Bob Odencock net worth
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What is Bob Odencock’s net worth and salary?
Bob Odenkirk is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer with a net worth of $16 million. Odencock is probably best known for his work on shows such as “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Sol”, and played a shady lawyer named Sol Goodman in both series. character of. Before achieving this mainstream success, Bob worked mainly behind the scenes as a comedy writer on numerous shows and guest appearances in various projects.
He is also a successful director and producer, and has participated in many projects named after him. After his breakthrough in the role of Saul Goodman, Odencock appeared in many high-profile roles in various TV shows and movies. In addition, Odencock is also a mature voice actor.
early life
Robert John Odenkirk was born on October 22, 1962 in Berwyn, Illinois. He grew up with 6 siblings in Naperville, in a Catholic family, but due to his father’s alcoholism, his parents soon divorced. As Bob gets older, he realizes that Naperville is a dead end, and he can’t wait to move to a city where more exciting things are happening.
He realized this dream earlier than most people because he earned enough credits to graduate from high school at the age of 16. Then he entered many universities in Illinois, worked on their radio stations and improved his comedic wisdom. He eventually created his own late-night comedy show for Southern Illinois University. In the end, he completed his dream big city move and moved to Chicago before graduating from SIU. However, he was still able to complete the last three credits while living in Chicago, and graduated from the university with a bachelor’s degree in 1984.
While in Chicago, Odencock established contacts with several comedy groups and began participating in various seminars. This led to a meeting with Robert Smiguel, who worked with him on many future projects, including “Saturday Night Live.” During this period, Odencock was deeply influenced by the python.
Profession
In 1987, Bob got a job as a comedy writer for “Saturday Night Live,” and collaborated with writers such as Conan O’Brien and Robert Smigle to create many sketches. Odencock worked there for the next 3 years, but never really felt confident in his writing during this period. He also performed some sketches on the show.
In the end, Bob left SNL to focus more on acting. Together with Smile and O’Brien, he organized a comedy stage show called “Happy Happy Good Show” in Chicago, which was a success. In the next period of time, he appeared in a single show and additional stage comedy shows. In the early 1990s, Odencock returned to writing and participated in programs such as “Get a Life” and “The Dennis Miller Show”.
Odencock previously worked with Ben Stiller on SNL, and in 1992 he was hired to write for the “Ben Stiller Show.” second season. During this period, Odencock also contributed to the “Conan O’Brien Evening Show”. He also began to collaborate with David Cross, and the two began to perform live sketching together. Throughout the 90s, Bob also appeared in “Larry Sanders Show”, “Rosanna” and “Jackie Thomas Show” and other shows.
Also in the 90s, David Cross and Odencock finally adapted their stage sketches into a sketch called “Mr. Show” by HBO. The show was well received by critics and quickly developed into an avid follower, but it never broke the mainstream.
In the early 2000s, Odencock helped develop animated comedy series such as “Tom Goes to Mayor” and “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Work”. He later contributed to some other comedy animation series. In the next few years, he appeared in many TV shows such as “Everyone Loves Raymond”, “The Story of Seinfeld”, “Suppress Enthusiasm”, and “Development Obstructed”. He also almost missed the role of Michael Scott on the “Office” show.
After Bob Odencock booked the role of Saul Goodman in the AMC series “Breaking Bad”, he really broke through the mainstream. Although he initially only appeared as a guest star in the three episodes of the second season, he quickly became a frequent guest of the series and remained an integral part of the cast until the end of the 2013 series. After the show ended, Bob appeared in more skits, playing the role of police chief Oswalt in the miniseries “Fargo”.
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In 2015, Bob played Saul Goodman again in the “Better Call Saul” spin-off drama “Breaking Bad”. The series has won wide acclaim, and some people think it is even better than “Breaking Bad”. The series has been approved for six seasons, and Bob is also considered the producer of the series. In 2020, Odencock established his own production company, Cal-Gold Pictures. In 2017, Bob co-written, produced and starred in the Netflix movie “A Girlfriend’s Day”.
After making a breakthrough with “Breaking Bad”, Bob began to appear in “Little Women”, “Disaster Artist”, “Post” and other movies.
Better call for Saul’s salary
At the peak of Breaking Bad, Bob earned $100,000 per episode. When he started starring and producing the spin-off “Better Call Saul”, he earned $150,000 per episode in the first season. At the time of writing, his income per episode is $200,000, which is approximately $2 million per season.
relation
In 1997, Bob Odenkirk married producer Naomi Yomtov. Later, they participated in many projects together and had two children.
real estate
In 1998, Odencock and his wife bought a property near the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles at a price of just over $675,000. The property was built in the 1950s and has approximately 2,900 square feet of living space, vaulted ceilings and large windows with stunning views of the surrounding canyon and city lights. In 2014, Bob and his wife listed the property for an asking price of US$2.49 million. They finally reached an agreement with a price of just under US$2.45 million.
In 2010, Bob and his wife ostensibly bought a property in Bronson Canyon for $675,000. The house fell into disrepair, and the couple bought it with foreclosure. Suppose the couple will refurbish the property as an investment, either sell it later, or as rental income (or both). Due to the modest nature of this property, they seem unlikely to live in it.
In 2015, Bob Odenkirk upgraded to a 2,800-square-foot residence in the Hollywood Hills. He and his wife bought the property for US$3.3 million, which has a traditional Spanish style and stunning views of the surrounding canyon. The outdoor area also offers many convenient facilities, including a swimming pool, spa and manicured gardens.
