son of Darla (née Haynes) and Robert Sturtevant, a Baptist minister.[5] He is the youngest of four children and was born a month premature in his parents' bathroom.[6] He has English, German, and Scottish ancestry.[7] He attended Centennial High School in Boise, Idaho, graduating in 1998.[8] After graduation, he drove to Los Angeles in his 1982 Toyota Corolla with his mother and $6,000 in savings.[9] Prior to gaining fame, he appeared on an episode of The Price Is Right on January 3, 2000.[10] Appearing under his real name, he played one pricing game and overbid by $132 on the Showcase.[11] He also worked as a movie theater usher at Universal Studios in Hollywood.[12]
Career
In 1996, Paul went to Los Angeles for the International Modeling and Talent Association competition. He won runner-up in the competition and signed with a manager.[13] He starred in the music videos for the Korn song "Thoughtless" and the Everlast song "White Trash Beautiful".[14] He was also featured in television commercials for Juicy Fruit,[15] Corn Pops,[16] and Vanilla Coke.[17] He appeared in the films Whatever It Takes (2000), Help! I'm a Fish (2001), K-PAX (2001), National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), Bad Girls From Valley High (2005), Choking Man (2006), Mission: Impossible III (2006), and The Last House on the Left (2009). He starred as "Weird Al" Yankovic in the 2010 Funny or Die short Weird: The Al Yankovic Story,[18] and has guest starred on television shows such as The Guardian, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, ER, Sleeper Cell, Veronica Mars, The X-Files, Ghost Whisperer, Criminal Minds, Bones, and 3rd Rock from the Sun.
Paul first became known for his role as Scott Quittman on HBO's Big Love; he appeared 14 times on the show. In 2008, he began playing Jesse Pinkman on the AMC series Breaking Bad. His character was originally meant to die during the first season, but after seeing the chemistry between Paul and lead actor Bryan Cranston, series creator Vince Gilligan changed his mind and modified the original plans to include Jesse as a main character in the series.[19] For his role in Breaking Bad, Paul was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014; he won the award in 2010, 2012, and 2014.[citation needed]
Paul starred in the film Smashed, which was one of the official selections for the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.[20] In October 2012, he was interviewed by ESPN; he spoke about his childhood experience as a Boise State Broncos fan and discussed the challenges of portraying a meth addict in Breaking Bad.[21] In 2012 and 2013, he made an appearance on the show Tron: Uprising, voicing a character named Cyrus.[citation needed]
In September 2013, he was featured on Zen Freeman's dance song, "Dance Bitch".[22] He made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live's 39th season opener as "meth nephew", a relative of Bobby Moynihan's popular "drunk uncle" character.[23] In 2014, Paul starred in Need for Speed, as a street racer recently released from prison who takes revenge on a wealthy business associate.[24] Paul stars alongside Juliette Lewis in the family drama Hellion, as the drunken father of two young vandals.[25] Also in 2014, he co-starred in the biblical epic Exodus: Gods and Kings, portraying the Hebrew prophet Joshua.[26]
In December 2013, Netflix announced that Paul will have his own animated series called BoJack Horseman: A Tale of Fear, Loathing and Animals.[27] On March 3, 2014, he appeared on WWE Raw to promote Need for Speed, entering the arena in a sports car with Dolph Ziggler. He provided commentary for Ziggler's match against Alberto Del Rio, helping Ziggler win by distracting Del Rio.[28] On September 23, 2014, it was announced that Paul will play the young Louis Drax's father who becomes the focus of a criminal investigation after his son suffers a near-fatal fall in an upcoming Miramax film titled The 9th Life of Louis Drax, a supernatural thriller based on a book of the same name.[29]
In 2015, he did voiceover narration in a Mazda commercial.[30]
Personal life
Paul became engaged to Lauren Parsekian in Paris on January 1, 2012.[31] The two met at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California.[32] They were married on May 26, 2013 in a 1920s Parisian carnival-themed wedding in Malibu, California, with music provided by Foster the People and John Mayer.[33] Paul emailed the entire guest list the song "Beauty" by The Shivers and asked them to learn the words so they could sing along during the ceremony.[9]
In 2013, Aaron and Parsekian helped raise $1.8 million for the Kind Campaign, a non-profit anti-bullying organization. The winners of the contest won a trip to the Hollywood Forever Cemetery screening of the final episode of Breaking Bad.[34] During a ceremony at Boise's Egyptian Theatre, Idaho governor Butch Otter declared October 1 "Aaron Paul Sturtevant Day".[35]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | Whatever It Takes | Floyd | |
| 2000 | Help! I'm a Fish | Chuck (voice) | |
| 2001 | K-PAX | Michael Powell | |
| 2002 | National Lampoon's Van Wilder | Wasted Guy | |
| 2004 | Perfect Opposites | Monty Brandt | |
| 2005 | Candy Paint | Brad Miller | Short film |
| 2005 | Bad Girls from Valley High | Jonathon Wharton | |
| 2006 | Choking Man | Jerry | |
| 2006 | Mission: Impossible III | Rick Meade | |
| 2007 | Daydreamer | Clinton Roark | |
| 2007 | Leo | Hustler | Short film |
| 2008 | Say Goodnight | Victor | |
| 2009 | The Last House on the Left | Francis | |
| 2010 | Wreckage | Rick | |
| 2010 | Weird: the Al Yankovic Story | "Weird Al" Yankovic | Short film |
| 2011 | Quirky Girl | Joseph | Short film |
| 2012 | Smashed | Charlie Hannah | |
| 2013 | Decoding Annie Parker | Paul | Milano International Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2014 | Need for Speed | Tobey Marshall | |
| 2014 | A Long Way Down | JJ | |
| 2014 | Hellion | Hollis Wilson | Also co-executive producer Grand Jury Prize Award for Narrative Feature Competition |
| 2014 | Exodus: Gods and Kings | Joshua | |
| 2015 | Unity[36] | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2015 | Eye in the Sky | Steve Watts | |
| 2015 | Fathers and Daughters | Cameron | |
| 2015 | The 9th Life of Louis Drax | Peter | |
| 2016 | Triple 9 | Michael Laird | |
| 2016 | Central Intelligence | ||
| 2016 | Come and Find Me | David |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Chad | Episode: "Fortune Cookie" |
| 1999 | Melrose Place | Frat Boy | Episode: "The Daughterboy" |
| 1999 | Suddenly Susan | Zipper | Episode: "A Day in the Life" |
| 1999 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Student | Episode: "Dick's Big Giant Headache: Part II" |
| 2000 | Get Real | Derek | Episode: "History Lessons" |
| 2001 | 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd | Ethan | Episode: "Eddie Loves Tori" |
| 2001 | The Division | Tyler Petersen | Episode: "Hero" |
| 2001 | Nikki | Scott | Episode: "Family Lies" |
| 2001 | The Guardian | Ethan Ritter | Episode: "The Men from the Boys" |
| 2001 | The X-Files | David "Winky" Winkle | Episode: "Lord of the Flies" |
| 2001–02 | Judging Amy | "X-Ray" Conklin | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | Marcus Denton | Episode: "Oh, Mama!" |
| 2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Peter Hutchins, Jr. | Episode: "Felonious Monk" |
| 2002 | Birds of Prey | Jerry | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2002 | Wasted | Owen Turner | Television film |
| 2003 | ER | Doug | Episode: "A Saint in the City" |
| 2003 | Kingpin | Stoner | Episode: "El Velorio" |
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | Ben Gordon | Episode: "Grave Young Men" |
| 2003 | Guiding Light | Adrian Pascal | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Threat Matrix | Shane | Episode: "Natural Borne Killers" |
| 2004 | Line of Fire | Drew Parkman | Episode: "Mother & Child Reunion" |
| 2005 | Veronica Mars | Eddie Laroche | Episode: "Silence of the Lamb" |
| 2005 | Joan of Arcadia | Denunzio | Episode: "Secret Service" |
| 2005 | Point Pleasant | Mark Owens | 3 episodes |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Michael Zizzo | Episode: "The Popular Kids" |
| 2005 | Sleeper Cell | Teen | Episode: "Al-Faitha" |
| 2006 | Bones | Stew Ellis | Episode: "The Superhero in the Alley" |
| 2006 | Ghost Whisperer | Link | Episode: "Fury" |
| 2007–11 | Big Love | Scott Quittman | Recurring role, 14 episodes |
| 2008–13 | Breaking Bad | Jesse Pinkman | Main role, 62 episodes Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2014) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2010, 2012, 2014) Prism Award for Male Performance in a Drama Series – Multi-Episode Story Line (2011) Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2014) Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television (2010, 2012, 2014) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2014) Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2012) Nominated—Dorian Award for TV Performance of the Year – Actor (2013) Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2014) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2009, 2013) Nominated—Prism Award for Male Performance in a Drama Series – Multi-Episode Story Line (2010, 2013) Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2010) Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television (2011) Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2011, 2013) Nominated—TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama (2010) Nominated—Young Hollywood Award for Fan Favorite Actor–Male (2014)[37] |
| 2012 | Robot Chicken | Glenn (voice) | Episode: "Robot Chicken DC Comics Special" |
| 2012–13 | Tron: Uprising | Cyrus (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | The Simpsons | Jesse Pinkman | Episode: "What Animated Women Want" |
| 2013 | Saturday Night Live | Meth Nephew | Episode: "Tina Fey/Arcade Fire" |
| 2014–present | BoJack Horseman | Todd Chavez (voice) | 24 episodes; also executive producer[38] |
| 2016 | The Path | Eddie Cleary | Lead role[39] |
Music Videos
| Year | Song | Artist | Role |
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| 2002 | Thoughtless | Korn | Floyd Louis Cifer |
| 2003 | White Trash Beautiful | Everlast (musician) | Boyfriend |
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