Aaron Paul won three Primetime Emmy Awards for the same television role. Which acting category were they in?

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

The writers of the AMC drama had a very different plan for Aaron Paul's character when the show began, and dropped it once they saw his performance. What had they intended to do?

Kill him off at the end of the first season

Reduce him to a silent background presence

Have him arrested and written out midway through

Recast the part with an older actor

He was a county sheriff's deputy

He was a high-school football coach

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