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13 Facts About George Mastras

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George Mastras has worked on all five seasons of the AMC drama Breaking Bad.

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George Mastras won the Pen USA Literary Award in 2009, won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2013 and 2014 as one of Breaking Bads producers, was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award, and won three Writers Guild of America Awards, for his work on the series.

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George Mastras began writing for television in 2006 for the series The Evidence.

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George Mastras joined the writing staff of the first season of Breaking Bad in 2008 as a story editor.

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George Mastras wrote the first-season episode "Crazy Handful of Nothin'".

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George Mastras won the PEN Center USA West Literary Award for best teleplay for "Crazy Handful of Nothin'".

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George Mastras was promoted to executive story editor for the second season.

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8.

George Mastras was promoted to producer for the third season and continued to write episodes.

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George Mastras was nominated for the 2011 WGA Award in the category of Best Drama Series along with the third season writing staff.

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George Mastras was awarded WGA awards in 2012,2013, and 2014 along with the writing staff for the fourth and fifth seasons, respectively.

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George Mastras was promoted to co-executive producer for the fifth season in 2012 and 2013.

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George Mastras is the author of the novel Fidali's Way, a literary thriller that takes place in the war-torn Tribal Areas of Pakistan and Kashmir, where he has traveled.

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George Mastras is the younger brother of Maria Jacquemetton, a producer and scriptwriter for Mad Men.