<P> Gustavo `` Gus '' Fring is a fictional character in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul , played by Giancarlo Esposito . Fring is a prominent methamphetamine distributor in the Southwestern United States , who uses several legitimate businesses , including a chain of successful fast food fried chicken restaurants called Los Pollos Hermanos and an industrial laundry facility called Lavanderia Brillante , as fronts for a vast drug operation . Gus maintains a positive exterior ; he takes an active role in managing his front businesses and is a booster for the DEA , making large donations to the agency 's Albuquerque office . However , Gus is ruthless and Machiavellian in managing his vast drug empire . He employs a number of enforcers and has personally killed rivals and associates . </P>
<P> Gustavo `` Gus '' Fring is a fictional character in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul , played by Giancarlo Esposito . Fring is a prominent methamphetamine distributor in the Southwestern United States , who uses several legitimate businesses , including a chain of successful fast food fried chicken restaurants called Los Pollos Hermanos and an industrial laundry facility called Lavanderia Brillante , as fronts for a vast drug operation . Gus maintains a positive exterior ; he takes an active role in managing his front businesses and is a booster for the DEA , making large donations to the agency 's Albuquerque office . However , Gus is ruthless and Machiavellian in managing his vast drug empire . He employs a number of enforcers and has personally killed rivals and associates . </P>
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`` Gus '' Fring
`` Gus '' Fring