Bob Odenkirk
CountryUnited States 
GenderMale
BirthdayOct 22, 1962
BiographyRobert John Odenkirk (born October 22, 1962) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. As an actor, he is known for his role as Saul Goodman/Jimmy McGill on Breaking Bad (2009–2013) and its spin-off Better Call Saul (2015–2022). For the latter, he received six nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, which ties the record for most nominations in the category without a win. For the role, he also received five nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, five nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, and seven nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series, winning the award three times, along with three nominations for the Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Drama. As a producer on Better Call Saul since its premiere, he has also received seven nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.
Odenkirk wrote for television series Saturday Night Live (1987–1991) and The Ben Stiller Show (1992), winning an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in 1989 and 1993. He also wrote for Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–1994) and acted in a recurring role as Agent Stevie Grant in The Larry Sanders Show (1993–1998). He is also known for the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995–1998), and Netflix series W/ Bob & David (2015) which he co-created and co-starred in with fellow comic David Cross. He starred as Bill Oswalt in the first season of the FX anthology series Fargo (2014), and the title role in the AMC series Lucky Hank (2023).
Odenkirk made his directorial feature debut with Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003) followed by Let's Go to Prison (2006), and The Brothers Solomon (2007), and also wrote Run Ronnie Run! (2002), and Girlfriend's Day (2017). He took supporting roles in films such as Alexander Payne's comedy-drama Nebraska (2013), Steven Spielberg's political drama The Post (2017), and Greta Gerwig's romance drama Little Women (2019). He took the leading role in the action film Nobody (2021), which he also produced. He also lent his voice in the Pixar animated film Incredibles 2 (2018).
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Odenkirk wrote for television series Saturday Night Live (1987–1991) and The Ben Stiller Show (1992), winning an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in 1989 and 1993. He also wrote for Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–1994) and acted in a recurring role as Agent Stevie Grant in The Larry Sanders Show (1993–1998). He is also known for the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995–1998), and Netflix series W/ Bob & David (2015) which he co-created and co-starred in with fellow comic David Cross. He starred as Bill Oswalt in the first season of the FX anthology series Fargo (2014), and the title role in the AMC series Lucky Hank (2023).
Odenkirk made his directorial feature debut with Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003) followed by Let's Go to Prison (2006), and The Brothers Solomon (2007), and also wrote Run Ronnie Run! (2002), and Girlfriend's Day (2017). He took supporting roles in films such as Alexander Payne's comedy-drama Nebraska (2013), Steven Spielberg's political drama The Post (2017), and Greta Gerwig's romance drama Little Women (2019). He took the leading role in the action film Nobody (2021), which he also produced. He also lent his voice in the Pixar animated film Incredibles 2 (2018).
Biography from the Wikipedia article Bob Odenkirk. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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