'Breaking Bad' Star Giancarlo Esposito Headed To NBC's 'Community'

"Breaking Bad's" Giancarlo Esposito, who played meth king Gus Fring in the critically-acclaimed AMC drama, is headed to Greendale.

According to Vulture, Esposito will appear in an upcoming episode as a business associate of Pierce's (Chevy Chase) late father, Cornelius Hawthorne. He began filming this week.

It is unclear how long Esposito will appear on the low-rated NBC comedy, and the episode has yet to receive an air date, since the exact return date for "Community" remains unknown.

Since NBC unveiled its midseason lineup in mid-November, there's been much speculation as to the fate of the critically acclaimed cult favorite. However, during the winter Television Critics Association press tour in January, NBC Entertainment chief Bob Greenblatt expressed his interest in seeing how another sitcom would fare in the quirky comedy's tricky 8 p.m. EST time slot.

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Comments

[Greg Ranzoni]

04:43 AM on 02/18/2012

Community is the Prefect TV show, no other TV Series can match that show in terms of wit, writing, intellect, and satire. MASH is no match, Cheers is no match, ER can suck it, Law And Order can leap out a window.

[forkuu]

03:03 AM on 02/18/2012

this man stole every scene in breaking bad the final scene where he realized he was about to be blown up is masterful acting...

[jablonskimary]

12:09 PM on 02/17/2012

LOVED him on Breaking Bad, but I have never heard of this show the article is talking about.

[Orphie]

12:14 PM on 02/17/2012

I admire those who opt to boldly admit their ignorance in public.

[jablonskimary]

12:45 PM on 02/17/2012

So, I'm ignorant for never hearing of a poorly rated television show?

[dvx99]

11:08 AM on 02/17/2012

I've never looked at chicken joints the same way since Gus's character began.

[bobste]

09:43 AM on 02/17/2012

he's on Once Upon a Time on ABC too.

[nell35]

11:51 PM on 02/16/2012

I meant award nod.

[nell35]

11:50 PM on 02/16/2012

Why didn't this wonderful actor get an award nof for his role on Breaking Bad? He made the season!

[dp6977]

10:22 PM on 02/16/2012

PLEASE DON'T BRING THAT SHOW BACK ON AIR UNTIL YOU GET BETTER WRITERS AND YOU DO SOMETHING ELSE WITH BRITA'S CHARACTER. BRITA IS AWFUL !!! JUST LET THIS SHOW GO. IT WAS GOOD THE 1ST SEASON BUT WENT STRAIGHT DOWN THE DRAIN FROM THEN ON.

[the prof]

12:34 PM on 02/17/2012

Never speak again.

[dp6977]

12:42 PM on 02/17/2012

never write again this show sucks now

[Adjective]

06:54 PM on 02/17/2012

How can you not like Inspector Spacetime? And Remedial Chaos Theory was ingenius. I guess we will have to agree to disagree on this. I assert the series has only gotten better. Obviously I think my opinion is valuable and yours is not justified and that you lack a discerning sense of humor ('this guy' I think to myself, 'must enjoy Whitney and that lame show on Fox w/ Cloris Leachman'). I know it's not everybody's cup of tea and to each his own; and I expect that the shows I like are going to be cancelled because they are not geared to the mainstream. I not any more puzzled by this than I am by the fact that FOX News, despite being overt propaganda gets better ratings than all other cable news channels combined, or that Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and GLEE sell more records than the Beatles.

[dp6977]

02:32 PM on 02/18/2012

Did you actually read what I posted? I could care less for this guy. My rant was about not ever having COMMUNITY back on the air. WOW YOU MISSED COMPLETELY !!!! Try understanding what you read first before answering. thank you

[therealdbcooper]

07:59 PM on 02/16/2012

Gus you were the bomb, will miss you.

[Cunningham]

10:45 PM on 02/17/2012

Nice pun. : )

[forkuu]

03:04 AM on 02/18/2012

hahaha i agree...:)

[rishabhpb]

06:30 PM on 02/16/2012

I think I just peed a little. Breaking Bad fake-parody episode?