Bob Odenkirk Actor Bio Wiki Age Height Wife Heart Attack Movies and Net Worth

Bob Odenkirk is a famous American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is known for his role as Saul Goodman on Breaking Bad and its spin-off Better Call Saul. For his role in the film, he received five nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He also starred in the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show with Bob and David along with David Cross.

Further, he wrote for television shows Saturday Night Live and The Ben Stiller Show and attained Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in 1989 and 1993. He was the director in Melvin Goes to Dinner, Let’s Go to Prison and The Brothers Solomon. In addition, he discovered the comedy duo Tim & Eric and produced their television series Tom Goes to the Mayor and Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

He was born on October 22, 1962, in Berwyn, Illinois,United States. Odenkirk is60 years old.

He is a man of above-average stature. Odenkirk stands at a height of5 ft 9 in(Approx 1.76 m).

He was born to his loving parents in Berwyn, Illinois, United States. Odenkirk is the son ofWalter OdenkirkandBarbara Odenkirk. His father worked in the printing business. His parents divorced due to Walter’s alcoholism, which influenced Bob’s decision to avoid alcohol as much as possible. Walter died of bone cancer in 1986. He holds an American nationality and is of German and Irish descent. Odenkirk grew up with his younger brotherBill Odenkirk, who is a comedy writer.

He married his loving wifeNaomi Yomtovin 1997. Naomi was later the executive producer of W/ Bob and David. Odenkirk and Naomi are parents of two childrenNate OdenkirkandErin Odenkirk. Before, he was linked romantically to fellow comedian, actress, and writer Janeane Garofalo, who introduced him to Mr. Show with Bob and David co-creator David Cross in the early 1990s. He has a bit of color blindness and leaves it to the costume department to select the right outfits for his roles.

He received his high school diploma from Naperville North High School and graduated at 16, as he was “tired of high school”, and because he had enough credits, he could leave high school when he was still a junior. Odenkirk then decided to join the local College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and after a year, he went to Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, then transferred to Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. While in university, he was three credits short of graduating when he decided to try writing and improv in Chicago.

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He appeared in several movies including:

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He was hospitalized in Albuquerque after having what he described as a “small heart attack” on the set of the sixth season of Better Call Saul on July 27, 2021. Odenkirk revealed in 2022, that he had two stents placed in his coronary arteries shortly after the widow-maker heart attack due to arterial plaque build-up, which he had been diagnosed with earlier in 2018. Also, he said that his condition was more severe than had initially been understood, disclosing that his heart stopped and he required cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation to recover a pulse.

He appeared in an episode of “The Abstinence” in the television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, Seinfeld as Ben in 1996. The film contains nine seasons with 180 episodes.

Odenkirk had a starring role in the action-thriller film Nobody as Hutch Mansell in March 2021. The film opened at number one at the US box office, with $6.7 million in ticket sales. Also, he was among the film producers along with David Leitch.

He starred in the title role of Better Call Saul, a Breaking Bad spinoff from 2015 to 2022 as Jimmy McGill. For his role in the film, he received five nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Further, he was the producer on Better Call Saul since its premiere and also received six nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.

In 1987, he was hired as a writer at Saturday Night Live and worked through 1991 alongside Robert Smigel and Conan O’Brien. He also wrote and acted in the Second City Mainstage show, Flag Burning Permitted in Lobby Only. Odenkirk acted in several small roles on the show, most visibly during a 1990 parody commercial for Bad Idea Jeans. He later moved to Los Angeles and was hired to write for the TV show Get a Life, which starred Late Night with David Letterman alumnus Chris Elliott in 1991. Moreover, in the 1993 and 1994 seasons, he served as a writer on Late Night with Conan O’Brien.

He co-created Mr. Show on HBO along with David Cross which ran for four seasons. In the show, comedians like Paul F. Tompkins, Jack Black, Tom Kenny, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Scott Aukerman, Brian Posehn, and Sarah Silverman appeared in the show. Further, he later directed Melvin Goes to Dinner and played the role of Keith in 2003, and develop a semi-animated show for Adult Swim called Tom Goes to the Mayor. He later joined the cast of AMC’s Breaking Bad as corrupt lawyer Saul Goodman in 2009 and was cast until 2014.

Also, he starred in the title role of Better Call Saul, a Breaking Bad spinoff. Odenkirk produced, starred, and co-wrote in Girlfriend’s Day, a Netflix original film. In April 2022, he received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on the premiere of the final season of Better Call Saul. In addition, he was announced as a star for AMC, entitled Straight Man in 2022 which is set to air in 2023.

His career as a successful actor, comedian, and filmmaker has been his main source of attaining decent fortune. Odenkirk’s net worth is$16 million.

Odenkirk is 60 years old born on October 22, 1962, in Berwyn, Illinois, United States.

Odenkirk is a famous American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is known for his role as Saul Goodman on Breaking Bad and its spin-off Better Call Saul. For his role in the film, he received five nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He also starred in the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show with Bob and David along with David Cross.

Odenkirk has earned an estimated net worth of $16 Million from working as a famous American actor, comedian, and filmmaker.

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