Bob Odenkirk in stable condition after meltdown on set of ‘Better Caul Saul’

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Bob Odenkirk, star of the AMC series “Better Call Saul,” was said to be in stable condition on Wednesday night after suffering what his representatives described as a “heart-related accident.”

Odenkirk, 58, who plays the devious title character in “Better Call Saul,” was hospitalized Tuesday after he collapsed on the set of that show, which was filmed in and around Albuquerque, New Mexico.

In a statement, Odenkirk’s representatives said, “We can confirm that Bob is in stable condition following a heart-related accident. He and his family would like to express their gratitude to the wonderful doctors and nurses looking after him, as well as his team, crew and producers who have stayed by his side. The Odenkirks would also like to thank everyone On the outpouring of good wishes and asking for their privacy at this time while Bob works on his recovery.”

Odenkirk previously wrote for “Saturday Night Live” and “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” and co-created the HBO Sketch series “Mr. Show With Bob and David” before becoming widely known as unscrupulous lawyer Saul Goodman on the AMC series “Breaking”. Bad”.

After the conclusion of Breaking Bad in 2013, Odenkirk’s character was given his own prequel series, “Better Call Saul,” which charted his character’s descent from a kind-hearted but vulgar lawyer named Jimmy McGill to his slapstick character Saul Goodman.

In Better Call Saul, which debuted in 2015, Odenkirk received four Emmy Award nominations for Best Actor in a Drama Series. The sixth and final season of “Better Call Saul” was expected to begin next year.

As news of Odenkirk’s hospitalization spread, support for him poured in on social media.

David Cross – who co-created the movie “Mr. Show” with him – wrote on Twitter: “I’ll share what I know when I can, but Bob is one of the strongest people I know physically and spiritually. He will overcome this.”

Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston wrote on Instagram that he had been “worried all morning” about the news of Odenkirk’s collapse. “He is in hospital in Albuquerque and is receiving the medical care he needs but his condition is not yet known to the public,” he wrote. “Please take a moment in your day today to reflect on him and send positive thoughts and prayers in his own way, thank you.”

Last spring, Odenkirk starred in the revenge thriller “Nobody”, which required him to undergo several months of physical training in preparation for the main role.

Discussing his training regimen for “nobody,” Odenkirk said in an interview with the New York Times that he’s never tried anything more strenuous than cardio.

“I’ve never hurt my back and knees,” Odenkirk said. “It’s all good enough, it’s working. I’ve stressed that I’m driving to the training facility—an hour and 10 minutes, some days more—in L.A. traffic, and I’m thinking, ‘You’re rehearsing for a movie that’s never going to happen, what? Your speech? What kind of midlife crisis are you going through?”

He continued, “But I also thought, ‘If the movie doesn’t happen, well, I’ll be fine. And I would have learned something about my body.”

Odenkirk won Emmy Awards as a member of the writing cast on “Saturday Night Live” and “The Ben Stiller Show”. He has also directed the comedies “Let’s Go to Prison” and “The Brothers Solomon” and has acted in TV shows such as “Fargo” and in films such as the 2019 adaptation of Little Women.

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