"Better Call Saul” star Bob Odenkirk was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday after he collapsed on set while filming the show's latest season.
People confirms that the 58-year-old actor was filming on the show’s New Mexico set at the time of his medical emergency. According to TMZ, Odenkirk was rushed to the hospital around 11:30 a.m. and remains there for medical care. The cause of the collapse has not been revealed.
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Odenkirk's "Breaking Bad" costar Bryan Cranston released a statement following news of the medical emergency.
"Today I woke up to news that has made me anxious all morning. My friend, Bob Odenkirk collapsed last night on the set of Better Call Saul," Cranston captioned a photo of the two stars.
"He is in the hospital in Albuquerque and receiving the medical attention he needs but his condition is not known to the public as yet. Please take a moment in your day today to think about him and send positive thoughts and prayers his way, thank you."
“Better Call Saul,” a spin-off of the wildly popular series “Breaking Bad,” is currently filming its sixth and final season after making its debut in 2015. Odenkirk portrays criminal defense lawyer Jimmy McGill who transforms into criminally-inclined con-man Saul Goodman.
For his work on the show, Odenkirk has received four Golden Globe nominations for best actor in a television series drama, and four Emmy nominations for outstanding lead actor in a drama series.
Odenkirk recently starred and worked as a producer in the new action film “Nobody,” which follows a man entangled with a vengeful drug lord.
Some of his other notable film credits include “The Incredibles” (2014) and “The Incredibles 2” (2018), and “The Post” (2017).
The actor has made other several appearances on the TV screen, including “Fargo” (2014) and Netflix’s hit show “The Kominsky Method” (2018).
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