Bob Odenkirk

Odenkirk in 2018 Robert John Odenkirk (; born October 22, 1962) is an American actor, screenwriter, comedian, and producer. He started his career as a comedian and comedy writer before expanding his career by acting in dramatic works. His accolades include two Primetime Emmy Awards (out of 18 nominations), three Critics' Choice Television Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for five Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award.

Odenkirk started his career writing for ''Saturday Night Live'' (1987–1991), going on to write and act in ''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 HBO comedy series ''The Larry Sanders Show'' (1993–1998). He created and starred in the seminal HBO sketch comedy series ''Mr. Show with Bob and David'' (1995–1998) with David Cross. Odenkirk and Cross reteamed for the Netflix sketch series ''W/ Bob & David'' (2015).

As a dramatic actor, Odenkirk gained recognition and acclaim for playing 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. He also starred as Bill Oswalt in the first season of the FX anthology series ''Fargo'' (2014) and earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in ''The Bear'' (2024).

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 ''Nebraska'' (2013), ''The Post'' (2017), ''Incredibles 2'' (2018), and ''Little Women'' (2019). He starred in the action films ''Nobody'' (2021) and its sequel, ''Nobody 2'', both of which he also produced. On stage, he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play with his Broadway debut in ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' (2025). Provided by Wikipedia
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