CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Award-winning actor, writer, best-selling author and Naperville native Bob Odenkirk, perhaps best known as shady lawyer Saul Goodman on"Breaking Bad" and"Better Call Saul," was named 2023 Man of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals on Thursday.
"When choosing our 2023 Man of the Year, I immediately knew we better call Bob Odenkirk," producer Aidan Golub said in a statement."We're cooking up a lot of surprises to celebrate Mr. Odenkirk's contributions to the world of comedy both in front of and behind the camera." The awards are given out to people who have made lasting and impressive contributions to the world of entertainment.
He is also the star and executive producer of"Lucky Hank," adapted from the novel"Straight Man" by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo, which is scheduled to premiere on AMC and AMC+ on March 19.