'Breaking Bad' actor Bob Odenkirk finds out he's related to King Charles III, says 'It makes me feel like...'

Recently, 'Breaking Bad' actor Bob Odenkirk made an appearance on the show 'Finding Your Roots', and something happened that left him and his fans shocked and surprised. He found out he was actually related to King Charles III; he's the King's 11th cousin, to be precise.

Bob's family tree

The ancestry experts on the show claimed the actor's fifth great-grandfather, Friedrich Carl Steinholz, was born in Plön, Germany in the year 1755, and out of the wedlock with the Duke of Plön, who is a part of Europe's royal family.

Actor reacts

He was quoted saying, "It makes me feel like a part of history that I didn’t think I was any part of, but I’m an American. I’m not a monarchist. I don’t believe in that."

He added, "You know, I feel like it’s a little twisted. I understand why society built itself around monarchs and leaders and they passed them down through generations. I understand that goes through every society, every civilisation. But I think that we’ve gotten to a better place with democracy, and we should keep going down that road."

More from Entertainment

Bob Odenkirk was feted as 2023 Man of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals, which included a roast during which he donned a pink dress over his clothes.

Odenkirk, best known as shady lawyer Saul Goodman on “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” received his Pudding Pot award at the celebratory roast ahead of a preview of Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 174th production, “COSMIC RELIEF!”

“I’m thrilled and surprised and I’m knocked out by what’s happening today,” Odenkirk said following the roast. “It’s been fun meeting all these students. It’s a crazy honor.”

Other acting credits include “Nobody,” “Mr. Show with Bob and David” and “Girlfriend’s Day.”

He received two Emmy Awards for his comedic writing for “Saturday Night Live” in 1989 and for “The Ben Stiller Show” in 1993.