![]() ![]() Robert John Odenkirk was born in Berwyn, Illinois, to Barbara (Baier) and Walter Odenkirk, who worked in printing. Odenkirk is currently reprising his role as Saul in the prequel series Better Call Saul, which explores his life before the events of Breaking Bad. In 2009, he made his first appearance as Saul Goodman in the Breaking Bad episode Better Call Saul, and became a main cast member for the last three seasons. In 2008, He is still very active in the comedy scene and creates and stars in videos for Funny or Die. In the 2000's, he shifted to more of a producer capacity on comedy shows including Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! and Tom Goes to the Mayor. He has appeared in dozens of TV shows including How I Met Your Mother and Arrested Development. ![]() Odenkirk continued to write, act, and perform stand up comedy after Mr. Show with Bob and David for HBO where Odenkirk and Cross starred, directed, and wrote. In 1995 Odenkirk and collaborator David Cross created the sketch comedy show Mr. Also in the early '90s, Odenkirk wrote for The Ben Stiller Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Dennis Miller Show. After college, Odenkirk's pursuit of comedy led him to join the The Players Workshop of the Second City which eventually led him to landing a writing job at Saturday Night Live in 1987. Odenkirk was born in Berwyn, Illinois in 1962 and studied at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale where he began his comedy career as a DJ at his college's radio station. Show with Bob and David, which he co-created and starred in with fellow comic and friend David Cross. He is also known for the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. He is best known for his role as crooked lawyer Jimmy McGill aka Saul Goodman on the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad and its prequel series Better Call Saul, for which he received four nominations for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Robert John Odenkirk (born October 22, 1962) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. It's not really a tribute to my dexterity and wide-ranging talent so much as it is a person finally getting to where they should've been from the start. I love writing comedy and being a part of it, but as a visual, physical presence in a story, I probably am more impactful in drama. ![]()
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