Bob Odenkirk Biography
Clean-cut and perpetually dressed in tailored suits, comedian Bob Odenkirk was born in Illinois. He worked as a standup comic in Chicago before moving to New York and writing some of the best television comedy of his generation. From 1987-1991, he worked as a writer on Saturday_Night_Live and earned his first Emmy nomination. Odenkirk then wrote for The_Ben_Stiller_Show and won his first Emmy award. He also wrote for Get a Life, The_Larry_Sanders_Show, Late Night With Conan O'Brien, and Tenacious_D. In addition, he played Stevie Grant on several episodes of The_Larry_Sanders_Show. During this period, he met up with comedian David_Cross and they became the team behind Mr._Show, an exceptional sketch comedy program that aired 1995-1998 on HBO. Along with Cross, Odenkirk was a host, writer, producer, and cast member. Although nominated for numerous awards, Mr._Show never won any. As an actor, Odenkirk appeared in small roles in such comedy features as The_Cable_Guy, Waiting for Guffman, and Can't_Stop_Dancing. On television, he provided voices to a few cartoons and tried his hand at directing with the HBO series The_Near_Future. After starring as Terry Twillstein in the unfortunate Run_Ronnie_Run!, he directed and starred in Melvin Goes to Dinner in 2003. The talky comedy feature was based on a play by Michael_Blieden and the poster features lovely drawings by Adrian Tomine; it won several awards at festivals. As a writer/director, Odenkirk went on to make some videos and TV shows. As an actor, he later starred in The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke and My_Big_Fat_Independent_Movie. Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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