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‘Breaking Bad’ star Dean Norris pivots to comedy in ‘United States of Al’
Dean Norris’ memorable role as DEA Agent Hank Schrader on “Breaking Bad” led him, in a roundabout way, to Chuck Lorre’s new CBS sitcom “United States of Al.”“Chuck was a big fan of ‘Breaking Bad’ and he cast me in six episodes of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ as a colonel,” said Norris, 58, who also plays Uncle Daddy on TNT’s “Claws,” returning in June for its fourth and final season. “‘Claws,’ like ‘United States of Al,’ is a Warner Brothers show, so when they announced the end of ‘Claws,’ within a couple of weeks I got a call saying, ‘Chuck wants to talk to you about a new show,'” Norris said.