Bob Odenkirk opens up about ‘shocking’ near-death ‘heart incident’
nypost.comset of his AMC show “Better Call Saul.”The 59-year-old actor sat down with NBC “Today” show host Willie Geist to discuss his “shocking” July 2021 health scare in a candid interview set to air Sunday.
He explained that doctors clarified he had a “heart incident” and not a heart attack, explaining his “widow-maker artery was completely blocked.“That’s why it’s called the widow-maker, ’cause you die when that happens.
But I went down. And I was very lucky that my co-stars, Rhea Seehorn and Patrick Fabian, were right nearby.”He recounted how his colleagues rushed over and sounded the alarm as health officers began CPR and eventually used a defibrillator three times to revive him. “I was not present for any of it.
But I’m told it was a pretty shocking day on set. And traumatizing for all my costars and crew members and people I love very much who love me.
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