Aaron Paul was born Aaron Paul Sturtevant in Emmett, Idaho, to Darla (Haynes) and
Robert Sturtevant, a retired Baptist minister. While growing up, Paul
took part in church programs, and performed in plays.
He attended Centennial High School in Boise, Idaho. It was there, in
eighth grade, that Aaron decided he wanted to become an actor. He
joined the theatre department and became obsessed with the idea of
acting for a living. After finishing school, Aaron moved to Los
Angeles.
During the late '90's, he worked as an usher at the Universal Studios
Movie Theatre in Hollywood. His television debut was in an episode of
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990),
which was followed by an appearance in another
Aaron Spelling series,
Melrose Place (1992).
On the big screen, Aaron played the estranged son of
Jeff Bridges in
K-PAX (2001), and
Tom Cruise's brother-in-law in
Mission: Impossible III (2006).
After appearing in several roles on American television, his
breakthrough role came as "Jesse Pinkman" in the AMC series
Breaking Bad (2008). The
character was only supposed to last for one season, but series creator
Vince Gilligan changed his mind, due to
Aaron's chemistry with
Bryan Cranston. He
has won three Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama
Series" for this role (2010, 2012 and 2014).
