Bryan Cranston Recovers From COVID-19, Donates Plasma

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Source: AP News

2 hrs ago. LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Actor Bryan Cranston said he contracted and recovered from COVID-19 and has donated his plasma because it contains antibodies. The actor best known for playing Walter White on AMC's "Breaking Bad" made the announcement in a video posted to Instagram on Thursday.

Cranston, 64, did not say exactly when he got infected with the new coronavirus, but indicated that it was "quite early on" in the pandemic. He had mild symptoms including a slight headache, tightness in his chest and loss of taste and smell, according to the post.

"I was pretty strict in adhering to the protocols and still... I contracted the virus," he wrote. Cranston recorded himself inside UCLA Blood & Platelet Center in Los Angeles making the plasma donation. He said the process took about an hour, during which he watched "A Face in the Crowd" starring Andy Griffith and Patricia Neal.

Cranston urged his followers to wear a mask, wash their hands and practice social distancing. - End.

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"I was one of the lucky ones."

Bryan Lee Cranston (born March 7, 1956) is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his roles as Tim Whatley in the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, Hal in the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle, Walter White in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad, and Vince Lonigan in the Prime Video crime drama series Sneaky Pete.

Cranston's performance on Breaking Bad is widely regarded as one of the best in television history, earning him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times..

..In 2014, Cranston earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of president Lyndon B. Johnson in the Broadway play All the Way, a role he reprised in HBO's 2016 television film of the same name.
In 2018, he received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Howard Beale in the play Network at London's National Theatre, later winning his second Tony Award for playing the same role on Broadway.

For portraying Dalton Trumbo in the film Trumbo (2015), he garnered acclaim and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Cranston

[Cha]

1. Quite the actor, Brian Cranston.. I saw him in

Sneaky Pete Season one that he also wrote.. scary dude!

Good on him recovering and donating his Plasma for anti-bodies.

[appalachiablue]

3. Super American actor, I really like him and his work.

[underpants]

7. I lost track of that show. Didn't know he wrote it. I do know this though

[pansypoo53219]

2. considering he had no trouble w/ hot ones, i can see covid had no chance.

[Grokenstein]

4. "during which he watched 'A Face in the Crowd'"

He said the process took about an hour, during which he watched “A Face in the Crowd” starring Andy Griffith and Patricia Neal.

How incredibly appropriate!

A Face in the Crowd

[Alacritous Crier]

6. Exactly!

[Maxheader]

5. Good for him...

Heard the title before..bout it. I'm strictly air channel. Wonder if it was on ABC, NBC, or CBS..

[Kaleva]

8. Off the top of my head, i can't think of another actor who has the range in roles that he has.

Comedy, everyday drama to villain.

[Dukkha]

9. Covid-19 infects Cranston...

Cranston: "I am the one who knocks!"

[Paladin]

10. So glad he made it through.

Would hate to lose somebody that gifted and humane.

[BusyBeingBest]

11. I will always think of him as Hal--

Malcolm in the Middle being one of my favorite TV shows of all time. Glad he's recovered, between him and Tom Hanks, that would have been a huge loss to acting.

[IrishEyes]

12. I saw him on Broadway when he played Lyndon Johnson

He did a great job and it was a excellent play. He seems like a nice person. I'm glad that he donated plasma.

[FakeNoose]

13. He should demand that none of his plasma goes to Republicans

Just sayin'



I'm really glad he survived the virus, and I hope he's okay now.