Thanks to his appearance as the shady attorney Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad, actor Bob Odenkirk became a very popular actor and soon, the character received his own spin-off series in the form of Better Call Saul, which served as a prequel and sequel to Breaking Bad. Odenkirk received praise for his performance as Saul Goodman in both series, but the final season of Better Call Saul almost cost him his life, as the actor had a “small heart attack” while on set, having been rushed to the hospital.
Luckily, the actor recovered quickly and returned to film the remainder of the final season, which was praised as one of the best seasons overall. Recently, the actor sat down for a talk and recalled this experience, looking back on how it all played out at the time.
Just a quick recap, the actor was rushed into hospital on July 28, 2021, after...
Luckily, the actor recovered quickly and returned to film the remainder of the final season, which was praised as one of the best seasons overall. Recently, the actor sat down for a talk and recalled this experience, looking back on how it all played out at the time.
Just a quick recap, the actor was rushed into hospital on July 28, 2021, after...
- 4/15/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
Better Call Saul‘s final season marks the conclusion of executive producer Melissa Bernstein’s 15-year journey that began with Breaking Bad‘s pilot shoot in 2007. The celebrated AMC drama about the rise and fall of Walter White (Bryan Cranston) paved the way for the Jimmy McGill/Saul Goodman-led (Bob Odenkirk) prequel-sequel series Better Call Saul and the Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul)-centric sequel movie El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019).
Considering that Breaking Bad narrowly survived the 2007-08 WGA strike with perennial low ratings until a late series Netflix bump, Bernstein remains astonished that Vince Gilligan’s mayhem-filled show went on to spawn what could be the most well-crafted shared universe to date. “It just feels like lightning in a bottle that lasted a really long time,” says Bernstein. “We’ve all pinched ourselves into bruising.”
Executive producer Melissa Bernstein
Whether by Gilligan on Breaking Bad or Peter Gould on Better Call Saul,...
Considering that Breaking Bad narrowly survived the 2007-08 WGA strike with perennial low ratings until a late series Netflix bump, Bernstein remains astonished that Vince Gilligan’s mayhem-filled show went on to spawn what could be the most well-crafted shared universe to date. “It just feels like lightning in a bottle that lasted a really long time,” says Bernstein. “We’ve all pinched ourselves into bruising.”
Executive producer Melissa Bernstein
Whether by Gilligan on Breaking Bad or Peter Gould on Better Call Saul,...
- 8/14/2023
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bob Odenkirk has gotten a new lease on life — and a newly reinvigorated acting approach.
In July 2021, the “Better Call Saul” star collapsed on set and suffered a heart attack. “Better Call Saul” health safety supervisor, Rosa Estrada, and assistant director, Angie Meyer, administered CPR and hooked Odenkirk up to an automated defibrillator. It took three tries to “get that rhythm back” in his heart after 18 minutes, as Odenkirk previously explained.
During a new interview with NPR, the “Breaking Bad” alum revealed how the life-or-death experience affected his career. “I came out of it with a strangely fresh energy towards my whole life, like I was born again,” Odenkirk said. “Like, ‘Hey, everybody! Let’s go back to work and make stuff!’”
Odenkirk added, “It made it even easier, much easier to be in the moment of looking at the world almost like you just woke up and don’t remember anything.
In July 2021, the “Better Call Saul” star collapsed on set and suffered a heart attack. “Better Call Saul” health safety supervisor, Rosa Estrada, and assistant director, Angie Meyer, administered CPR and hooked Odenkirk up to an automated defibrillator. It took three tries to “get that rhythm back” in his heart after 18 minutes, as Odenkirk previously explained.
During a new interview with NPR, the “Breaking Bad” alum revealed how the life-or-death experience affected his career. “I came out of it with a strangely fresh energy towards my whole life, like I was born again,” Odenkirk said. “Like, ‘Hey, everybody! Let’s go back to work and make stuff!’”
Odenkirk added, “It made it even easier, much easier to be in the moment of looking at the world almost like you just woke up and don’t remember anything.
- 7/26/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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[This story contains major spoilers for Better Call Saul’s “Point and Shoot.”]
In 2009, Breaking Bad opened the book on Lalo Salamanca, and now, 13 years later, Better Call Saul writer-ep Gordon Smith has closed it.
After writing several of the most critically acclaimed hours in the series, Smith’s decorated career as a writer-producer on Better Call Saul has also come to a close as of Monday’s midseason premiere, “Point and Shoot.” The Michigan native started out as an office Pa on Breaking Bad season three and worked his way up to executive producer on Saul, winning a WGA award for season three’s “Chicanery” along the way.
Together, with director and co-creator Vince Gilligan, Smith put the finishing touches on a backstory that was alluded to during Saul Goodman’s Breaking Bad debut, the aptly titled “Better Call Saul.” In the Peter Gould-scripted episode, a masked...
[This story contains major spoilers for Better Call Saul’s “Point and Shoot.”]
In 2009, Breaking Bad opened the book on Lalo Salamanca, and now, 13 years later, Better Call Saul writer-ep Gordon Smith has closed it.
After writing several of the most critically acclaimed hours in the series, Smith’s decorated career as a writer-producer on Better Call Saul has also come to a close as of Monday’s midseason premiere, “Point and Shoot.” The Michigan native started out as an office Pa on Breaking Bad season three and worked his way up to executive producer on Saul, winning a WGA award for season three’s “Chicanery” along the way.
Together, with director and co-creator Vince Gilligan, Smith put the finishing touches on a backstory that was alluded to during Saul Goodman’s Breaking Bad debut, the aptly titled “Better Call Saul.” In the Peter Gould-scripted episode, a masked...
- 7/13/2022
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There will be no more meth-making in the middle of the desert, at least for now.
That’s essentially the word from Better Call Saul co-creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould tonight at the show’s season 6A premiere in Hollywood.
For the last few months, Gilligan has been breaking story on a new series, but says, “I haven’t told my wife about it.”
“It’s something really different,” the 4x Emmy winner says about his new TV series which will definitely be a departure from the crime thriller loaded world of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.
“It’s a remake of Trapper John, M.D.” laughed Gilligan. The inside joke there being that he and Gould discussed heavily the spinoffs of M.A.S.H. (including After M.A.S.H.) when creating Better Call Saul. Essentially what you should and should not do when coming off of a hit series.
That’s essentially the word from Better Call Saul co-creators Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould tonight at the show’s season 6A premiere in Hollywood.
For the last few months, Gilligan has been breaking story on a new series, but says, “I haven’t told my wife about it.”
“It’s something really different,” the 4x Emmy winner says about his new TV series which will definitely be a departure from the crime thriller loaded world of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.
“It’s a remake of Trapper John, M.D.” laughed Gilligan. The inside joke there being that he and Gould discussed heavily the spinoffs of M.A.S.H. (including After M.A.S.H.) when creating Better Call Saul. Essentially what you should and should not do when coming off of a hit series.
- 4/8/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Bob Odenkirk has shared details about the heart attack he suffered on the set of “Better Call Saul” last summer for the first time in an interview with “The New York Times.”
The actor was hospitalized on July 27 after he collapsed on set. On Aug. 7, he assured fans on social media that he was feeling better after the “small heart attack,” which was able to be resolved without surgery.
“I’d known since 2018 that I had this plaque buildup in my heart,” Odenkirk explained to “The New York Times.”
He visited two doctors who had differing opinions on how to treat the condition. One suggested he start medication, while the other said he could wait, the actor said.
Odenkirk decided to listen to the second doctor and remained fine until that day one set when “one of those pieces of plaque broke up.”
“We were shooting a scene, we’d been shooting all day,...
The actor was hospitalized on July 27 after he collapsed on set. On Aug. 7, he assured fans on social media that he was feeling better after the “small heart attack,” which was able to be resolved without surgery.
“I’d known since 2018 that I had this plaque buildup in my heart,” Odenkirk explained to “The New York Times.”
He visited two doctors who had differing opinions on how to treat the condition. One suggested he start medication, while the other said he could wait, the actor said.
Odenkirk decided to listen to the second doctor and remained fine until that day one set when “one of those pieces of plaque broke up.”
“We were shooting a scene, we’d been shooting all day,...
- 2/10/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
After filming six seasons of “Better Call Saul,” Bob Odenkirk is ready to part ways with his iconic sleazy attorney alter ego.
The “Breaking Bad” spinoff concludes later this year, and while Odenkirk described moving on from the role as “challenging,” he also admitted there is a sense of freedom to it.
“I always used to scoff and roll my eyes at actors who say, ‘It’s so hard.’ Really? It can’t be,” Odenkirk told The New York Times of taking on a dramatic role. “[But] the truth is that you use your emotions, and you use your memories, you use your hurt feelings and losses, and you manipulate them, dig into them, dwell on them. A normal adult doesn’t walk around doing that, going, ‘What was the worst feeling of abandonment I’ve had in my life? Let me just gaze at that for the next week and a half,...
The “Breaking Bad” spinoff concludes later this year, and while Odenkirk described moving on from the role as “challenging,” he also admitted there is a sense of freedom to it.
“I always used to scoff and roll my eyes at actors who say, ‘It’s so hard.’ Really? It can’t be,” Odenkirk told The New York Times of taking on a dramatic role. “[But] the truth is that you use your emotions, and you use your memories, you use your hurt feelings and losses, and you manipulate them, dig into them, dwell on them. A normal adult doesn’t walk around doing that, going, ‘What was the worst feeling of abandonment I’ve had in my life? Let me just gaze at that for the next week and a half,...
- 2/9/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
In a new interview with The New York Times, Bob Odenkirk spoke in detail for the first time about the heart attack he suffered on the set of “Better Call Saul” last summer in Albuquerque, N.M. The Emmy nominee collapsed on set July 27, 2021 shortly after filming and was rushed to the hospital. Odenkirk took to social media on Aug. 7 to confirm he had “a small heart attack” and to assure fans he was feeling better.
“I’d known since 2018 that I had this plaque buildup in my heart,” Odenkirk told the Times about his medical emergency. “I went to two heart doctors at Cedars-Sinai, and I had dye and an M.R.I. and all that stuff, and the doctors disagreed.”
One doctor told Odenkirk he should start medication and the other doctor said he could wait. Odenkirk chose to listen to the latter. All was fine with Odenkirk...
“I’d known since 2018 that I had this plaque buildup in my heart,” Odenkirk told the Times about his medical emergency. “I went to two heart doctors at Cedars-Sinai, and I had dye and an M.R.I. and all that stuff, and the doctors disagreed.”
One doctor told Odenkirk he should start medication and the other doctor said he could wait. Odenkirk chose to listen to the latter. All was fine with Odenkirk...
- 2/9/2022
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
After his frightening heart attack in July, Bob Odenkirk has returned to the set of “Better Call Saul.”
He took to Twitter on Sept. 8 to announce his return from the makeup chair, captioning the image: “Back to work on ‘Better Call Saul!’ So happy to be here and living this specific life surrounded by such good people. Btw this is makeup pro Cheri Montesanto making me not ugly for shooting!”
See his post below:
Back to work on Better Call Saul! So happy to be here and living this specific life surrounded by such good people. Btw this is makeup pro Cheri Montesanto making me not ugly for shooting! pic.twitter.com/lTAfPg7dDp
— Mr. Bob Odenkirk (@mrbobodenkirk) September 8, 2021
On July 27, Odenkirk collapsed suddenly on set while filming Season 6 of “Saul” in New Mexico. He tweeted an update days later, writing, “Hi. It’s Bob. Thank you. To my family...
He took to Twitter on Sept. 8 to announce his return from the makeup chair, captioning the image: “Back to work on ‘Better Call Saul!’ So happy to be here and living this specific life surrounded by such good people. Btw this is makeup pro Cheri Montesanto making me not ugly for shooting!”
See his post below:
Back to work on Better Call Saul! So happy to be here and living this specific life surrounded by such good people. Btw this is makeup pro Cheri Montesanto making me not ugly for shooting! pic.twitter.com/lTAfPg7dDp
— Mr. Bob Odenkirk (@mrbobodenkirk) September 8, 2021
On July 27, Odenkirk collapsed suddenly on set while filming Season 6 of “Saul” in New Mexico. He tweeted an update days later, writing, “Hi. It’s Bob. Thank you. To my family...
- 9/8/2021
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk took to Twitter late on Friday to update fans on his health.
The 58-year-old actor, who plays grifter lawyer Jimmy McGill on the Breaking Bad spinoff, is on the mend.
“I am doing great. I’ve had my very own “It’s a Wonderful Life” week of people insisting I make the world slightly better,” Odenkirk tweeted to nearly 800,000 followers.
“Wow! Thank you, I love everyone right now but let’s keep expectations reasonable!” he added.
Odenkirk collapsed on the set of Better Call Saul on July 27. He sent out a message thanking friends and fans and acknowledging support a few days later, but has been silent since then.
At that time, he revealed the cause of his collapse.
“I had a small heart attack. But I’m going to be ok thanks to Rosa Estrada and the doctors who knew how to fix the blockage without surgery,...
The 58-year-old actor, who plays grifter lawyer Jimmy McGill on the Breaking Bad spinoff, is on the mend.
“I am doing great. I’ve had my very own “It’s a Wonderful Life” week of people insisting I make the world slightly better,” Odenkirk tweeted to nearly 800,000 followers.
“Wow! Thank you, I love everyone right now but let’s keep expectations reasonable!” he added.
Odenkirk collapsed on the set of Better Call Saul on July 27. He sent out a message thanking friends and fans and acknowledging support a few days later, but has been silent since then.
At that time, he revealed the cause of his collapse.
“I had a small heart attack. But I’m going to be ok thanks to Rosa Estrada and the doctors who knew how to fix the blockage without surgery,...
- 8/7/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Bob Odenkirk is on the mend.
The Better Call Saul star took to social media Friday in his first public comments since being hospitalized after collapsing on the set of the AMC drama.
“Hi. It’s Bob. Thank you,” the actor tweeted on Friday.
“To my family and friends who have surrounded me this week. And for the outpouring of love from everyone who expressed concern and care for me. It’s overwhelming. But I feel the love and it means so much.”
“I had a small heart attack," he revealed.
"But I’m going to be [Ok] thanks to Rosa Estrada and the doctors who knew how to fix the blockage without surgery. Also, AMC and [Sony’s] support and help throughout this has been next-level."
"I’m going to take a beat to recover but I’ll be back soon.”
Odenkirk was filming on the Albuquerque, New Mexico set...
The Better Call Saul star took to social media Friday in his first public comments since being hospitalized after collapsing on the set of the AMC drama.
“Hi. It’s Bob. Thank you,” the actor tweeted on Friday.
“To my family and friends who have surrounded me this week. And for the outpouring of love from everyone who expressed concern and care for me. It’s overwhelming. But I feel the love and it means so much.”
“I had a small heart attack," he revealed.
"But I’m going to be [Ok] thanks to Rosa Estrada and the doctors who knew how to fix the blockage without surgery. Also, AMC and [Sony’s] support and help throughout this has been next-level."
"I’m going to take a beat to recover but I’ll be back soon.”
Odenkirk was filming on the Albuquerque, New Mexico set...
- 7/30/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Update: Bob Odenkirk is filled with gratitude for his loved ones and fans after suffering what he described as a "small heart attack" earlier this week. In his first public statement addressing the medical emergency, the actor wrote on Twitter, "Thank you. To my family and friends who have surrounded me this week. And for the outpouring of love from everyone who expressed concern and care for me. It's overwhelming. But I feel the love and it means so much." His message continued, "I had a small heart attack. But I'm going to be ok thanks to Rosa Estrada and the doctors who knew how to fix the blockage without surgery. Also, AMC and SONYs support and help throughout...
- 7/30/2021
- E! Online
Bob Odenkirk is thanking fans for their support in his first public comments since being hospitalized after collapsing on the set of Better Call Saul earlier this week.
“Hi. It’s Bob. Thank you,” the actor and comedian tweeted on Friday. “To my family and friends who have surrounded me this week. And for the outpouring of love from everyone who expressed concern and care for me. It’s overwhelming. But I feel the love and it means so much.”
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“Hi. It’s Bob. Thank you,” the actor and comedian tweeted on Friday. “To my family and friends who have surrounded me this week. And for the outpouring of love from everyone who expressed concern and care for me. It’s overwhelming. But I feel the love and it means so much.”
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- 7/30/2021
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
After word came earlier today from Bob Odenkirk’s pal and sometimes creative partner David Cross that the world would be hearing from the Better Call Saul star — who collapsed on set Tuesday night– soon, Odenkirk issued a statement.
“Hi. It’s Bob. Thank you. To my family and friends who have surrounded me this week. And for the outpouring of love from everyone who expressed concern and care for me. It’s overwhelming. But I feel the love and it means so much,” he wrote on Twitter. “I had a small heart attack. But I’m going to be ok thanks to Rosa Estrada and the doctors who knew how to fix the blockage without surgery. Also, AMC and Sony’s support and help throughout this has been next-level. I’m going to take a beat to recover but I’ll be back soon.”
Hi. It's Bob.
Thank you.
“Hi. It’s Bob. Thank you. To my family and friends who have surrounded me this week. And for the outpouring of love from everyone who expressed concern and care for me. It’s overwhelming. But I feel the love and it means so much,” he wrote on Twitter. “I had a small heart attack. But I’m going to be ok thanks to Rosa Estrada and the doctors who knew how to fix the blockage without surgery. Also, AMC and Sony’s support and help throughout this has been next-level. I’m going to take a beat to recover but I’ll be back soon.”
Hi. It's Bob.
Thank you.
- 7/30/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Update (7/30): Bob Odenkirk offered an update on his health after suffering what he described as “a small heart attack” while filming Better Call Saul. “Hi. It’s Bob,” Odenkirk wrote on Twitter. “Thank you. To my family and friends who have surrounded me this week. And for the outpouring of love from everyone who expressed concern and care for me. It’s overwhelming. But I feel the love and it means so much.”
He continued, “I had a small heart attack. But I’m going to be ok thanks...
He continued, “I had a small heart attack. But I’m going to be ok thanks...
- 7/30/2021
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Bob Odenkirk has spoken out for the first time after being rushed to the hospital on Tuesday after suffering what he said was a “small heart attack” on the set of AMC’s “Better Call Saul.”
“Hi. It’s Bob. Thank you,” he wrote on Twitter. “To my family and friends who have surrounded me this week. And for the outpouring of love from everyone who expressed concern and care for me. It’s overwhelming. But I feel the love and it means so much.”
He added, “I had a small heart attack. But I’m going to be ok thanks to Rosa Estrada and the doctors who knew how to fix the blockage without surgery. Also, AMC and SONYs support and help throughout this has been next-level. I’m going to take a beat to recover but I’ll be back soon.”
Odenkirk collapsed on the set of the...
“Hi. It’s Bob. Thank you,” he wrote on Twitter. “To my family and friends who have surrounded me this week. And for the outpouring of love from everyone who expressed concern and care for me. It’s overwhelming. But I feel the love and it means so much.”
He added, “I had a small heart attack. But I’m going to be ok thanks to Rosa Estrada and the doctors who knew how to fix the blockage without surgery. Also, AMC and SONYs support and help throughout this has been next-level. I’m going to take a beat to recover but I’ll be back soon.”
Odenkirk collapsed on the set of the...
- 7/30/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Bob Odenkirk took to Twitter to thank his fans for their support after he was hospitalized after having a “small heart attack” while on the set of “Better Call Saul” this week.
“Hi. It’s Bob. Thank you. To my family and friends who have surrounded me this week. And for the outpouring of love from everyone who expressed concern and care for me. It’s overwhelming. But I feel the love and it means so much,” he wrote on Twitter on Friday. “I had a small heart attack. But I’m going to be ok thanks to Rosa Estrada and the doctors who knew how to fix the blockage without surgery. Also, AMC and Sony’s support and help throughout this has been next-level. I’m going to take a beat to recover but I’ll be back soon.”
I had a small heart attack. But I'm going to...
“Hi. It’s Bob. Thank you. To my family and friends who have surrounded me this week. And for the outpouring of love from everyone who expressed concern and care for me. It’s overwhelming. But I feel the love and it means so much,” he wrote on Twitter on Friday. “I had a small heart attack. But I’m going to be ok thanks to Rosa Estrada and the doctors who knew how to fix the blockage without surgery. Also, AMC and Sony’s support and help throughout this has been next-level. I’m going to take a beat to recover but I’ll be back soon.”
I had a small heart attack. But I'm going to...
- 7/30/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Bob Odenkirk suffered a “small heart attack,” but will recover, the actor announced Friday.
“Hi. It’s Bob. Thank you. To my family and friends who have surrounded me this week. And for the outpouring of love from everyone who expressed concern and care for me. It’s overwhelming. But I feel the love and it means so much,” he wrote on Twitter. “I had a small heart attack. But I’m going to be ok thanks to Rosa Estrada and the doctors who knew how to fix the blockage without surgery. Also, AMC and Sony’s ...
“Hi. It’s Bob. Thank you. To my family and friends who have surrounded me this week. And for the outpouring of love from everyone who expressed concern and care for me. It’s overwhelming. But I feel the love and it means so much,” he wrote on Twitter. “I had a small heart attack. But I’m going to be ok thanks to Rosa Estrada and the doctors who knew how to fix the blockage without surgery. Also, AMC and Sony’s ...
- 7/30/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Bob Odenkirk suffered a “small heart attack,” but will recover, the actor announced Friday.
“Hi. It’s Bob. Thank you. To my family and friends who have surrounded me this week. And for the outpouring of love from everyone who expressed concern and care for me. It’s overwhelming. But I feel the love and it means so much,” he wrote on Twitter. “I had a small heart attack. But I’m going to be ok thanks to Rosa Estrada and the doctors who knew how to fix the blockage without surgery. Also, AMC and Sony’s ...
“Hi. It’s Bob. Thank you. To my family and friends who have surrounded me this week. And for the outpouring of love from everyone who expressed concern and care for me. It’s overwhelming. But I feel the love and it means so much,” he wrote on Twitter. “I had a small heart attack. But I’m going to be ok thanks to Rosa Estrada and the doctors who knew how to fix the blockage without surgery. Also, AMC and Sony’s ...
- 7/30/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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