He is also known for his appearances in several Spike Lee films, such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), and Malcolm X (1992). . Esposito voices antagonist Faraday in the Netflix anime series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022). From 1971 to 1977, he served as a young singer on PBS children show The Electric Company. Esposito was raised in Copenhagen (along with his older brother, Vincent) until the age of six. 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Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to an Italian carpenter/stagehand father from Naples, Italy, and an African-American opera singer mother from Alabama. Giancarlo and his older brother Vincent debuted on Broadway in 1968 in the musical Maggie Flynn with Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy. Some of his favorite activities include practicing his downward dog at yoga class, belting out a tune on his trusty saxophone, and picking up some LA sunshine as he cruises around town on his motorbike. Because hes a man., Gus, an ascetic criminal mastermind, may not even have a family. Over the years, hes lent his name, face, and money to various charitable organizations, most of which have had some affiliation with the environment, the arts and education. . In 1988, he landed his breakout role as the leader ("Dean Big Brother Almighty") of the black fraternity "Gamma Phi Gamma" in director Spike Lee's film School Daze, exploring color relations at black colleges. In 2006 Esposito starred in Last Holiday as Senator Dillings alongside Queen Latifah. they want me to call them employee of the month. Despite jocular complaints that hed like to try a good guy, the baddie beat is treating him well. 62 Vincent Esposito Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images CREATIVE Collections Project #ShowUs Creative Insights EDITORIAL VIDEO BBC Motion Gallery NBC News Archives MUSIC BLOG BROWSE PRICING ENTERPRISE VisualGPS INSIGHTS BOARDS CART SIGN IN Images Images Creative Editorial Video Creative Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO I made my living on that little tinge of anger inside me, that allowed me to be an angry young Black man and rob some white lady onscreen, he told me. He won the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama award at the 2012 Critics' Choice Television Awards and was nominated for an Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series award at the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards, but lost to co-star Aaron Paul. Esposito first worked with acclaimed director, Spike Lee, on the filmmakers 2nd feature film, School Daze. And she finished that verse, and she held my hand, and she takes the rose, and she saysat this, he dropped his voice to a growl and gave me the Gus Fring lookNow go on back to your mama.. Paul Gigante in Foxs short-lived sitcom Bakersfield P.D. In 1995, he shared screen space with Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro, and Kevin Spacey in Bryan Singers The Usual Suspects. He acted alongside Nicole Kidman in the 2010 film Rabbit Hole. 75 kg or 165.5 lbs. In the musical comedy "School Daze" (1988), set on the campus of a fictional H.B.C.U., he cast the actor as . In 1998, he was cast as FBI agent Mike Giardello in the final season of NBCs critically acclaimed police procedural drama series Homicide: Life on the Street. In 2008, he made his directorial debut with Gospel Hill, serving also as producer and star of the film. 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In the weeks before John Wayne Gacys scheduled execution, he was far from reconciled to his fate. By the time Giancarlo won the Obie Award and Theatre World Award in 1980 for his role as a predatory criminal in the Negro Ensemble Company production Zooman and the Sign, he had already been in five major musicals. Of his decision, Esposito says, I figured if I never made It as an actor, I could go to Alaska, be a cameraman, and collect a paycheck. He dbuted with Gospel Hill (2008), starring Angela Bassett and Danny Glover, but its earnest narrative about a neighborhoods struggle against developers failed to find a wide audience. How could we improve it? A new era of strength competitions is testing the limits of the human body. Giancarlo has dated - Joy McManigal (1994-2015) - Giancarlo began dating Joy McManigal in 1994 and they got married in 1995. Giancarlo Esposito. He had his cinematic debut in 1979, in the sports drama Running, which also starred Michael Douglas, Susan Anspach, and Lawrence Dane. Kris Connor/Getty. His outing as Julian "Dean Big Brother Almighty" Eaves, the leader of the Gamma Phi Gamma Fraternity, in the movie proved to be his breakout performance. Giancarlo Esposito is known and loved by millions thanks to the extensive and varied work of his 6-decade career. The role of Zooman represents a broad departure from Giancarlo's previous roles. How would you rate this article? I almost wanted you to switch, the actor told me; from a young age, hes struggled with hypervigilance, a tendency that became acute during the pandemic. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. 108-Year-Old American Woman And Her 101-Year-Old Brother To Naturalise And Become Ghanaian Citizens. Maybe he wants that child so that he can take what he has and give it to all of us., Its become a clich to observe that Esposito is actually a very nice guy. Giancarlo Esposito, who considers himself "an Italian black" that can also pass for Latino, encountered racism early on in his life and more subtler shades of prejudice while auditioning. [18], Esposito was married to Joy McManigal. They want it, just like children want discipline, the actor told Conan OBrien during a recent interview. This is America, he reassures employees in an episode of Better Call Saul, just after a drug-related altercation in his restaurant. In 2008, he appeared on Broadway as Gooper in an African American production of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, directed by Debbie Allen and starring James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose, and Terrence Howard.[9]. I am African! He is best known for portraying Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad, from 2009 to 2011, as well as in its prequel series Better Call Saul, from 2017 to 2022. She sings the first verse. In 2019, he appeared in the first-season finale of The Boys as Stan Edgar, and reprised the role in the second and third season.[13]. He continued to audition for good roles in theater, rather than specifically black roles. By day, Gus owns and operates a fast-food chain, Los Pollos Hermanos, where, all smiles and pious platitudes, he works shifts alongside his staff and caters charity events for the Albuquerque police department. The economist discusses what the U.S. gets wrong about Putin and the war in Ukraine. Photo: Newsday. Giancarlo and his older brother Vincent debuted on Broadway in 1968 in the musical Maggie Flynn with Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy. But a reporter discovered that behind the faade of innovation were lies and links to Russian intelligence. However, the couple has since parted ways. Citizen by choice, not by force: I am American. Another interesting fact is that even though Esposito was cast to play in the show, he wasnt supposed to be the main antagonist. Of course, Esposito isnt only the big name to have graced the show over the years. In recent years, the Waterkeeper Alliance, an environmental organization that aims to protect water resources, Kids for Peace, a non-profit youth organization that supports and empowers the next generation, and World Merit USA, an organization that improves the prospects of the young by enhancing social mobility, have all benefited from the actors benevolence. Beyond movies, Esposito goes to college campuses and prisons as part of a motivational speaking circuit talking about racism, color-blind casting, and human empowerment. Most of all, he decided that it was time to focus on projects with more personal meaning, especially when it came to his long-cherished desire to play an everyman. One result is Parish, an AMC show that dbuts in September; Esposito stars as a New Orleans chauffeur in the employ of a Zimbabwean gangster. Aiden's been an entertainment freelancer for over 10 years covering movies, television and the occasional comic or video game beat. That role drew from both his African American and Italian ancestry. Offering to pay for trauma counselling, he explains the attack as a futile attempt by old Mexican acquaintances to extort an innocent businessman in a land where the righteous have no reason to fear.. And I realized, 'Oh, okay, this is an opportunity.' He is an American Film Actor, Television Actor & Video Game Artist. What are we all looking for but that energy? Esposito said. He enjoys roles that rather explore minority and immigrant issues. Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to an Italian carpenter/stagehand father from Naples, Italy, and an African-American opera singer mother from Alabama. But Esposito, a divorced father of four daughters, gave dimension to the role by drawing on his own struggles with childhood trauma and the isolation of life on the road. He played Ra's al Ghul in Son of Batman and Eric Needham / Black Spider in Batman: Assault on Arkham. Esposito is in fact fluent in Spanish and Italian (although the latter is perhaps less of a surprise, given that his father was Spanish by birth). In 1996, Esposito was featured in a music video "California" by French superstar Mylne Farmer, directed by Abel Ferrara. . He spent his childhood in Copenhagen and various cities in Europe before his family finally settled in the Big Apple. He also portrayed American Baptist pastor and politician Adam Clayton Powell Jr. in the TV series Godfather of Harlem (2019present) and appeared in Westworld (2016). Esposito is known for portraying villainous bosses, but believe it or not, he almost didnt get the biggest role of his life Gustavo Fring. In 2017, Esposito reprised his role as Gus Fring in the Breaking Bad prequel series, Better Call Saul. Giancarlo Esposito was born on April 26, 1958 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Esposito sisters and brother Vincent were the children of Gigante's long-running relationship with his Upper East Side mistress Olympia Esposito. . [20], He was raised Catholic and considered becoming a priest. "My mother tried to commit suicide once, my uncle committed suicide, and I found myself at the . Who told you to buy a brownstone on my block, in my neighborhood, on my side of the street? he challenges a white Brooklyniteand Espositos antic performance stood out, even in a film teeming with talent. She had to be in her seventies. After a climactic screaming-match scene with Danny Aiello, full of improvised slurs, the two actors burst into tears. and for me, what I do is pay so much attentionto my breathing, to my tone of voice. Every morning, he woke up at five to serve as an altar boy, and he considered a priestly vocation before realizing that he wanted to wear those vestments inside.. Vincent and Giancarlo Esposito during their debut on Broadway in the musical Maggie Flynn, 1968. While at the Epix portion of the Television Critics Association Press Tour, Collider got the opportunity to sit down an chat with co-stars Vincent D'Onofrio, Nigl Thatch and Giancarlo Esposito . Actor: Breaking Bad. He left in tears, but after learning to draw back his Broadway presence in small plays, as Rich had suggested, he got the part. Now a regular in the TV show Revolution, Giancarlo Esposito continues to be a versatile and in-demand actor, and despite his attempt to avoid bad guy roles, he's just too good at it. Was it Gus Fring, the fussy, stoical drug lord of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul? I came offstage and heard the applause of the theater audience and felt a sense of accomplishment. NYPL has Breaking Bad seasons 1-5 in their entirety and all the bonus material goodness that entails. . From the year 1950 to 1958, Esposito has served in the Hawaii Territorial House of Representatives and was the regional house speaker. Ad Choices. The award was announced by Hollywood Chamber of Commerce President Leron Gubler, who stated We are thrilled to have this triple threat on our Walk of Fame. He is an American Actor, Producer, and film director. He escorts a captured Danny to the capital Philadelphia of the Monroe Republic.[11]. Over the next four years, Esposito and Lee collaborated on three other movies: Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, and Malcolm X. His mother played an active role in Giancarlos dramatic training. Esposito has won much critical acclaim over the course of his career, but perhaps the greatest accolade came on April 26, 2014, when he was awarded the 2,523rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He appeared in four Broadway musicals before hed turned fifteen. One canvas reminded him of the Hindu goddess Kali: Shes gonna destroy me as I knew me, and therell be a new me thatll emerge, he exulted. He studied violin at Julliard and the Manhattan School of Music. Vincent Esposito, 51, after pleading guilty Wednesday to. Esposito appeared in the film Rabbit Hole (2010). Often he lost the roles once his face was known, but as he grew up in the stage, screen and TV industry during the 1970s and 80s, he fought hard to avoid being typecast as a street thug. The young Esposito didnt just admire Lancaster for his acting chops, however: during the 1950s, Lancaster made a series of widely acclaimed films (including Sweet Smell of Success (1957) and Separate Tables (1958) with his production company Hect-Hill-Lancaster, proving himself to be just as much a success behind the camera as in front of it. Esposito walked right past it, beelining to a series of celestial multimedia paintings whose textures he found enchanting. The naturalized French singer, dancer and actress was celebrated in her homeland for her risqu performances and signature costume of a girdle of artificial bananas. He has joined the DC Universe Animated Original Movies series. Also Known As: Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito, Spouse/Ex-: Joy McManigal (m. 19952015), Joy McManigal (m. 19952015), children: Kale Lyn Esposito, Ruby Esposito, Shayne Lyra Esposito, Syrlucia Esposito, See the events in life of Giancarlo Esposito in Chronological Order, (Actor and Director Best Known for His TV Series: Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul), https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Giancarlo_Esposito#/media/File:Giancarlo_Esposito_2012_cropped.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Giancarlo_Esposito#/media/File:Giancarlo_Esposito_(43555569182).jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Giancarlo_Esposito#/media/File:Giancarlo_Esposito_-_Monte-Carlo_Television_Festival.jpg. They have 4 daughters together named Shayne Lyra Esposito (b. Giancarlo Esposito Biography Birth Name: Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Birth Place: Copenhagen, Denmark Profession Actor, producer, director Fast Facts Is half African-American, half Italian. I suffered in that middle ground that got squeezed in the industry, he said. Giancarlo and his more established sibling Vincent appeared on Broadway in 1968 in the melodic Maggie Flynn with Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy. Siblings - Vincent Esposito (Older Brother) Build. You also know that he may have already calculated your violent removal from this world. Esposito also made guest appearances in various TV shows since his debut as Jamie in the 1981 television movie The Gentleman Bandit. His mother, Elizabeth (Leesa) Foster, was an opera singer from Alabama who was touring Europe when she fell in love with a Neapolitan stagehand. [19] They have four daughters. Espositos seething side-stage monologues, which rage against his circumstances in an attempt to excuse the murder, earned him an Obie Award, along with the admiration of an N.Y.U. How the Biggest Fraud in German History Unravelled. I don't know how the final season of the TV series Breaking Bad will end, but it is pretty clear that Walter White is on a one-way trip to hell. Shayne Lyra Esposito is the daughter of Celebrity Giancarlo Esposito, who is an actor, director, and producer as well. He borrowed money from his eighth-grade teacher, who predicted that, with four children to support, he would likely never recover from the collapse. Girlfriend / Spouse. In Piero, he was cast as the Puerto Rican poet, educator, and writer Miguel Algarin while in Ali, he played the titular characters father, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr. Aside being an actor with close to 180 acting credits, he is also a director. Lived in Europe, New York City, and Cleveland until he; his older brother, Vincent; and their parents moved to Manhattan when Giancarlo was six. For that recurring role, he won the 2012 Best Supporting Actor in Drama award at the Critics Choice Television Awards and was nominated for an Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series award at the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards.. At the age of eight, he started his stage career by appearing in a Broadway production of Maggie Flynn. He also appeared in the films Night on Earth (1991), Fresh (1994), Waiting to Exhale (1995), and Nothing to Lose (1997). . He also performed in TV shows such as Miami Vice and Spenser: For Hire. We were in Shock." "After doing two shows, my brother Vincent Esposito turned to the violin and is still playing professionally." Says Giancarlo. Giancarlo Esposito is well known for portraying Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad and the prequel series Better Call Saul. An excerpt from The Wager, which reconstructs an eighteenth-century British naval expedition whose catastrophic end inspired numerous conflicting accountsand influenced the work of Charles Darwin and Herman Melville. In 2005, Esposito played an unsympathetic detective named Esposito in the film Hate Crime, which centers upon homophobia as a theme. Esposito's other major films include Taps (1981), King of New York (1990), Bob Roberts (1990), Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991), Fresh (1994), The Usual Suspects (1995), Ali (2001), Last Holiday (2006), Gospel Hill (2008), Rabbit Hole (2010), Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), The Jungle Book (2016), Money Monster (2016), Okja (2017), Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), and Stargirl (2020). The crowd-pleaser routinely attracts large crowds to his performances, in which he relays his take on the state of race relations, art, entertainment and culture in America. He also appeared in the first season of the ABC program Once Upon a Time, which debuted in October 2011. His Neapolitan father worked as a stagehand and carpenter while his African American mother sang in operas and nightclubs. Height. Fans who cant get enough of the actors famously dulcet tones will be pleased to know Esposito has been known to put in the occasional appearance as a guest speaker. Esposito graduated from the University of Hawaii with a bachelor's degree in 1937 and Harvard Law School with a law degree in 1941. Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito became a popular face thanks to his portrayal of Gustavo . Plus: each Wednesday, exclusively for subscribers, the best books of the week. It would be something to fall back on, but something I still enjoyed.. Worried that his acting ambitions would fail to deliver the goods, he made sure to have the education to fall back on. It was this entrepreneurial spirit that so appealed to Esposito, who notes: He was one of the first actors in Hollywood to start his own production company, and I respected him because he created something he believed in. . It was surprising to find out that before becoming one of the greatest villains in TV history, Giancarlo Esposito first emerged on Broadway as a child star with a notably clear singing voice. My karmic journey is to be told what to do and accept that and do it the best I can, he said. Esposito was only eight when he made his Broadway debut. He played J. C. Pierce, a cadet in the 1981 movie Taps.[8]. Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to an Italian carpenter/stagehand father from Naples, Italy, and an African-American opera singer mother from Alabama. Esposito and his older brother Vincent debuted on Broadway in 1968 in the musical Maggie . I am from Detroit. He won the Drama Desk Award for the play Balm in Gilead (1985). Esposito let his beard grow and planted a vegetable garden. By night, hes a ruthless drug lord, bringing the same commitment to customer service into the underworld; in one terrifying scene, he eviscerates one of his own minions with a box cutter to make a point to his meth cooks. His folks' line of business included regular moves for the family. Shayne Lyra Esposito with her younger sister, Syrlucia and father, Giancarlo Esposito at 71st Emmys Governors Ball. Who, I wondered, did they see? During the 1990s, Esposito appeared in the acclaimed indie films Night on Earth, Fresh and Smoke, as well as its sequel Blue in the Face. Giancarlo Esposito. who manufactures superheroes in Amazons Marvel satire The Boys? That gnawed at my guts. His punctilious menace so mesmerized viewers that Gus became one of the principals, attaining such popularity that AMC advertised the spinoff series Better Call Saul (2015-22) with a travelling pop-up version of Los Pollos Hermanos. 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