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Aaron Paul was 'depressed' after losing role in Friends co-creator's follow-up show, but it led to Breaking Bad

Aaron Paul was bummed to miss out on a role in 'The Class,' a sitcom from one of the creators of 'Friends,' but it paved the way for 'Breaking Bad': 'You never know what's right around the corner.'

Heather Goldenhersh, Lizzy Caplan, Jon Bernthal, Jason Ritter, Andrea Anders, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sean Maguire, and Lucy Punch on 'The Class'. Members of the ensemble cast would go on to find considerable success in Hollywood, including Jason Ritter, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Lizzy Caplan, and Jon Bernthal. Paul's breakout role would come two years later as Breaking Bad's Jesse Pinkman, a high school dropout who teams with his former chemistry teacher ( Bryan Cranston) to launch a meth empire.

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