Breaking Bad star Dean Norris’ secret divorce after 25 years amid $1m bankruptcy filing
Breaking Bad star Dean Norris and his wife Bridget are getting divorced after 25 years together amid serious financial struggles.
Bridget discreetly filed for divorce from her husband in February 2025, with the actor replying to the filing in court in May that same year, according to Page Six.
Dean and Bridget Norris, pictured in 2014, are getting divorced. Getty
The divorce is yet to be finalised, according to several US outlets.
The news of the pair’s split comes as the couple are facing mounting debts and financial trouble.
The Norris’ filed for a bankruptcy for their restaurant Swing Inn Café on September 25.
Their café had $US147,809.58 ($210,593) in assets but $US1,811,598.46 ($2,581,102.08) in liabilities, according to the outlet.
A bankruptcy filing allows the company to restructure its debts to stay in business.
Dean and Bridget bought the old school diner and BBQ joint in 2002. It has been open since 1927.
The Breaking Bad actor married Bridget, a former entertainment lawyer, in 2001.
The pair share four children, including teenagers Zoe, 17, and Dean Jr., 16.
As part of the divorce, Bridget is asking for joint legal and physical custody of their children as well as spousal support.
Dean has also appeared in Under The Dome, Claws and Law & Order: Organised Crime.
His net worth last year was an estimated $5 million.
Dean has also appeared in Under The Dome, Claws and Law & Order: Organised Crime. Getty
In 2010 interview with USA Today, the star said he takes whatever roles he can to help pay the bills.
“I never had a month or so go by where I haven’t had a job, but you always worry that someone will turn off the tap,” he said.
“The way I look at it, I’m a guy who acts to live. You can always have a job if you can play shoot-’em-up stuff.
“If playing cops pays the bills, that’s what I need to do to support my family.”
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