Saul Goodman
| James McGill/Saul Goodman | |
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| Breaking Bad / Better Call Saul character | |
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| First appearance | "Better Call Saul" (Breaking Bad) |
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| Portrayed by |
Bob Odenkirk Blake Bertrand (childhood flashbacks) |
| Information | |
| Full name | James Morgan McGill |
| Nickname(s) | Jimmy |
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| Occupation |
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| Family | Charles McGill (brother) |
| Significant other(s) | Kim Wexler |
| Nationality | American |
James Morgan "Jimmy" McGill, Esq., also known by the trade name Saul Goodman, is a fictional character in Breaking Bad and the title character of its spin-off series Better Call Saul. He is portrayed by Bob Odenkirk and was created by series creator Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould, a writer on the series. He is a criminal lawyer. Throughout Breaking Bad, he acts as Walter White and Jesse Pinkman's attorney and accomplice. His made-up name is a play on words to better attract clients: "'S'all good, man!" becomes the faux-Jewish "Saul Goodman". He is also known for his low-budget television commercials and print advertisements in Albuquerque, wherein he advertises mainly under the tagline "Better Call Saul!". For the first and second seasons of Better Call Saul, Odenkirk was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series as well as a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
As a young man, Jimmy McGill lived in Cicero, Illinois, where he made a living from petty scams such as feigning falls in front of businesses; his skill as a con artist earned him the nickname "Slippin' Jimmy". His father was the owner of a general store, but was an easy target for grifters, to the point that he lost about $14,000 in revenue and had no choice but to sell his store, about six months before he died. Jimmy went straight after his older brother, Chuck, pulled strings to get him out of prison on an indecent exposure charge relating to a "Chicago sun-roof" incident; he ran into a man who had previously angered him and, after getting drunk, defecated through the sunroof of the man's car, unaware that the man's children were inside. Chuck got Jimmy a job in the mail room of his law firm, Hamlin, Hamlin and McGill (HHM), alongside future lawyer and romantic interest Kim Wexler. Jimmy got a law degree from the University of American Samoa, and passed the state bar exam, but Chuck's law partner Howard Hamlin refused to hire him at HHM.
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