‘Breaking Bad’ creator to speak at UF Nov. 12

November 1, 2013

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — ACCENT Speakers Bureau at the University of Florida will bring Vince Gilligan, the creator and executive producer of AMC’s “Breaking Bad,” to campus Nov. 12.

Gilligan is the man behind the Emmy Award-winning crime drama that the Guinness Book of World Records has called the highest-rated show of all time. Premiering in January 2008, the show follows a high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with lung cancer who turns to producing and selling meth to secure his family’s future.

The September 2013 series finale had 10.3 million viewers.

Gilligan received the 2008 Writers Guild for Episodic Drama and accepted a Peabody Award to honor the show’s first season. The American Film Institute named “Breaking Bad” one of the best shows of 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Before “Breaking Bad,” Gilligan worked as a writer and executive producer on “The X- Files,” sharing Golden Globe Awards in 1996 and 1997 for Best Dramatic Series. He co-created Fox Television’s “The Lone Gunmen” and wrote the films “Wilder Napalm” and “Home Fries.”

Gilligan will be discussing “Breaking Bad” and his life as a writer and show creator. The program starts at 8 p.m. at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Doors open at 7 p.m., and admission is free and open to the public.

Student tickets will be available for pickup at the Phillips Center Box Office at noon Nov. 11, the day before the show. If there are any tickets remaining they will be available to the general public at 5 p.m. Nov. 12. Photography is not allowed during the program, but press may record and photograph during the first five minutes of remarks.

For persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations, email accommodate@sg.ufl.edu at least 72 hours prior to the event.