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'Better Call Saul' actor digs deep for Philly tie

Michael McKean's ancestor did more than just sleep here.

From the Television Critics Association's winter meetings in Pasadena, Calif.; 

Many actors, confronted with a reporter from a city not their own, will try to connect: They have an aunt/second cousin in Philly, once played a club there or passed through on their way to somewhere else.

Michael McKean, who starting Feb. 8 will be co-starring with Bob Odenkirk in AMC's "Breaking Bad" spinoff "Better Call Saul," can top that.

He's descended from someone who spent considerable time in Philadelphia -- in the 18th century.

His ancestor, Thomas McKean, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, he told me  Saturday, as soon as I'd introduced myself.

"He was the last one to sign. Our family motto was, "I'll get around to it," joked McKean.

As for the present-day McKean, you'll have to wait to see what he's up to on "Saul," where even talking about his character might constitute a spoiler.

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