Bill Odenkirk
William Leonard Odenkirk (born October 13, 1965) is an American comedy writer. He is the younger brother of actor Bob Odenkirk.
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Bill Odenkirk

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- Name
- Bill Odenkirk
- Birth Name
- William Leonard Odenkirk
- Born
- 13 October 1965
- Birthplace
- Naperville, Illinois, U.S.
- Occupation
- Television writer
- Education
- Loyola University of Chicago, University of Chicago
- Nationality
- United States
- Honours
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program
- Languages
- English
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William Leonard Odenkirk (born October 13, 1965) is an American comedy writer. He is the younger brother of actor Bob Odenkirk.
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Bill Odenkirk (born 1965) is an actor, screenwriter and television producer, of American nationality. The actor was born in Naperville. Bill Odenkirk was educated at University of Chicago.
Languages used include English. Honours include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program.
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• Name — Bill Odenkirk • Birth Name — William Leonard Odenkirk • Born — 13 October 1965 • Birthplace — Naperville, Illinois, U.S. • Occupation — Television writer • Years Active — 1995–present • Education — Loyola University of Chicago, University of Chicago • Genre — Comedy • Relatives — Bob Odenkirk (brother)
Biography
Biography
William Leonard Odenkirk was born on October 13, 1965, in Naperville, Illinois to Walter Henry Odenkirk (1930–1986), who was employed in the printing business, and Barbara Mary (née Baier) Odenkirk (1936–2021). He is the younger brother of American actor and comedian Bob Odenkirk, and worked as a writer, producer and actor on the HBO sketch comedy TV show Mr. Show with Bob and David, which featured his brother as co-star. Odenkirk went on to write for Tenacious D, Futurama, and Disenchantment. He has written and executive produced episodes of The Simpsons. He holds a PhD in inorganic chemistry from the University of Chicago.
Tenacious D episodes
Tenacious D episodes
He is credited with writing the following episodes, along with Jack Black, David Cross, Kyle Gass, Tom Gianas, and Bob Odenkirk: • "Death of a Dream" • "The Greatest Song in the World" • "The Fan" • "Road Gig"
Futurama episodes
Futurama episodes
He is credited with writing the following episodes: • "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back" (2000) • "A Tale of Two Santas" (2001) • "Insane in the Mainframe" (2001) • "Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch" (2003) • "The Farnsworth Parabox" (2003) • "Planet Espresso" (2024) • "Scared Screenless" (2025)
The Simpsons episodes
The Simpsons episodes
He is credited with writing the following episodes: • "Treehouse of Horror XV" (all three segments) (2004) • "The Seven-Beer Snitch" (2005) • "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer" (2006) • "Crook and Ladder" (2007) • "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble" (2008) • "Million Dollar Maybe" (2010) • "Love Is a Many Strangled Thing" (2011) • "Adventures in Baby-Getting" (2012) • "Pulpit Friction" (2013) • "Super Franchise Me" (2014) • "To Courier with Love" (2016) • "The Last Traction Hero" (2016) • "Grampy Can Ya Hear Me" (2017) • "Forgive and Regret" (2018) • "The Fat Blue Line” (2019)
Disenchantment episodes
Disenchantment episodes
Odenkirk is credited with writing the following episodes: • "Steamland Confidential" (2021) • "Love Is Hell" (2022) • "The Pitter-Patter of Little Feet" (2022) • "The Goo-Bye Girl" (2022) • "Fish Out of Water" (2023)
Guru Nation project
Guru Nation project
A series developed for Paramount+ with Bob Odenkirk and David Cross.
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Bill Odenkirk was born on 13 October 1965.
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- 1.BARBARA ODENKIRK OBITUARY. Legacy.com.
- 2.Bob Odenkirk On Filming His Final Scene As Saul Goodman. Youtube. February 28, 2022.
- 3.University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. A Look at Science on The Simpsons. July 18, 2017.
- 4.W. W. Ellis. Synthesis, structure, and properties of chiral titanium and zirconium complexes bearing biaryl strapped substituted cyclopentadienyl ligands. Organometallics. 12. 11. 4391–4401. 1993. 10.1021/om00035a026.
- 5.White, Peter. Docu-Style Comedy 'Guru Nation' From Bob Odenkirk & David Cross In The Works At Paramount+. Deadline. 2022-02-01.
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