Bob Odenkirk is in stable condition, according to his reps.
The Better Call Saul was hospitalized on Tuesday after collapsing on the New Mexico set. On Wednesday, his team issued a statement, reading, “We can confirm Bob is in stable condition after experiencing a heart-related incident.”
According to TMZ, it was “touch-and-go for the last day but it looks like he’s now out of the woods.” Sources say Odenkirk was unconscious “during the early hours in the hospital, although he’s now lucid.”
Odenkirk, 58, had been shooting the sixth and final season of the Breaking Bad spin-off. The 13-episode season is expected to debut next year on AMC. (Variety)
Infomercial king Ron Popeil has died. The inventor of the Showtime Rotisserie and Pocket Fisherman was 86.
His family tells TMZ that Popeil died Wednesday morning at L.A.’s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after suffering a medical emergency.
Ron was just as well known for his catchphrases “Set it and forget it” and the iconic “But wait, there’s more!”
Ron created the concept of the infomercial. In the early 1950s, he and a partner produced a minute-long, black-and-white commercial for $500, according to his official site.
Among Ron’s inventions, some of which can be seen in the Smithsonian Museum, are Mr. Microphone (the first Karaoke machine), the Popeil Pocket Fisherman, the Smokeless Ashtray and GLH-9 (Great Looking Hair Formula #9) Hair in a Can Spray.
His father, Samuel “S.J.” Popeil, invented the Chop-o-Matic and the Veg-o-Matic, which were sold through his son’s Ronco company.
TBS is making a variety show inspired by the “Stupid Pet Tricks” segment from DAVID LETTERMAN’s “Late Show”. It’ll be a half-hour, ten-episode series hosted by SARAH SILVERMAN.
Each episode will have pets performing impressive tricks in front of a live audience. There will also be surprise celebrity guests, comedy bits, and games.
Sarah said, quote, “The rule in show business is, ‘never work with animals or children’ but I choose to work with David Letterman anyway.”
Production will start later this year.
