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You could sayBob Odenkirk’s dance card is pretty full.
On the heels of the series finale of his Emmy award-winning hitBetter Call Saul, the 60-year-old actor haswritten a children’s bookwith his 22-year-old daughter Erin and is starring as a disillusioned college professor in AMC’sLucky Hank. Yet the veteran performer is also ready to slow things down.
“Big life changes are happening,” Odenkirk tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “I’m trying to be more present and to make some space in my life because when you race from one thing to the next you deprive yourself of the fun of the experience.”
In July 2021, Odenkirk’slife was nearly cut short. While filming scenes forSaul, he experienced a seriousheart attack. To this day he hasno recollection of the incident, in which his heart stopped beating and he was rushed to an Albuquerque hospital.
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That means more time to read (he’s currently engrossed in eight books) and with his family, which also includes his wife of 25 years, comedy manager Naomi Odenkirk and their son Nate, 24.
“My kids are very capable young people, but I’m still kind of up their asses,” Odenkirk says with a laugh. “I’m really happy right now.”
It’s fitting then that Odenkirk’s newest role resonates with the actor himself.
“This guy, Hank Devereaux Jr., he loves his daughter, he loves his wife and he’s got an attitude about life and just lets it rip,” Odenkirk says. “He’s a lot like me.”
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Lucky Hankpremieres Sunday at 9 p.m. ET on AMC.
source: people.com
