‘Breaking Bad’ star Giancarlo Esposito once considered planning his own murder so his kids could inherit the insurance money
nme.comBreaking Bad, he once considered arranging his own murder so his kids could inherit his life insurance.The actor shared his story on a recent episode of SiriusXM’s Jim & Sam show while promoting his new AMC drama series Parish.Esposito considered arranging his own murder in 2008, a year before he landed the iconic role of Gus Fring on Breaking Bad, a part that inextricably changed his career and opened the door for roles in The Mandalorian, The Boys and more.Asked how he narrowly avoided bankruptcy in 2008, Esposito said: “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. It was a hard moment in time. I literally thought of self-annihilation so they could survive.
That’s how low I was.”He added: “That was the first inkling that there was a way out, but I wouldn’t be here to be available to my kids.
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