Bob Odenkirk Birthday Highlights
Birth Name Robert John Odenkirk
Place Of Birth Berwyn, Illinois, USA Age 61 years old
Birth Date October 22 1962
Bob Odenkirk Facts
Child Star? no Occupation Actor, Writer, Producer, Director Education & Qualifications Naperville High School Net Worth $16,000,000
Current Partner Naomi Odenkirk Children Nate Odenkirk, Erin Odenkirk Parents Walter Henry Odenkirk, Barbara Odenkirk Siblings Bill Odenkirk
About Bob Odenkirk Bob Odenkirk is an actor, writer, producer, and director who gained popularity for his role as Saul Goodman, a lawyer in the crime series ‘Breaking Bad’.After he became famous for his role as Saul Goodman in ‘Breaking Bad’, Bob Odenkirk acted in several roles in a number of television shows and films. He starred in the spin-off of ‘Breaking Bad’, ‘Better Call Saul’.Bob Odenkirk was nominated four times for the Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Lead Actor category in a drama series, for his performance as dubious lawyer, Saul Goodman. He is also famous for his sketch comedy series on HBO, ‘Mr. Show with Bob and David’ for which he was an executive producer and co-star of his friend David Cross. He has been an executive producer for various other sketch comedy shows such as ‘The Birthday Boys’. Bob worked as an actor and writer for ‘The Ben Stiller Show’ and this led to him creating and acting in the momentous sketch ‘Manson Lassie’, which won him an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing.Bob Odenkirk Net Worth, Earnings & Spending HabitsWhat is Bob Odenkirk’s net worth?The net worth of Bob Odenkirk is $16 million.How much does Bob Odenkirk earn per year?Bob Odenkirk earns $1.73 million per year.Height, Age & Physical AttributesHow tall is Bob Odenkirk?Bob Odenkirk is 5 ft 11 in (182 cm) tall.How old is Bob Odenkirk?Bob Odenkirk was born on October 22, 1962, so is 59 years old and will turn 60 in October 2022.Childhood And EducationBob Odenkirk was born on October 22, 1962, to Walter Henry Odenkirk and Barbara Odenkirk in Berwyn, Illinois. He was one of the seven siblings born to Henry and Barbara Odenkirk. One of his siblings, Bill Odenkirk, is also a comedy writer whom Bob helped at the beginning of his career. Bill went on to write for ‘Futurama’.Though he was born in Berwyn, Bob was brought up in Naperville, a place that he hated because it felt like there was no life, future, or opportunities. Bob’s father, Henry Odenkirk, was in the printing business. His mother, Barbara Odenkirk, was a German Catholic of Irish descent.Bob Odenkirk graduated from Naperville High School at the age of 16 and attended college locally for one year at College of Du Page in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. He then joined Marquette University in Milwaukee. He was later transferred to Southern Illinois University, where his sketch writing and acting skills were enhanced with live shows on the radio station of the college. Bob later explored the roles of comedy writer and radio jockey for the local college station of Southern Illinois University called WIDB. He started a late-night comedy show for WIDB called ‘The Prime Time Special’.Even after three years of college, Bob was still falling short of three credits to complete his graduation. This was when he decided to try his luck in writing and improv in Chicago. He attended Columbia College in Chicago to complete his missing credits and finally earned his bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University in 1984.Family, Romance, And RelationshipsWho is Bob Odenkirk’s Spouse?Bob Odenkirk is married to Naomi Odenkirk, who is also an executive producer by profession, and they have two children named Nate and Erin Odenkirk. Naomi Odenkirk worked as the executive producer of the show ‘W/ Bob and David’ starring Bob Odenkirk.Career And Professional HighlightsBob Odenkirk worked in one of the episodes of the show ‘Seinfeld’ as Ben, before his career took a leap with the crime drama series ‘Breaking Bad’. Bob was working on the HBO sketch comedy series ‘Mr. Show with Bob and David’ when he received the offer to work on ‘Seinfeld’. Bob Odenkirk is known as one of the most versatile actors.Best Known ForAt the beginning of his career, around 1980 to 1990, Bob Odenkirk wrote for some amazing shows such as ‘Saturday Night Live’, ‘Get A life’, and ‘The Ben Stiller Show’. Bob then co-created the successful HBO sketch comedy ‘Mr. Show with Bob and David’ in the mid-’90s, which won him a nomination for an Emmy Award.During the summer break of the show ‘Saturday Night Live’, in 1988, Bob Odenkirk traveled back to Chicago for a stage show with Smigel and O’Brien called ‘Happy Happy Good Show’. Encouraged by the success of the show, the next summer, he enacted a one-man show called ‘Show-Acting Guy’, which was directed by Tom Gianas. In the last summer break of ‘Saturday Night Live’, Bob penned and acted in a Second City Mainstage show called, ‘Flag Burning Permitted in Lobby Only’.Bob acted in numerous small roles on the ‘Saturday Night Live’ show. When he was in the final year of the show, he worked with several others like David Spade, Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, and Chris Rock, but later decided to drop out of the show to pursue an acting career. Bob Odenkirk believes that ‘Saturday Night Live’ gave him an opportunity to learn many lessons, especially on sketch writing from senior writers like Jim Downey and Al Franken, as well as his friends Smigel and O’Brien. Owing to Bob’s friendship with Ben Stiller, who had worked with him on ‘Saturday Night Live’, he was hired for the cast of ‘The Ben Stiller Show’ in 1992. At the beginning of 2000, Bob found new talent, Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, and supported them in creating and producing television series ‘Tom Goes to the Mayor’ and ‘Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!’. Bob Odenkirk was also a director for three films, namely ‘Let’s Go To Prison’ in 2006, ‘Melvin Goes To Dinner’ in 2003, and ‘The Brothers Solomon’ in 2007. Bob also featured in ‘Nobody’, ‘Nebraska’, ‘Entourage’, and ‘How I Met Your Mother’.Charity WorkBob Odenkirk supports several charitable foundations and also many noble causes. Foundations supported by Bob Odenkirk are Catalina Island Conservancy, Red Cross, Alliance For Children’s Rights, Motion Picture and Television Fund Foundation, Amnesty International, Screen Actors Guild Foundation, American Foundation for AIDS Research and Smile Train.Causes supported by Bob Odenkirk are HIV/AIDS, environment, disaster relief, children, creative arts, health, human rights and poverty.Bob Odenkirk and David Cross joined together for a charity show on Zoom called ‘Mr. Show Zoomtacular Annual Business Call Event for Charity’ and the money received from this event went to a non-profit charity cause working towards breaking the poverty cycle.What awards has Bob Odenkirk won?Bob Odenkirk had been nominated several times for a number of awards and also won many awards for his works. Bob has been nominated from 1989 to 2020 in the Primetime Emmy Awards, for various categories such as writing, acting, and music composing, for shows ‘Saturday Night Live’, ‘Mr. Show with Bob and David’, and also for shows ‘The Ben Stiller Show’, and ‘Better Call Saul’. He also twice won the award for his outstanding writing, for the show ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 1989 and for ‘The Ben Stiller Show’ in 1993.Bob was nominated for the Golden Globe Awards in the category Best Actor in Television Series for the show ‘Better Call Saul’ consecutively for three years from 2016 to 2018 and again in 2021. Bob has the credit of being nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Awards in the category of Outstanding Performance consecutively from 2012 to 2014 for ‘Breaking Bad’ and for ‘Better Call Saul’ in 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2021. He had won the award in 2014 for ‘Breaking Bad’.He won the Critics’ Choice Movie Award in the category of Best Ensemble Cast in 2013 and was nominated for the same in the category of Best Acting Ensemble in 2014, for his movie ‘Nebraska’. Bob received the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Actor in Drama Series in 2015 and 2016 for ‘Better Call Saul’ and was nominated for the same category from 2019 to 2021.Bob Odenkirk’s Hobbies and InterestsBob Odenkirk had an interest in comedy, acting, and writing while he was studying at Southern Illinois University. He worked as a DJ for the college’s radio station. Before completing his graduation, he moved to Chicago and worked as a stand-up comedian for seven years. Bob’s hobbies are writing, comic acting, and other entertainment related activities. Other Interesting Bob Odenkirk Facts And TriviaBob was nominated for the Cannes International Film Festival.Bob has acted in a Steven Spielberg movie called ‘The Post’.The roles that Bob mostly performed were either of a businessman or an agent.He has mostly collaborated with David Cross or Will Arnett in his work.Bob Odenkirk made $200,000 per episode for ‘Better Call Saul’.Bob Odenkirk has a house in New Mexico. He offered two cast members from ‘Breaking Bad’ room and board in his New Mexico house during filming.Main Image credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com
Bob Odenkirk Birthday Highlights
Birth Name Robert John Odenkirk
Place Of Birth Berwyn, Illinois, USA Age 61 years old
Birth Date October 22 1962
Bob Odenkirk Facts
Child Star? no Occupation Actor, Writer, Producer, Director Education & Qualifications Naperville High School Net Worth $16,000,000
Current Partner Naomi Odenkirk Children Nate Odenkirk, Erin Odenkirk Parents Walter Henry Odenkirk, Barbara Odenkirk Siblings Bill Odenkirk
Bob Odenkirk is an actor, writer, producer, and director who gained popularity for his role as Saul Goodman, a lawyer in the crime series ‘Breaking Bad’.After he became famous for his role as Saul Goodman in ‘Breaking Bad’, Bob Odenkirk acted in several roles in a number of television shows and films. He starred in the spin-off of ‘Breaking Bad’, ‘Better Call Saul’.Bob Odenkirk was nominated four times for the Primetime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Lead Actor category in a drama series, for his performance as dubious lawyer, Saul Goodman. He is also famous for his sketch comedy series on HBO, ‘Mr. Show with Bob and David’ for which he was an executive producer and co-star of his friend David Cross. He has been an executive producer for various other sketch comedy shows such as ‘The Birthday Boys’. Bob worked as an actor and writer for ‘The Ben Stiller Show’ and this led to him creating and acting in the momentous sketch ‘Manson Lassie’, which won him an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing.
Bob Odenkirk Birthday Highlights
Birth Name Robert John Odenkirk
Place Of Birth Berwyn, Illinois, USA Age 61 years old
Birth Date October 22 1962
Bob Odenkirk Birthday Highlights
Birth Name Robert John Odenkirk
Place Of Birth Berwyn, Illinois, USA Age 61 years old
Birth Date October 22 1962
Birth Name Robert John Odenkirk
Place Of Birth Berwyn, Illinois, USA Age 61 years old
Birth Date October 22 1962
Birth Name Robert John Odenkirk
Place Of Birth Berwyn, Illinois, USA Age 61 years old
Birth Date October 22 1962
Bob Odenkirk Facts
Child Star? no Occupation Actor, Writer, Producer, Director Education & Qualifications Naperville High School Net Worth $16,000,000
Current Partner Naomi Odenkirk Children Nate Odenkirk, Erin Odenkirk Parents Walter Henry Odenkirk, Barbara Odenkirk Siblings Bill Odenkirk
Bob Odenkirk Facts
Child Star? no Occupation Actor, Writer, Producer, Director Education & Qualifications Naperville High School Net Worth $16,000,000
Current Partner Naomi Odenkirk Children Nate Odenkirk, Erin Odenkirk Parents Walter Henry Odenkirk, Barbara Odenkirk Siblings Bill Odenkirk
Child Star? no Occupation Actor, Writer, Producer, Director Education & Qualifications Naperville High School Net Worth $16,000,000
Current Partner Naomi Odenkirk Children Nate Odenkirk, Erin Odenkirk Parents Walter Henry Odenkirk, Barbara Odenkirk Siblings Bill Odenkirk
Child Star? no Occupation Actor, Writer, Producer, Director Education & Qualifications Naperville High School Net Worth $16,000,000
Current Partner Naomi Odenkirk Children Nate Odenkirk, Erin Odenkirk Parents Walter Henry Odenkirk, Barbara Odenkirk Siblings Bill Odenkirk
