Bob Odenkirk recently directed the comedy Let's Go to Prison starring
Will Arnett, and previously wrote, directed and starred in the short film The Pity Card and the festival award-winning independent feature Melvin Goes to Dinner. He has starred in films including Relative Strangers, Danny Roane: First Time Director, My Big Fat Independent Movie,
Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic, Run Ronnie Run, Dr. Dolittle 2, Monkeybone, The Independent, Can't Stop Dancing, The Big Twist, Waiting for Guffman, The Cable Guy, The Truth About Cats & Dogs, Clean Slate and Wayne's World 2. Odenkirk hails from Chicago where he spent several years writing and performing sketch comedy. In 1987, he was hired to write for
Saturday Night Live along with such comic superstars as
Dana Carvey,
Chris Farley and
Chris Rock. He received an Emmy Award in 1988 after creating characters including Grumpy Old Man, The Motivational Speaker and The Sportsfans (with fellow writer
Robert Smigel). During the summer hiatus periods, Odenkirk returned to Chicago to perform sketch shows including the one-man hit
Half My Face is a Clown. After moving to Los Angeles, Odenkirk quickly landed a job writing on Fox TV's
Get A Life, and took to the stage for his second one-man show,
Show-Acting-Guy, at the Upfront Theatre in Santa Monica, which led to appearances on
The Dennis Miller Show and
The A-List. Odenkirk was hired as a cast member and writer on the short-lived cult hit
The Ben Stiller Show in 1993, where he portrayed Manson Lassie and wrote many memorable sketches. In 1994, he met stand up comedian and actor
David Cross and the two created the cult hit
Mr. Show.
Odenkirk has guest-starred in numerous sitcoms including Everybody Loves Raymond, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Ed. He received critical acclaim for his recurring role as Larry's unscrupulous agent on The Larry Sanders Show.
