Bryan Cranston Clarifies Retirement Comments, Says He's Just Hitting the 'Pause Button

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Bryan Cranston is clarifying his retirement comments. In a new interview, the 67-year-old Emmy and Tony winner said he was planning on retiring in 2026, adding that he will shut down his production company, sell his half of Mezcal business Dos Hombres, and move with his wife Robin Dearden to a foreign country.

After the comments went viral, Bryan shared a follow-up statement explaining that he’s just going to “hit the pause button” when he turns 70 in 2026. Keep reading to find out more… “Hey everyone, I hope this little message finds you well.

Some news came out that wasn’t entirely clear…even to me. So I wanted to set the record straight. I am not retiring,” Bryan wrote on Instagram. “What I am going to do is hit the pause button for a year after I reach my 70th birthday in 2026.

Holy crap – 70!” Bryan continued. “I’m not even sure what ‘pausing’ means entirely, but at this moment, I think it means that by taking a year off it will provide several things.” He continued, “First, it will allow me to spend time with Robin (my beautiful wife of 34 years now) in a way that I haven’t been able to in the last 25 years…not as a wife of a celebrity, but as a loving married couple entering into – well, let’s be honest, our latter years, with new hopes and goals and experiences.” “Secondly, it gives me a sort of ‘reset’ in my career.