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Steve Carell
Steve Carell at a panel for The Office
Born
Steven John Carell
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm) [1]
SpouseNancy Walls (1995 - present) 2 children

Steven John Carell (born August 16, 1962)[2] is a Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated American comedian, actor and writer, who rose to fame as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, from 1999 to 2004. Since 2005, he has starred in the popular American version of the television sitcom The Office, as main character Michael Scott. He has starred and co-starred in several notable films including Bruce Almighty, Anchorman, The 40-Year Old Virgin, Little Miss Sunshine and Evan Almighty. He is also the newest member of the Frat Pack.


Biography

Early life

Carell was born in Acton, Massachusetts to Harriet T. and Edwin A. Carell.[3][4] He is of Italian ancestry (as his father was born with the surname "Caroselli", later shortening it to "Carell").[4] Carell was educated at the The Fenn School and Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts, as well as Denison University in Granville, Ohio. He originally aspired to become a radio broadcaster, deejaying at WDUB in Granville.

Early career

Prior to opting for a career as a performer, Carell worked as a mail carrier in Littleton, Massachusetts. He later recounted that he quit after a few months because he was "very, very bad at it."[5] He also planned on attending law school, but was unable to write an explanation on an application form as to why he wanted to be a lawyer. Carell performed with Chicago troupe The Second City in 1991, where Stephen Colbert was his understudy for a time. That same year, he landed his first film work in a minor role as Tesio in Curly Sue.

In 1996, he was a castmember of the briefly aired The Dana Carvey Show. Along with fellow cast member Colbert, Carell provided the voice of Gary, half of "The Ambiguously Gay Duo", the Robert Smigel-produced animated short which was moved to Saturday Night Live in 1997. He played a supporting character in the short-lived 1997 Tim Curry sitcom Over the Top.

Other early screen credits include a role in Julia Louis-Dreyfus's short-lived sitcom Watching Ellie (2002 – 2003) and Woody Allen's Melinda and Melinda.

The Daily Show

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Carell (right) with Stephen Colbert on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

In 1999, he became a correspondent on The Daily Show, appearing in recurring sketches like "Even Stevphen" (opposite Stephen Colbert) and "Produce Pete with Steve Carell". He remained a regular on the show until 2004.

Carell returned to The Daily Show on March 23, 2005, for a humorous piece on the second anniversary of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

While there, he also recorded two guest appearances as "Produce Pete" which aired on April 4, 2005, and May 3, 2005 (and was credited as a contributor).

He returned to the show as the guest on August 15, 2005, declaring that he was officially no longer with the show, ending speculation that he might return as a regular player. He did another guest appearance on June 18, 2007 to promote Evan Almighty.


Mainstream success

Two supporting roles in films helped get the attention of audiences: Bruce Almighty, in which Carell plays Evan Baxter (an arrogant rival to Jim Carrey's character), who gets a humorous comeuppance while co-anchoring the news. In Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Carell plays another news personality, as slow-witted weatherman Brick Tamland, whose humorous non-sequiturs helped make the comedy a success at the box office.

In spring of 2005, Carell began playing the lead role of Michael Scott on NBC's remake of the British sitcom The Office. Although the series premiered to mediocre ratings, NBC renewed it for a another season due to the anticipated success of Steve Carell's movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin,[6] and the show subsequently became a ratings success. Carell won a Golden Globe and Television Critics Association award in 2006 for his Office role. He also received Emmy nominations in 2006 and 2007 for his work in the series. He played the lead role in the 2005 film The 40-Year-Old Virgin, which he developed and co-wrote. Although the film was a surprise success, Carell revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that he has no plans to leave The Office.

Carell currently earns approximately $175,000 per episode of the third season of The Office, twice his salary for the previous two seasons. Carell is also allowed "flex time" during filming to work on theatrical films. Carell worked on Evan Almighty during weekdays and did The Office on weekends during its third season.[7]

Carell appeared as "Uncle Arthur" alongside Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell in the 2005 remake of Bewitched. He also voiced a starring role in the 2006 computer-animated film Over the Hedge as Hammy the Squirrel. He starred in Little Miss Sunshine in 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 Frat Pack group. This set of actors, headlined by Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson, has become a most profitable force in modern comedy. Carell acknowledged his membership in the group in his monologue when hosting the first episode of Saturday Night Live's 31st season on October 1, 2005 (musical guest: Kanye West). Carell also mentioned that he auditioned to be a castmember on Saturday Night Live for the 1995-1996 season (season 21), but lost to Will Ferrell.

Carell appeared as the title character of Evan Almighty, a sequel to Bruce Almighty, reprising his role as Evan Baxter, now a U.S. Congressman whom God tasks with building an ark. In October 2006, Carell began shooting the upcoming film Dan in Real Life, co-starring Dane Cook and Juliette Binoche. Filming wrapped December 22, 2006, and the film is set for release on October 19, 2007.

Carell will play Maxwell Smart in a movie remake of Get Smart, which began filming February 3, 2007. (Filming will continue in Los Angeles, Washington DC, and Moscow, Russia).[8] In 2007, Carell was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[9][10]

Personal life

Carell is a Catholic, the religion in which he was raised.[11][12] He is married to Saturday Night Live alumna Nancy Walls, whom he met when she was a student in an improv class he was teaching at The Second City.[13] They have two children, Elisabeth Anne (born May 25, 2001) and John (born June 2004). Walls appeared with him on The Office as his realtor and short-lived girlfriend, Carol Stills. Like her husband, Walls had been a Daily Show correspondent.

Awards

Golden Globes

Won:

Nominated:

  • 2007: Best Performance by an actor in a TV series Musical or Comedy (for The Office)

Emmy Awards

Nominated:

  • 2006: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (The Office)
  • 2007: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (The Office)

Writers Guild of America

Nominated:

Won:

Television Critics Association

Won:

  • 2006: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Comedy (for his role as Michael Scott in The Office)

Screen Actors Guild of America

Won:

  • 2007: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (part of ensemble cast for Little Miss Sunshine)
  • 2007: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (part of ensemble cast for The Office)

Nominated:

  • 2007: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

MTV Movie Awards

Won:

  • 2006: Best Comedic Performance for the film The 40-Year-Old Virgin

Nominated:

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Bruce Almighty Evan Baxter Supporting role
2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Brick Tamland Supporting role
Sleepover Officer Sherman
2005 Melinda and Melinda Walt
Bewitched Uncle Arthur Cameo
The 40-Year-Old Virgin Andy Stitzer Lead role/Co-writer
2006 Over the Hedge Hammy (voice)
Little Miss Sunshine Frank Ginsburg Ensemble cast
2007 Evan Almighty Evan Baxter Lead role
Knocked Up Himself Cameo
Dan in Real Life Dan Burns Lead role
2008 Horton Hears a Who! Mayor of Who-Ville (voice)[14]
Get Smart Maxwell Smart Lead role
'Untitled Steve Carell Project' Himself
2009 High T ?
'Untitled Steve Carell Project II' Himself

Salary

  • The Office (Season 3) - $175,000 an episode (renegotiated in 2006)[15]. 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."[16]
  • The Office (Seasons 1, 2) - $76,000 an episode
  • Evan Almighty - $5,000,000
  • The 40-Year-Old Virgin - $500,000

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.celebheights.com/s/Steve-Carell-1345.html
  2. ^ a b Holloway, Diane (2005-08-16). "Steve Carell's 42, a 'Virgin' and the worst boss ever". Austin-American Statesman. Retrieved 2006-12-30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ http://pics.livejournal.com/neumania/pic/0001gztf/
  4. ^ a b Gostin, Nicki (2007-06-22). "As Nice as He Is Funny". Newsweek. Retrieved 2007-06-30. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  5. ^ Interview: Steve Carell (March 20, 2006). InFANity: The Office, TV Guide Channel.
  6. ^ "'Office' promotions pay off in a big way", Chicago Tribune weblog, posted February 23, 2006
  7. ^ "Carell's 'Office' Work Pays Off", @TV.com, dated June 8, 2006
  8. ^ GET SMART
  9. ^ http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=entertainment&id=5400194
  10. ^ http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2007/07.06.18.html
  11. ^ Fischer, Paul (2007-06-21). "Interview : Steve Carell". Moviehole. Retrieved 2007-07-14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  12. ^ "'Never try to improvise with a baboon' says Steve Carell". Cambridge Evening News. 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2007-07-14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  13. ^ Interview: Steve Carell (January 11, 2006). The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC.
  14. ^ Carrey and Carrell to Voice Horton!
  15. ^ Steve Carell Gets Richer Deal for 'The Office' Andreeva, Nellie; June 08, 2006; Backstage.com: The Actor's Resource
  16. ^ Lynette, Rice (March 30), "Deal or No Deal", Entertainment Weekly, p. 34 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= and |year= / |date= mismatch (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
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