Bob Odenkirk

Robert John Odenkirk (born October 22, 1962) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. He is best known for his role as lawyer Saul Goodman on the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad and its spin-off Better Call Saul, for which he received four nominations for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He is also known for the HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show with Bob and David, which he co-created and starred in with fellow comic and friend David Cross.[1]

Bob Odenkirk
Odenkirk at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Robert John Odenkirk October 22, 1962 Berwyn, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	Southern Illinois University
Occupation	Actor comedian director producer writer
Years active	1987–present
Spouse(s)	Naomi Yomtov ​ (m. 1997)​
Children	2
Relatives	Bill Odenkirk (brother)

From the late 1980s to 1990s, Odenkirk wrote for television shows Saturday Night Live and The Ben Stiller Show, winning Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in 1989 and 1993. He also wrote for Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Get a Life and acted in a recurring role as Agent Stevie Grant in The Larry Sanders Show. In the early 2000s, Odenkirk 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 directed three films, Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003), Let's Go to Prison (2006), and The Brothers Solomon (2007). He was also an executive producer of the sketch comedy show The Birthday Boys, developing the show with the comedy group after seeing their work at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles. In 2015, he and David Cross reunited, along with the rest of the Mr. Show cast, for W/ Bob & David on Netflix. Odenkirk co-wrote, produced, and starred in the Netflix original film Girlfriend's Day which was released in 2017.

The success of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul led to acting work in high-profile projects, such as Nebraska, directed by Alexander Payne; Fargo, written and created by Noah Hawley; The Post, directed by Steven Spielberg; Disney/Pixar's Incredibles 2, written and directed by Brad Bird; and Little Women, written and directed by Greta Gerwig.

Early life

Odenkirk was born in Berwyn, Illinois, then raised in Naperville. He is one of seven siblings born to Walter Odenkirk (1930-1986),[2] who was employed in the printing business, and Barbara Odenkirk (née Baier),[3] Catholics of Irish, German, and Dutch descent.[4][5][6] His parents divorced in part due to Walter's alcoholism, which influenced Bob's decision to avoid alcohol as much as possible. He describes his father as "remote, fucked-up, and not around."[7] Odenkirk would later say that he grew up "hating" Naperville because "it felt like a dead end, like Nowheresville. I couldn't wait to move into a city and be around people who were doing exciting things."[4] Walter Odenkirk died of bone cancer in 1986.[3][5]

Odenkirk attended Naperville North High School and graduated at 16, he was "tired of high school", and because he had enough credits, he was able to leave high school when he was still a junior.[8] Because he was so young and thought he would be awkward at any college,[8] he decided to attend the local College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.[9] After a year,[8] he went to Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, then transferred to Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, "honing his sketch-writing and performance skills with live shows on both colleges' radio stations."[3] He began his foray into comedy writing as a radio DJ for WIDB, the local non-broadcast college station at SIU. At WIDB he created a late-night (midnight to 4 am) radio comedy show called The Prime Time Special. He worked beside other fledgling stars like Greg Weindorf and Matt Helser. After three years of college, Odenkirk was three credits short of graduating when he decided to try writing and improv in Chicago. He completed the credits while living in Chicago, and received his bachelor's degree from SIU in 1984.[10] First studying with Del Close, Odenkirk attended "The Players Workshop of the Second City" where he met Robert Smigel, and they began a collaboration that would last for years and take Odenkirk to Saturday Night Live.[4] He also performed at the Improv Olympic alongside notable comedians Chris Farley and Tim Meadows.

Odenkirk said his strongest comedic influence was Monty Python's Flying Circus, primarily due to its combination of cerebral humor and verbal slapstick, which Odenkirk characterized as “laugh-out-loud” humor.[11] Other influences included radio personality Steve Dahl, SCTV, Steve Martin's Let's Get Small, Woody Allen, The Credibility Gap, and Bob and Ray.[11] He visited Chicago's Second City Theater at the age of fourteen. His younger brother is comedy writer Bill Odenkirk.

Career

Saturday Night Live: 1987–1991

Odenkirk was hired as a writer at Saturday Night Live in 1987 and worked there through 1991. Working alongside Robert Smigel and Conan O'Brien, he contributed to many sketches they created, but felt uncertain of the efficacy of his own writing at the show.[12]

He acted in several small roles on the show, most visibly during a 1990 parody commercial for Bad Idea Jeans.[13]

During his final year at SNL, he worked alongside Adam Sandler, David Spade, Chris Rock and Chris Farley, but eventually he decided to leave the show in order to pursue performing.[12] He has credited SNL with teaching him many lessons about sketch writing, from senior writers like Jim Downey and Al Franken, as well as his friends Smigel and O'Brien.[11]

When SNL took its 1988 summer break, Odenkirk returned to Chicago to perform a stage show with Smigel and O'Brien, titled Happy Happy Good Show. The following summer he did a one-man show, Show-Acting Guy, directed by Tom Gianas. During his final summer hiatus, he wrote and acted in the Second City Mainstage show, Flag Burning Permitted in Lobby Only. In that particular show, he wrote the character "Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker", for Chris Farley, which would later be reprised on SNL.[11]

Various writing and acting work: 1991–1994

In 1991, Odenkirk was hired to write for the TV show Get a Life, which starred Late Night with David Letterman alumnus Chris Elliott.[14] He wrote for The Dennis Miller Show.[15]

Odenkirk's friendship with Ben Stiller, with whom he briefly shared an office at SNL, would lead to his being hired for the cast of The Ben Stiller Show in 1992. Working as both a writer and actor on the show, he created and starred in the memorable sketch "Manson Lassie", and helped the show win an Emmy Award for writing. However, the show had already been canceled by the time it won the award.[1] Odenkirk served as a writer on Late Night with Conan O'Brien for the show's 1993 and 1994 seasons.[16]

Odenkirk met David Cross at Ben Stiller; shortly afterward, the pair began performing live sketch shows, which eventually evolved into Mr. Show with Bob and David.[16] In 1993, Odenkirk began a recurring role on The Larry Sanders Show as Larry Sanders' agent, Stevie Grant. He would continue the character through 1998.[16] Also in 1993, he had brief acting roles on Roseanne[17] and Tom Arnold's The Jackie Thomas Show.[18]

Mr. Show: 1995–1998

Created by Odenkirk and David Cross, Mr. Show ran on HBO for four seasons. The series featured a number of comedians in the early stages of their careers, including Sarah Silverman, Paul F. Tompkins, Jack Black, Tom Kenny, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Brian Posehn and Scott Aukerman. While nominated for multiple Emmy awards in writing and generally well liked by critics, it never broke out of a "cult" audience into larger mainstream acceptance due to being a premium cable show. After Mr. Show, Bob and David and the writers from the staff wrote the movie Run, Ronnie, Run. The film was an extension of a sketch from the first season of the show. However, the studio took production control away from Cross and Odenkirk during the editing stages, and the pair disowned the final product.

After Mr. Show: 1999–2008

Odenkirk holding a producer credit for The 1 Second Film in January 2005

Odenkirk starred in numerous television shows and some films. He has written and produced many TV pilots, including The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke and David's Situation, but none have made it to air or been picked up as a series.[19]

In 2004, Odenkirk received an unsolicited package including the work of Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim. Inspired by their unique voice, he connected with them and helped them develop a semi-animated show for Adult Swim called Tom Goes to the Mayor. He assisted Tim and Eric with the development of their second series, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job. He had a number of small featuring roles on TV shows, including Everybody Loves Raymond, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, Seinfeld, NewsRadio, Just Shoot Me!, Joey, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Arrested Development, Entourage, Weeds, and How I Met Your Mother.[16]

Odenkirk was considered for the role of Michael Scott in the pilot of The Office, a role that ultimately went to Steve Carell.[20] Odenkirk finally guested in the final season of The Office as a Philadelphia manager strongly reminiscent of Michael Scott.[21]

Breaking Bad and other works: 2009–2014

In 2009, Odenkirk joined the cast of AMC's Breaking Bad as corrupt lawyer Saul Goodman. Writer Peter Gould as well as several others had been quickly drawn to Odenkirk for this role based on his Mr. Show performances. The Goodman role was only intended to only cover a three-episode guest spot in the second season, but Odenkirk's performance led Gould and Vince Gilligan to extending the character as an ongoing role. Odenkirk became a series regular as Goodman for the show's third through fifth and final season.[22]

In 2011, Odenkirk wrote and developed Let's Do This! for Adult Swim, starring as Cal Mackenzie-Goldberg a "two-bit movie mogul and head of Cal-Gold Pictures as he leads a collection of crazy, fame-hungry strivers chasing Hollywood dreams". The pilot can be seen on Adult Swim's website.[23]

Odenkirk executive produced the sketch comedy show The Birthday Boys which starred the comedy group of the same name. Odenkirk also appeared in and directed a number of the sketches on the show as well.[24] It premiered on IFC on October 18, 2013. In 2014, Odenkirk played Police Chief Bill Oswalt in FX's miniseries Fargo.

In fall of 2014, Odenkirk played Dr. Stork, a podiatrist who specializes in cutting off people's toes, in Adult Swim's anthology series Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories.[25]

Better Call Saul: 2015–present

Odenkirk currently stars in the title role of Better Call Saul, a Breaking Bad spinoff. Primarily set in 2002, six years before the character's debut in Breaking Bad, the series follows lawyer Saul Goodman's journey from court-appointed defense attorney origins to his eventual status as a successful, though unscrupulous, criminal defense lawyer. He is also credited as a producer for the series.[26]

The first season consists of 10, 47 minute-long episodes, with a second and third season of 10 episodes following in early 2016 and 2017 respectively.[27] The fourth season is available on Netflix as of February 9, 2020, and the fifth season premiered on AMC on February 23, 2020. The show will have a final sixth season, which started production in February 2020 but has been delayed due to COVID-19, it is expected to air mid 2021.

Odenkirk has been nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for four of the series' five seasons.

In April 2020, with the end of Better Call Saul in sight, Odenkirk established his own production company Cal-Gold Pictures and signed a first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television. Odenkirk, with Cal-Gold, plans to develop stories that are unique with dynamic characters and social relevance. Former Comedy Central vice president Ian Friedman will serve as Cal-Gold's head of television.[28]

With Bob and David: 2015

It was reported in April 2015 that Odenkirk was teaming with former co-star David Cross to produce a new sketch comedy series based on their previous production, Mr. Show, called W/ Bob and David. The series was commissioned by Netflix with the first season having been released in November 2015, featuring four, 30 minute-long episodes along with an hour-long behind the scenes special. Odenkirk and Cross both write, star in and produce the show.[29]

Odenkirk has expressed interest in doing more seasons.[30]

Girlfriend's Day: 2017

Odenkirk co-wrote, produced and starred in Girlfriend's Day, a Netflix original film. This film noir comedy about a greeting card writer was directed by Michael Stephenson and influenced by Chinatown. It was a movie Odenkirk had wanted to make for 16 years, after Mr. Show writer Eric Hoffman sent him the original script and they began developing it.[30]

Other work in film

Odenkirk's first roles were very minor parts in films such as Wayne's World 2, The Cable Guy, Can't Stop Dancing and Monkeybone. In 2003, Odenkirk directed Melvin Goes to Dinner and played the role of Keith. The film received positive reviews from critics and won the Audience Award at the SXSW Film and Music Festival. It was later self-released in five cities, then distributed on DVD by Sundance.

In 2006, Odenkirk directed Let's Go to Prison, which was written by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant, and starred Will Arnett, Dax Shepard and Chi McBride. The film received a 12% "All Critics" score from the website Rotten Tomatoes[31] and had a total box office gross of a little more than US$4.6 million.[32] The following year Odenkirk directed The Brothers Solomon, written by Will Forte and starring Forte, Will Arnett and Kristen Wiig. The film received a 15% "All Critics" score from Rotten Tomatoes[33] and had a total box office gross of approximately $1 million.[34]

After starring in Breaking Bad, Odenkirk began to have more prominent roles in critically successful films, such as Little Women, The Post, The Disaster Artist, The Spectacular Now, which received the Special Jury Award for Acting at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, and the Alexander Payne-directed Nebraska, which was nominated for a Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[35][36]

Personal life

Odenkirk at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con

In 1997, Odenkirk married Naomi Yomtov, who was later the executive producer of W/ Bob and David.[29] They have two children together.[37]

Discussing costume choices on Better Call Saul, Odenkirk stated he has a bit of color blindness, and leaves it to the costume department to select the right outfits for his roles.[38]

On December 15, 2019, his alma mater SIU announced it had awarded Odenkirk the honorary degree of Doctor of Performing Arts.[39]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Wayne's World 2	Concert nerd
1994	Clean Slate	Cop
1996	The Truth About Cats & Dogs	Bookstore man
	The Cable Guy	Steven's brother
	Waiting for Guffman	Caped man at audition	Deleted scene
1997	Hacks	Cellmate
1999	Can't Stop Dancing	Simpson
2000	The Independent	Figure
2001	Dr. Dolittle 2	Animal Groupie #4 Forest Animal/Dog	Voice
	Monkeybone	Morgue surgeon
2002	Run Ronnie Run!	Terry Twillstein/Various	Also writer
2003	Melvin Goes to Dinner	Keith	Also director
2004	My Big Fat Independent Movie	Steve
2005	Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic	Manager
	Cake Boy	Darnell Hawk
2006	Danny Roane: First Time Director	Pete Kesselmen
	Relative Strangers	Mitch Clayton
	Let's Go to Prison	Duane	Also director
2007	The Brothers Solomon	Jim Treacher	Also director
	Super High Me	Bob
2009	Operation: Endgame	Emperor
2010	Blood Into Wine	French winemaker
2011	Son of Morning	Fred Charles
	Take Me Home Tonight	Mike
2012	Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie	Schlaaang Announcer
	The Giant Mechanical Man	Mark
2013	Ass Backwards	Pageant MC
	Dealin' with Idiots	Coach Jimbo
	The Spectacular Now	Dan
	Movie 43	P.I.	Also uncredited director Segment: "Find Our Daughter"
	Nebraska	Ross Grant
2014	Boulevard	Winston
2015	I Am Chris Farley	Himself	Documentary
	Hell and Back	The Devil	Voice
	Freaks of Nature	Shooter Parker
2017	Girlfriend's Day	Ray	Also writer and producer
	The Disaster Artist	Stanislavski Teacher	Cameo
	The Post	Ben Bagdikian
2018	Incredibles 2	Winston Deavor	Voice
2019	Long Shot	President Chambers
	Dolemite Is My Name	Lawrence Woolner	Uncredited
	Little Women	Father Robert March
2021	Nobody	Hutch Mansell	Also producer; Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987–1995	Saturday Night Live	Various roles	13 episodes; also writer
1991–1992	Get a Life		Writer
1992	The Dennis Miller Show		Writer
1992	The Ben Stiller Show	Various roles	13 episodes; also writer
1993	The Jackie Thomas Show	Elmer	Episode: "Aloha, Io-wahu"
1993	Roseanne	Jim	Episode: "Tooth or Consequences"
1993–1998	The Larry Sanders Show	Steve Grant	11 episodes
1993–1994	Late Night with Conan O'Brien		Writer
1994	Tom	David	Episode: "The Bad Seed"
1994	Life on Mars		Pilot; also creator and writer
1995–1998	Mr. Show with Bob and David	Various roles	30 episodes; also co-creator, writer and executive producer
1996	Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist	Bob	Voice; Episode: "Fructose"
1996	Seinfeld	Ben	Episode: "The Abstinence"
1996	The Dana Carvey Show		Writer
1997–1998	NewsRadio	Dr. Smith / Bob	2 episodes
1997-2001	Everybody Loves Raymond	Scott Preman	2 episodes
1997–2000	Tenacious D		Co-creator, writer and executive Producer
1997	Space Ghost Coast to Coast	Himself	Episode: "Gallagher"
1999	Just Shoot Me!	Barry	Episode: "The Odd Couple: Part 1"
1999	3rd Rock from the Sun	Gary Parkinson	Episode: "The Fifth Solomon"
2000	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Gil	Episode: "Porno Gil"
2000	The Near Future		Pilot; co-creator, director, writer and executive producer
2001	Ed	Rev. Richie Porter	Episode: "Valentine's Day"
2001	The Andy Dick Show	Chuck Charles	Episode: "Standards and Practices"
2002	Next!	Various roles	Pilot; also co-creator, writer and executive producer
2003	Highway to Oblivion		Pilot; director
2003	Less than Perfect	Colin Hunter	Episode: "The New Guy"
2003	Futurama	Chaz	Voice; Episode: "The Why of Fry"
2003	The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke	Carl Laemke	Pilot; also creator, writer and executive producer
2003	Slice o' Life	(Role unknown)	Pilot
2003	Arrested Development	Dr. Phil Gunty	Episode: "Visiting Ours"
2004	Joey	Brian Michael David Scott	Episode: "Joey and the Nemesis"
2004	Aqua Teen Hunger Force	Bean Wizard	Voice; Episode: "Hypno-Germ"
2004–2006	Tom Goes to the Mayor	Various roles	21 episodes; also writer and executive Producer
2005	Crank Yankers	Droopy	Voice; Episode: "#3.14"
2006	Freak Show	Half Oldman Half Youngman Senator Tinkerbell	Voice; 2 episodes
2007–2010	Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!	Various roles	25 episodes; also creative consultant
2007	The Sarah Silverman Program	Mister Wadsworth	Episode: "Maid to Border"
2007	Derek & Simon	Vance Hammersly	3 episodes; also co-creator, writer, director and executive producer
2008–2012	How I Met Your Mother	Arthur Hobbs	8 episodes
2008	Weeds	Barry	Episode: "Head Cheese"
2008	Mike Birbiglia's Secret Public Journal	Donnie	Television special
2008	David's Situation		Pilot; co-creator, director, writer and executive producer
2009	Rules of Engagement	Mike	Episode: "Russell's Secret"
2009–2013	Breaking Bad	Saul Goodman	36 episodes
2009	American Dad!	Third Worker / TV Host	Voice; 2 episodes
2009	The Goode Family	Brian Kennedy	Voice; Episode: "Pleatherheads"
2009	Glenn Martin DDS	Vince the Circus Owner	Voice; Episode: "The Grossest Show on Earth"
2010	The Life & Times of Tim	The Interventionist Bathroom Attendant	Voice; 2 episodes
2010	Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule		Creative consultant
2010	Entourage	Ken Austin	3 episodes
2010	Team Spitz	Principal Kersey	Pilot
2010	Funny or Die Presents	Scott & Behr	Episode: "112"
2011	Let's Do This!	Cal	Pilot; also creator, director, writer and executive producer
2011	Jon Benjamin Has a Van	Rev. Rocco Janson	Episode: "Smoking"
2012	NTSF:SD:SUV::	Aaron Sampson	Episode: "Robot Town"
2012	Bob's Burgers	Chase	Voice; Episode: "Tina-Rannosaurus Wrecks"
2012	The League	Miles Miller	Episode: "A Krampus Carol"
2012–2016	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Various roles	6 episodes
2013	The Office	Mark Franks	Episode: "Moving On"
2013–2018	Drunk History	Various roles	4 episodes
2013	Ghost Ghirls	Frank van Stetten	Episode: "Ghost Writer"
2013	Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	Saul Goodman	Episode: "5.191"
2013–2014	The Birthday Boys	Various roles	11 episodes; also director, writer and executive producer
2014	Fargo	Chief Bill Oswalt	9 episodes
2014	TripTank	Hot Sauce Worker	Voice; Episode: "Crossing the Line"
2014	Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories	Dr. Stork	Episode: "Toes"
2015–present	Better Call Saul	Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman	50 episodes; also producer
2015	W/ Bob & David	Various roles	4 episodes; also co-creator, writer and executive producer
2017	Nobodies	Himself	Episode: "Not the Emmys"
2017–2018	No Activity	Greg	4 episodes
2019–present	Undone	Jacob Winograd	8 episodes; also producer
2019	The Simpsons[40]	Mob Lawyer	Voice; Episode: "The Fat Blue Line"
2019	The Kominsky Method	Dr. Shenckman	Episode: "Chapter 13. A Shenckman Equivocates"
2020	Corporate	Black Dog	Voice; Episode: "Black Dog"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Lego The Incredibles	Winston Deavor (voice)

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist(s)	Role	Ref.
1997	"Sugarcube"	Yo La Tengo	Actor
2010	"Hindsight"	Built to Spill	Director
2020	"Eat It (We're All In This Together)"	David Cross featuring "Weird Al" Yankovic	Himself	[41]

Bibliography

Year	Title
2013	Hollywood Said No!
2014	A Load of Hooey

Discography

Year	Title
2014	Amateur Hour (feat. Brandon Wardell)

Awards and nominations

References

Notes

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4. Parsi, Novid (March 17, 2010). "Bad boy". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
5. Pfefferman, Naomi (November 15, 2013). "Bob Odenkirk on 'Nebraska' and 'Breaking Bad'". Jewish Journal. Tribe Media Corp. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
6. Nealon, Sarah (April 9, 2017). "Better Call Saul's Bob Odenkirk on his debt to his Irish grandmothers". Stuff. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruBaNKRYgG0
8. "Bob Odenkirk on Disappearing from High School & Better Call Saul". youtube.com. Jimmy Kimmel Live. February 27, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
9. DuPage, College Of (December 10, 2015). "Congrats COD alum Bob Odenkirk 4 a Golden Globe nomination 4 best actor in a TV series, drama! #BetterCallSaulpic.twitter.com/FTQN4xUL0W". @collegedupage. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
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11. Sacks, Mike (July 2, 2009). "How I Made It in Comedy: Bob Odenkirk". Chicago Reader. News + Features. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
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18. "The Jackie Thomas Show: Credits". Hollywood.com. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
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20. Carter, Bill (May 1, 2013). "One Last Cringe for 'The Office' Finale". The New York Times. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
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25. Snierson, Dan (September 25, 2014). "Bob Odenkirk Prepares To Cut Off Gillian Jacobs' Toes on 'Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
26. Credits
27. Kondolojy, Amanda (June 19, 2014). "'Better Call Saul' Renewed for Second Season by AMC; First Season Pushed Back to 2015". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
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29. Whitney, Erin (April 2, 2015). "Bob Odenkirk & David Cross Are Reuniting For A Netflix Series". The Huffington Post. Arianna Huffington. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
30. "How Bob Odenkirk Brought a Comic Sweetness to His New Noir Film 'Girlfriend's Day'". esquire.com. January 17, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
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33. "The Brothers Solomon". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
34. "The Brothers Solomon". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
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40. Dan Snierson (July 15, 2019). "Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk to play lawyer on The Simpsons". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
41. Gil Kaufman (May 14, 2020). "Every One of Your Favorite Comedians Covered 'Weird Al' Yankovic's 'Eat It': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

Further reading

• Raftery, Brian (November 2013). "The Internet Owes Its Sense of Humor to This Man". Wired. Retrieved October 18, 2013.

External links

• Official website
• Bob Odenkirk at IMDb