Next, the Illinois-raised Monty Python fan was narrowly pipped by Steve Carrell to play Michael Scott in the US version of The Office, a career-making break that comes along once a blue moon. There were recurring roles in The Larry Sanders Show and Rosanne before he created the cult sketch series Mr Show with Bob and David, with stand-up comedian and (later) Arrested Development star David Cross, which ran for four seasons on HBO from 1995. Hired, aged 25, as a writer on Saturday Night Live, the sometime stand-up comedian worked alongside Chris Rock, Adam Sandler and Conan O’Brien before striking out on his own. There may well be more satisfying career paths in show business, but we're hard-pressed to come up with one that tops Bob Odenkirk’s.
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