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Bob Odenkirk is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. On Seinfeld, Odenkirk portrayed Elaine Benes' would-be doctor boyfriend Ben; he appeared in “The Abstinence”. Odenkirk is best known for co-creating the short-lived HBO sketch comedy series Mr. Show with Bob and David...
- Sarah Silverman (Emily) With a short stint on Saturday Night Live and a couple of years on HBO’s Mr. Show with Bob and David, Emmy-winning comedian and actress Sarah Silverman was still an up-and-comer when she appeared on the Seinfeld Season 8 episode, “The Money.”
- Bob Odenkirk (Ben) Also known for Mr. Show with Bob and David as the “Bob” from the title, Bob Odenkirk, who played a medical student Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) dates in the hope of eventually achieving her dream of dating a doctor in another Seinfeld Season 8 episode, “The Abstinence.”
- Anna Gunn (Amy) Another Breaking Bad alum who appeared on Seinfeld earlier in her career is two-time Emmy winner Anna Gunn (Walter White’s wife, Skyler), who played a girlfriend of Jerry’s whom George (Jason Alexander) is convinced he saw smooching with Jerry’s cousin after losing his glasses in Season 5’s “The Glasses.”
- Michael Chiklis (Steve Pocatello) Michael Chiklis rose to fame as the Emmy-winning lead of FX’s The Shield, as The Thing in two Fantastic Four movies, and as part of the American Horror Story cast in Season 4.
The Abstinence: Directed by Andy Ackerman. With Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander. Abstinence allows George to become a genius, but it turns Elaine into an idiot. Jerry gets bumped from career day at his old Jr. High School. Kramer turns his apartment into a smoking lounge and all the smoke disfigures his face.
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In the late 1980s and the 1990s, Odenkirk was a writer for sketch comedy shows such as Saturday Night Live and The Ben Stiller Show, according to IMDb. He also made small guest appearances on TV shows such as Roseanne and 3rd Rock from the Sun. In 1996, Bob Odenkirk portrayed Ben in SeinfeldSeason 8 Episode 9, “The Abstinence.” Odenkirk’s character...
While speaking with GQ, Bob Odenkirk broke down his role in Seinfeld and his time on the show. “I was just offered that role on Seinfeld. And it was a great experience. You know, Seinfeldworked like a laugh machine, and not in a bad way, not in a cold and unfeeling and mechanical way, but in a reliable and professional way,” the actor said. “So I w...
Odenkirk went on to have a plethora of eclectic acting roles. Now the actor is best known as Saul Goodman, his Breaking Bad character who was introduced in 2009. According to Entertainment Weekly, the idea of a Saul Goodman spinoff started as a joke in the writer’s room. “They say all great jokes have a kernel of truth to them,” said Better Call Sa...
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The Abstinence" Seinfeld episode: Episode no. Season 8 Episode 9: Directed by: Andy Ackerman: Written by: Steve Koren: Production code: 809: Original air date: November 21, 1996 () Guest appearances; Phil Morris as Jackie Chiles; Bob Odenkirk as Ben Gelfen; Derek Jeter as himself; Bernie Williams as himself; Alex Trebek as himself; Brenda ...
- November 21, 1996
- Andy Ackerman
- 809
- Steve Koren
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Jul 5, 2019 · Bob Odenkirk, star of “Better Call Saul,” calls “Seinfeld” a “well-run machine of hilarity.” (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times) For Oswalt, “Seinfeld” marked a major milestone: his first...
