Bob Odenkirk has recalled as soon as being robbed at gun-point in Chicago.
The Breaking Unhealthy star opened up concerning the incident – which occurred as he and his then-girlfriend have been leaving an improv present within the metropolis – throughout a latest look on the Armchair Knowledgeable podcast.
Odenkirk instructed host Dax Shepherd that “someone pull[ed] a gun” on him and his girlfriend once they have been seated in a automotive early one Thursday morning at 1am.
“It regarded like a s***ty zip gun,” he recalled. “You recognize what a zipper gun is? It’s sort of a made-up gun. You construct it but it surely’s not made from plastic. It appears like a f***ed up gun but it surely’s an actual gun.
“And this man holds it up and I park the automotive and get out. He goes, ‘Give me the cash.’”
The actor went on to elucidate that he was “so worn out” from a scarcity of sleep that “I can’t suppose straight in any respect”.
“I’m like numb and I’m trying on the man and I’m taking too lengthy. He’s scared and holding this gun as much as me,” stated Odenkirk.
The 59-year-old continued: “My girlfriend is within the entrance seat of the automotive. She’s acquired the door locked and he or she’s freaking out. I’ve my garments on from the present and never the garments that I travelled in – and that’s the place my pockets is.
“I’m going, ‘My cash is in my different pants.’ And [the robber] is scared and he holds the gun as much as my head.”
Odenkirk went on to recall how he exited the automotive, opened the trunk and pulled his bag onto the sidewalk to retrieve the cash.
“I do know I’ve some huge cash in there,” stated the Higher Name Saul star, including: “I’ve not less than $300 (£230) money as a result of I used to be travelling so I figured I could make him pleased.”
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The actor stated: “So I give him the cash and he goes, ‘Get your girlfriend out of the automotive. I would like her jewelry.’ And – I wish to credit score this to not my bravado or braveness however to how drained I used to be – I’m going, ‘What the f***?’”
Agreeing with Shepherd who joked the robber was a “grasping motherf***er”, Odenkirk continued: “I’m going, ‘Look how a lot cash you bought, get the f*** out of right here. You need to go!’
“And he stands there proper by the window of the automotive undecided what to do and I’m going, ‘Run! Go!’ After which he does. He leaves and we name the police.”
Final month, Odenkirk mirrored on the guts assault that he had on the set of Higher Name Saul final yr.
The actor was rushed to hospital after collapsing on the set of the present on 27 July 2021.