Giancarlo Esposito’s Wild Plan For Protecting His Family [Video]

While Black fans were already very familiar with award-winning actor Giancarlo Esposito’s work, he achieved a new level of mainstream popularity and acclaim as “Breaking Bad’s” Gus Fring. However, like the characters on that show, desperation drove him to make a wild decision.

Back in 2008, before he landed the role of the fascinating villain, things weren’t going well for the actor and he found himself near bankruptcy. To make sure his family was taken care of, he began questioning his then-wife about different life insurance policies because father worked in the business.

“My way out in my brain was: ‘Hey, do you get life insurance if someone commits suicide? Do they get the bread?’ She had no idea why …