The ‘Breaking Bad’ star, who plays Saul Goodman in the series, discovered in the program ‘Finding Your Roots’ that he and the British king are eleventh degree cousins. In the preview that has already been released, Odenkirk almost startled shouts that he is an “American and not a monarchist”. He continues: “I understand why societies have built themselves around monarchs. It happens in every civilization. But I think we have gotten to a better place with democracy.”
Bob is connected to King Charles through his great-great-great-grandfather Friedrich Carl Steinholz, who was born in Germany in 1755. This was an illegitimate child of the Duke of Plön, who had a family connection with the British royal family.
The actor is not the first American comedian with ties to the British royal family. Bill Hader, known from ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘Barry’, discovered a few years ago that he was descended from the medieval King Edward.
2024-01-30 19:46:43
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