Steve Carell

Steven John "Steve" Carell (pronounced /kəˈrɛl/; born August 16, 1962) is an American comedian, actor, voice artist, producer, writer, and director. Although Carell is notable for his role on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, he found greater fame in Hollywood for playing Michael Scott on The Office. He has also starred in lead roles in the films The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Little Miss Sunshine, Evan Almighty, Dan in Real Life, Get Smart, Date Night, Dinner for Schmucks, and Crazy, Stupid, Love.; and voiced characters in the animated films Over the Hedge, Horton Hears a Who!, and Despicable Me. Carell was nominated as "America's funniest man" in Life magazine. He received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Comedy Series for his lead role of Michael Scott for The Office in 2006.

CRAZY STUPID LOVE official trailer 2011 Steve Carell



The ESPYs: Steve Carell's "The Decision" ESPN Special (2010 ESPYs)



Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: Steve Carell


Steve Carell does the weather on GMTV


Ricky Gervais takes his Emmy back





Early life

Carell, the youngest of four sons, was born at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts, and was raised in nearby Acton by his parents, Harriet T. (née Koch), a psychiatric nurse, and Edwin A. Carell, an electrical engineer.[2][3] His maternal uncle, Stanley Koch, worked with Allen B. DuMont to create cathode ray tubes.[4] Carell's paternal grandfather was Italian; his father was born with the surname "Caroselli", later shortening it to "Carell".[3] Carell was raised Roman Catholic,[5] and was educated at The Fenn School and Middlesex School. Carell also played ice hockey as a teenager for his high school.[citation needed] Carell played the fife, performing with other members of his family, and later joined a reenacting group portraying the 10th (North Lincoln) Regiment of Foot. Carell attributed his interest in history to this,[6] in which he earned his degree from Denison University in Granville, Ohio in 1984.[7][8] He originally aspired to become a radio broadcaster, deejaying at WDUB in Granville.
[edit]Early career

Before opting for a career as a performer, Carell claims that he worked as a mail carrier in Littleton, Massachusetts, where he met his future wife. He later recounted that he quit after a few months because his boss told him he was not very good as a mail carrier; he needed to be more efficient.[9] He planned on attending law school, but was unable to write an explanation on his application form as to why he wanted to be a lawyer. Early in his performing career, Carell acted on the stage in a touring children's theater company and later in the comedy musical, Knat Scatt Private Eye. He also acted in a television commercial for Brown's Chicken in 1989.[citation needed] After that, Carell performed with Chicago troupe The Second City in 1991, where Stephen Colbert was his understudy for a time. That same year, he obtained his first film work in a minor role as Tesio in Curly Sue.
During the spring of 1996, he was a cast member of The Dana Carvey Show, a primetime sketch comedy program on ABC. Along with fellow cast member Stephen Colbert, Carell provided the voice of Gary, half of The Ambiguously Gay Duo, the Robert Smigel-produced animated short which continued on Saturday Night Live later that year. While the program lasted only seven episodes, The Dana Carvey Show has since been credited with forging Carell's career.[10] During this time, he also played a supporting character for several series including Come to Papa and the short-lived 1997 Tim Curry situation comedy Over the Top. He has made numerous guest appearances, including on an episode of Just Shoot Me! titled "Funny Girl." Carell's other early screen credits includes Julia Louis-Dreyfus's short-lived situation comedy Watching Ellie (2002–2003) and Woody Allen's Melinda and Melinda. He has also made fun of himself for auditioning for Saturday Night Live but losing the job to Will Ferrell. Carell was a correspondent for The Daily Show from 1999 until 2005, with a number of regular segments including "Even Stevphen" with Stephen Colbert and "Produce Pete."
[edit]The Office

Main article: Michael Scott (The Office)
During 2005, Carell signed a deal with NBC to star in an American version of the BBC British TV show The Office, a "mockumentary" about life at a mid-sized paper supply company. He plays Michael Scott, the idiosyncratic regional manager of Dunder Mifflin Inc, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Although the first season of the adaptation suffered mediocre ratings, NBC renewed it for another season due to the anticipated success of Carell's movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin,[11] and the series subsequently became a ratings success. Carell won a Golden Globe and Television Critics Association award during 2006 for his Office role. He has also received five Emmy nominations for his work in the series (2006–2010). His last episode for the show, "Goodbye, Michael" aired on April 28, 2011.
Carell earned approximately US$175,000 per episode of the third season of The Office, twice his salary for the previous two seasons. In an Entertainment Weekly interview, he commented on his salary, saying "You don't want people to think you're a pampered jerk. Salaries can be ridiculous. On the other hand, a lot of people are making a lot of money off of these shows."[12] Carell was allowed "flex time" during filming to work on theatrical films. Carell worked on Evan Almighty during a production hiatus during the second season of The Office.[13] Production ended during the middle of the fourth season of The Office because of Carell's and others' refusal to cross the picket line of the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike. Carell, a WGA member,[14] has written two episodes of The Office: "Casino Night" and "Survivor Man". Both episodes were praised, and Carell won a Writer's Guild of America award for "Casino Night".[15][16]
On April 29, 2010, Carell stated he would be leaving the show when his contract expires at the conclusion of the 2010–2011 season.[17]
His last episode, "Goodbye, Michael," aired April 28, 2011. Michael Scott is last seen walking to his Colorado-bound plane to live with his fiancée, Holly Flax.
[edit]Film career



Carell at the Academy Awards in 2007
Carell's first starring role was in the 2005 film The 40-Year-Old Virgin, which he developed and co-wrote. The film made $109 million in domestic box office[18] and established Carell as a leading man. It also earned Carell an MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance and a WGA Award nomination, along with co-writer Judd Apatow, for Best Original Screenplay.
Carell acted as "Uncle Arthur", imitating the camp mannerisms of Paul Lynde's original character for the 2005 remake of Bewitched with Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell. He also voiced a starring role for the 2006 computer-animated film Over the Hedge as Hammy the Squirrel. He also voiced for the 2008 animated film Horton Hears a Who! as the mayor of Whoville, Ned McDodd. He starred in Little Miss Sunshine during 2006, as Uncle Frank. His work in the films Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and Bewitched established Carell as a member of Hollywood's so-called "Frat Pack" group. (This set of actors includes Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Jack Black, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn and Luke Wilson).
Carell acted as the title character of Evan Almighty, a sequel to Bruce Almighty, reprising his role as Evan Baxter, now a U.S. Congressman. Although, ostensibly, God tasks Baxter with building an ark, Baxter also learns that life can generate positive returns with people offering Acts of Random Kindness. During October 2006, Carell began acting for the film Dan in Real Life, co-starring Dane Cook and Juliette Binoche. Filming ended December 22, 2006, and the film was released on October 26, 2007.
Carell played Maxwell Smart for a movie remake of Get Smart, which began filming February 3, 2007 and was filmed in Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Moscow, Russia. The movie was successful, grossing over $200 million worldwide.[19] During 2007, Carell was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[20][21]
Carell filmed a movie during late 2008 opposite Tina Fey, titled Date Night. It was released on April 9, 2010 in the US. He voiced Gru who is the main character in the Universal CGI movie Despicable Me along with Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Miranda Cosgrove, and Julie Andrews, which was very successful (he will likely be reprising the role for the upcoming sequel). He has several other projects in the works, including a remake of the 1967 Peter Sellers film The Bobo. He is currently doing voiceover work in commercials for Wrigley's Extra gum.
Carell has launched a television division of his Carousel Prods., which has contracted a three-year overall deal with Universal Media Studios, the studio behind his NBC comedy series. Thom Hinkle and Campbell Smith of North South Prods., former producers on Carell's alma mater, Comedy Central's The Daily Show, have been hired to manage Carousel's TV operations.[22]
[edit]Personal life



Carell with wife Nancy at the 2010 Academy Awards in March 2010
Carell is married to Saturday Night Live alumna Nancy Carell, whom he met when she was a student in an improvisation class he was teaching at Second City.[23] They have two children, Elisabeth Anne "Annie" (born May 25, 2001) and John "Johnny" (born June 2004). In addition to working with him as a fellow correspondent on The Daily Show, Nancy also acted with him on The Office as his realtor and short-lived girlfriend Carol Stills, and also cameoed as a sex therapist in The 40-Year-Old Virgin.
The Carells have homes in Marshfield, Massachusetts, and Florida. They recently helped to preserve some of the town's history by purchasing the 155-year-old Marshfield Hills General Store,[24] an antique country store well-known for its candy counter.
[edit]Filmography

[edit]Film
Year Film Role Notes
1991 Curly Sue Tesio as Steven Carell
2002 Ghost Ship (2002 film) Killer Waiter Cameo
2003 Bruce Almighty Evan Baxter
2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Brick Tamland Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team shared with Will Ferrell, David Koechner and Paul Rudd
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Performance shared with Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd and Fred Armisen
Sleepover Officer Sherman
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Brick Tamland
2005 Melinda and Melinda Walt Wagner
Bewitched Uncle Arthur
The 40-Year-Old Virgin Andy Stitzer Also Writer/Executive Producer
MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Performance
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team shared with Romany Malco, Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd
Nominated — Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay shared with Judd Apatow
2006 Over the Hedge Hammy Voice
Little Miss Sunshine Frank Ginsburg Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
Chlotrudis Award for Best Cast
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
Nominated — Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast
Nominated — Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
2007 Evan Almighty Evan Baxter Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Scream
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Comedy
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Hissy Fit
Stories USA Mark
Knocked Up Himself
Dan in Real Life Dan Burns
2008 Horton Hears a Who! Ned McDodd: Mayor of WhoVille Voice
Get Smart Maxwell Smart Also Executive Producer
Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
2010 Date Night Phil Foster
Despicable Me Gru Voice
Dinner for Schmucks Barry Speck
2011 Crazy, Stupid, Love. Cal Weaver also producer
2012 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Dodge
[edit]Television
Year Film Role Notes
1996 The Dana Carvey Show Various characters Sketch comedy
1997 Over the Top Yorgo Galfanikos 12 episodes; only 3 aired.
1998 Just Shoot Me! Insurance Agent
1999–2004 The Daily Show Correspondent
2005–2011 The Office Michael Scott Writer, episodes "Casino Night" and "Survivor Man"; director, episodes "Broke", "Secretary's Day and "Garage Sale""
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2006)
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2007, 2008)
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Comedy (2007, 2008)
TV Land Future Classic Award
Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy (2006)
Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy Series shared with ensemble writers (2007)
Writers Guild of America Award for Episodic Comedy for episode "Casino Night"
People's Choice Awards for Favorite TV Comedy Actor (2009)
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Nominated — Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor – Comedy Series (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Nominated — Prism Award for Best Performance in a Comedy Series (2007)
Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2006, 2007)
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011)
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2009, 2011)
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Comedy (2006)
Nominated — Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy (2009)
Nominated — Writers Guild of America Award for Comedy Series shared with ensemble writers (2008, 2009)
2010 2010 Kids' Choice Awards Himself Covered by slime
Todos Contra Juan Argentinian TV sitcom – Season 2/Series finale
[edit]Other awards

Carell won the Spike TV 2008 "Guys Choice", Funniest M.F. Award.
References from Wikipedia.com