ed ian , ▁ra pper ▁and ▁singer ▁who ▁port rayed ▁Br andon ▁" Bad ger " ▁May hew ▁on ▁the ▁A MC ▁crime ▁drama ▁series ▁Bre aking ▁Bad ▁and ▁B ax ter ▁on ▁M om . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Jones ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Sac r amento , ▁California ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Pom ona , ▁California , ▁one ▁of ▁ten ▁children ▁between ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁step father . ▁He ▁eventually ▁moved ▁to ▁Cla rem ont , ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Cla rem ont ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁started ▁Ult imate ▁Im prov ▁in ▁West wood , ▁before ▁aud ition ing ▁for ▁Bo om ▁Chicago ▁in ▁Amsterdam , ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁perform ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁rig orous ▁tour ing ▁schedule ▁of ▁Bo om , ▁he ▁would ▁contin ually ▁lose ▁his ▁voice , ▁when ▁it ▁eventually ▁" st uck " ▁that ▁way ▁leading ▁to ▁his ▁signature ▁ras py ▁voice . ▁ ▁Career ▁Jones ▁was ▁the ▁singer / main ▁song writer ▁of ▁the ▁s ka ▁band ▁Fac ulty ▁Four . ▁Before ▁leaving ▁for ▁Bo om ▁Chicago , ▁Jones ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 2 0 ▁commer ci als ▁in ▁two ▁years , ▁including ▁a ▁spot ▁for ▁M idas . ▁After ▁returning , ▁his ▁first ▁the atr ical ▁aud ition ▁was ▁for ▁the ▁A MC ▁crime ▁drama ▁series ▁Bre aking ▁Bad . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Jones ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁rec urr ing