https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/actor-bob-odenkirk-collapses-set-better-call-saul-sources-2021-07-28/LOS ANGELES, July 27 (Reuters) - Television and film actor Bob Odenkirk was
taken to a Los Angeles-area hospital on Tuesday after collapsing on the set
of his AMC cable network show "Better Call Saul," according to sources close
to the performer.
The incident was first reported by celebrity news website TMZ.com, which sai
d Odenkirk was stricken as he and cast-mates were shooting a scene in New Me
xico, where the series is set, and that he was immediately surrounded by cre
w members who called an ambulance.
Two sources confirmed the accuracy of TMZ's account to Reuters by email, on
condition that they not be named.
TMZ, which cited its own production and law enforcement sources for its stor
y, reported it was unclear whether Odenkirk, 51, was conscious when he was t
ransported. As of 7:30 p.m. local time, TMZ said, the actor was still in a h
ospital under the care of doctors.
"Better Call Saul," currently in production for its sixth season, is a prequ
el to the hit AMC crime series "Breaking Bad," which introduced Odenkirk as
Saul Goodman, the sharp-witted criminal defense lawyer for the show's protag
onist, played by Bryan Cranston.
Odenkirk's spinoff traces his character's evolution from a two-bit scam arti
st turned struggling public defender named Jimmy McGill into the morally con
flicted attorney Saul Goodman, who ultimately makes a career representing dr
ug traffickers and underworld figures.
His performances on "Better Call Saul" have earned Odenkirk four Primetime E
mmy Award nominations. His motion picture credits include supporting roles i
n such films as "Nebraska," "The Post" and "Little Women." More recently he
starred in the big-screen action thriller "Nobody."
He previously worked as a comedy writer for "Saturday Night Live" and "The B
en Stiller Show."
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