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Steve Carell

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Biography

Steven John Carell (born August 16, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He played Michael Scott in The Office (2005–2011; 2013), NBC’s adaptation of the British series created by Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais, where Carell also worked as an occasional producer, writer and director. Carell has received numerous accolades for his performances in both film and television, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for his work on The Office. He was recognized as "America's Funniest Man" by Life magazine. Carell gained recognition as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 1999 to 2005. He went on to star in several comedy films, including Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) and its 2013 sequel, as well as The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Evan Almighty (2007), Get Smart (2008), Date Night (2010), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), and The Way, Way Back (2013). He also voice acted in Over the Hedge (2006), Horton Hears a Who! (2008) and the Despicable Me franchise (2010–present). Carell began to shift into more dramatic roles in the 2010s, with his role as wrestling coach and convicted murderer John Eleuthère du Pont in the drama film Foxcatcher (2014) earning him, among various honors, nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He also starred in Little Miss Sunshine (2006), The Big Short (2015), and Battle of the Sexes (2017), the last two earning him his eighth and ninth Golden Globe Award nominations, respectively. In 2018, he re-teamed with Anchorman and The Big Short director Adam McKay for the Dick Cheney biographical film Vice, in which he portrayed Donald Rumsfeld, and played journalist David Sheff in the drama film Beautiful Boy. Carell returned to television as the co-creator of the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca (2016–2018), which he developed with his wife, Nancy Carell. He starred as Mitch Kessler in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019–present), for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He also returned to comedy with the lead role of General Mark R. Naird in the Netflix sitcom Space Force (2020–present).

Overview

Known For

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Saturday Night Live

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Daily Show

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Graham Norton Show

The Simpsons

Just Shoot Me!

Finding Your Roots

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Colbert Report

WWE Raw

E! Live from the Red Carpet

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Minions & More Volume 2

Minions: Training Wheels

Bruce Almighty

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Horton Hears a Who!

The Ambiguously Gay Duo

Minions: The Rise of Gru

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

The 40 Year Old Virgin

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Untitled Steve Carell Comedy Series

Despicable Me 2

Production Credits