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It’s all good, man! Bob Odenkirk has returned to work on the AMC drama “Better Call Saul” after having a heart attack in July.
The Emmy-winning writer tweeted the update Wednesday morning, sharing a photo of himself having his character’s makeup applied.
“Back to work on Better Call Saul!” he wrote less than two months after the health scare. “So happy to be here and living this specific life surrounded by such good people.”
Odenkirk, who plays sleazy criminal lawyer Saul Goodman (née Jimmy McGill) on the “Breaking Bad” prequel, tipped his hat to makeup pro Cheri Montesanto for “making me not ugly for shooting!”
Moments after posting that tweet, the “Mr. Show” alum was seemingly well enough to joke with his “W/Bob and David” collaborator David Cross, who apparently had “a little bit of potato salad left” that was up for grabs. On brand, Odenkirk requested that Cross “deep freeze some” for him.
The improv vet, who remained active on Twitter during his work hiatus, also retweeted a satire news story written by his son, Nate Odenkirk, and a plug for Season 2 of Hulu’s “Wu Tang: An American Saga.”
In late July, the 58-year-old star collapsed on the New Mexico set of “Better Call Saul” while it was in production on its sixth and final season. Odenkirk was hospitalized for a “heart-related incident,” which he later clarified was a blockage that caused a small heart attack.
Days after the collapse, the actor tweeted that he would “take a beat to recover” and thanked AMC and Sony Television for their “next level” support.
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Four months after reports confirmed their relationship, comedian John Mulaney and actor Olivia Munn are expecting their first child together.
Mulaney, 39, casually revealed the pregnancy Tuesday on “Late Night With Seth Meyers,” during which he also opened up about his romance with Munn, 41, and his recent relapse. (Late last year, Mulaney joined “Late Night” as a staff writer.)
The comic’s announcement comes four months after his divorce from a “heartbroken” Anna Marie Tendler, an artist to whom he was married for nearly seven years. Shortly after their split, dating rumors began to swirl around him and Munn.
“I packed a lot into this ... is it September now?” Mulaney told Meyers on Tuesday. “I went to rehab in September [2020]. I got out in October. I move out of my home from my ex-wife. ...
“In the spring, I went to Los Angeles and met and started to date a wonderful woman named Olivia. I got into this relationship that’s been really beautiful with someone incredible ... and we’re having a baby together. ... I was nervous when I was about to say the news.”
Mulaney also mentioned that he relapsed on drugs after hosting last year’s Halloween episode of “Saturday Night Live,” and — following an intervention by Meyers, Fred Armisen and other friends — returned to rehab. He was most recently discharged from treatment in February.
While gushing over his new girlfriend, Mulaney credited the “Gateway” star with holding his “hand through that hell” that was becoming so
By Tribune News Service
