Reports have emerged online that Bob Odenkirk collapsed on Tuesday while at work on the set of
Better Call Saul. The series, now in production on its sixth and final season, was shooting in New Mexico when Odenkirk reportedly grew ill.
According to TMZ, “Odenkirk and cast were shooting . when the incident happened. We re told Odenkirk went down, and was immediately surrounded by crew members who called an ambulance. Their sources were “unclear” on whether Odenkirk was conscious or not, but did say that he was “still in the hospital under the care of doctors” as of Tuesday night.
Variety later said it confirmed the report but had no information on the cause of Odenkirk’s collapse.
The actor and writer was hospitalized after he collapsed on the set of the show on Tuesday.
Bob Odenkirk at the Film Independent Spirit Awards in 2020.Credit.Jordan Strauss/Invision, via Associated Press
July 28, 2021, 7:28 p.m. ET
Bob Odenkirk, the star of the AMC series “Better Call Saul,” was said to be in stable condition on Wednesday evening after suffering what his representatives said was “a heart-related incident.”
Odenkirk, 58, who plays the underhanded title character on “Better Call Saul,” was hospitalized on Tuesday after he collapsed on the set of that show, which is filmed in and around Albuquerque, N.M.
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The actor also spoke about what happened when he dropped his daughter off at college.WireImage/Getty Images, FILE Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk is in stable condition after experiencing a heart-related incident on set, his representatives told ABC News Wednesday.
The 58-year-old actor collapsed while shooting the sixth and final season of the AMC series in New Mexico on Tuesday and was rushed to the hospital, a source said.
No other details were immediately available.
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Bob Odenkirk is in stable condition at a New Mexico hospital after suffering a heart attack while on the set of AMC s Better Call Saul.
Odenkirk, 58, collapsed on Tuesday while working in Albuquerque, New Mexico and was brought via ambulance to a local hospital.
Actor Bob Odenkirk is in stable condition at a New Mexico hospital after suffering a heart attack while on the set of AMC s Better Call Saul.
Odenkirk, 58, collapsed on Tuesday while working in Albuquerque, New Mexico and was brought via ambulance to a local hospital.