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Bob Odenkirk's near-fatal heart attack happened on the 'Better Call Saul' medic's "first day". The 61-year-old actor's heat "pretty much stopped" during a terrifying health scare on the set of his 'Breaking Bad' prequel spin-off back in 2021, and he has recalled an awkward but funny moment with the medical professional on hand at the time. Appearing on the 'Multiple Talking Women' podcast, he said: "The medic came around the corner and he froze in his tracks. "It was his first day. And he said, 'Oh no.' And he didn’t move.” Bob had no memory of the incident, but a few weeks later the medic cam...
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Bob Odenkirk's new action movie 'Normal' is "full of red herrings" and the suspense is comparable to a film by M. Night Shyamalan. The 'Breaking Bad' star is returning to the big screen for another action movie following the success of 2021's 'Nobody' and he's re-teaming with the film's writer Derek Kolstad - who also worked on the 'John Wick' movies - for new offering 'Normal' which follows the story of a temporary sheriff in a sleepytown who gets caught up in a criminal conspiracy. Bob has now revealed the film is more than just a regular action movie, telling The Hollywood Reporter: "When t...
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Bob Odenkirk admitted he was shocked to discover he is related to Britain's King Charles. The 61-year-old American actor is the latest celebrity to appear on PBS' 'Finding Your Roots' on Tuesday (30.01.24), and he is flabbergasted when he is told he and the 75-year-old monarch are 11th cousins. The 'Breaking Bad' and 'Better Call Saul' star's fifth great-grandfather Friedrich Carl Steinholz was born out of wedlock to Maria Catharina and the Duke of Plon. Odenkirk reacts: “I’m an American, I’m not a monarchist. “You know, I feel like it’s a little twisted. I understand why society built itself ...
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Bob Odenkirk's daughter made him a 'Memento'-style chart to help with his memory while he was in hospital following a heart attack. The 60-year-old 'Breaking Bad' star was rushed to hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico in July 2021 after he was taken ill on the set of his TV show 'Better Call Saul' and he credits his daughter Erin with helping him during his recovery as he work up every day struggling to recall the previous events. Bob revealed she left him notes in the style of Christoper Nolan's movie 'Memento' in which Guy Pearce's character uses photos and tattoos to help with his amnesia. ...
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Bob Odenkirk doesn't feel "built" for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The 'Better Call Saul' star - who is best known for his role as Saul Goodman on the AMC crime drama series' Breaking Bad' and the aforementioned spin-off - has admitted he would much rather play relatable roles than a fantasy superhero or villain in the blockbuster franchise. Speaking to The Independent, he said: “I always like to keep things grounded, relatable and smaller. I don’t think I’m built for that world. “I’m built for characters that make you feel like that guy could live next door.” The 60-year-old actor is, howev...
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Bob Odenkirk thinks Saul Goodman was the “role of [his] lifetime". The 60-year-old actor said goodbye to the lawyer – who was also known as Jimmy McGill – earlier this year after six seasons of ‘Better Call Saul’ and four seasons of ‘Breaking Bad’ and he plans to “wallow” in the loss of his alter ego for some time because it’s unlikely he’ll ever land a part as good. He admitted: “I wanted more time to wallow, and I’m going to wallow for the next 10 years or more. “I know that was probably the role of my lifetime, and that’s a wonderful thing to have had. Some people don’t get that. I will be ...
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Lee Jung-jae made history with his Emmy Awards win on Monday (12.09.22). The 'Squid Game' actor became the first South Korean actor, and the first actor of Asian descent, to win the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series thanks to his role in the Netflix series, which saw him beat out the likes of 'Succession's Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong, Jason Bateman, ('Ozark’), Bob Odenkirk ('Better Call Saul'), and Adam Scott ('Severance') to take the honour. Taking to the stage at Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater to accept the award, Lee said: "Thank you so much thank you so much. First, I woul...
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Bob Odenkirk says his ‘Better Call Saul’ co-stars saved his life when he had a near-fatal heart attack on set. The 59-year-old added he is only breathing as fellow actors Rhea Seehorn, 50 – who plays his long-suffering girlfriend on the show – and 57-year-old Patrick Fabian – who portrays one of his legal nemeses – grabbed him before he struck the ground when he had a cardiac arrest in New Mexico in July 2021. Bob told Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet of Monday’s (12.09.22) 74th Primetime Emmy Awards: “The reason I’m here is because my castmates were standing right there and they sort o...
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Rhea Seahorn cried when she heard Seth Meyers was "excited" about her Emmy Awards nomination. The 50-year-old actress was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama for her portrayal of lawyer Kim Wexler in 'Better Call Saul' earlier this week, and while she couldn't be happier to have made the shortlist for the first time, she was even more delighted by the reactions of other people. She said: “I don’t know Seth Meyers. I’ve been on his talk show once. But he got nominated, and he tweeted that he was more excited that I got nominated. I mean, if that doesn’t make you cry in the middle o...
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Vince Gilligan was "sure" Bob Odenkirk "wasn't going to make it" after he suffered a heart attack while filming 'Better Call Saul'. The 59-year-old actor collapsed last July while filming scenes for the season six, part two premiere of the drama and the showrunner has recalled the "terrible" moment when his friend collapsed and "died right in front" of him. Vince told BBC Culture: "It was just terrible. "I've learned since that most people survive a heart attack. He had full-on cardiac arrest, which most people do not survive. It was awful. He died right in front of us." Vince praised the quic...
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