IT’S BRYAN CRANSTON’S birthday today, like we even needed a reason to celebrate him.

It’s a great excuse to tell him why he’s the greatest in nine easy steps though…

1. Walter White, obviously

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2. Hal, obviously

Probably the funniest TV dad ever.

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3. You wore these Heisenberg Breaking Bad runners

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4. You sign autographs like this

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5. You judged this Walter White lookalike competition

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6. You were in 30 Rock

Playing Kenneth’s mom’s friend (and the bane of Kenneth’s existence) ‘Ron’ we feel you were underused, yet you were your usual brilliant self…

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7. You got back together with Lois for Breaking Bad

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Okay so Jane Kaczmarek (aka Lois from Malcolm in the Middle) will only be appearing in the DVD extras of Breaking Bad, but still.

8. You do loads of charity work

There you are with Luka from ER and Charlie from The West Wing and Captain Jean Luc Pickard at a charity Celebrity Race (Jonathan Alcorn/Zuma/allaction.co.uk /EMPICS Entertainment)

There you are with a sick child (Jonathan Alcorn/Zuma/allaction.co.uk /EMPICS Entertainment)

And there you are high-fiving members of the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball team at a game in Albuquerque last year (AP Photo/Jake Schoellkopf)

9. This photobomb

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Breaking Bad… as a family drama series in 1995>

So, you can order the crystal meth from Breaking Bad>