
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).
Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Saturday Night Live

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Daily Show

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Graham Norton Show

The Simpsons

Honest Trailers

The Office

Just Shoot Me!

Finding Your Roots

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Colbert Report

Raw

E! Live from the Red Carpet

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Jay Leno Show

Inside Comedy

IQ 83

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Knocked Up

Minions & More Volume 2

Minions & More Volume 1

Asteroid City

Bewitched

Suits

The Morning Show

Minions

Training Wheels

Bruce Almighty

A Minecraft Movie

IF

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

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

Over the Hedge

Vice

Hope Springs

Little Miss Sunshine

Café Society

The Way Way Back

The Ambiguously Gay Duo

Battle of the Sexes

Dinner for Schmucks

Horton Hears a Who!

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

The Four Seasons

Despicable Me

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Date Night

Despicable Me 3

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Come to Papa

Get Smart

Despicable Me 4

Mountainhead

Evan Almighty

Welcome to Marwen

Beautiful Boy

Despicable Me 2

The Big Short

The 40 Year Old Virgin

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

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

Irresistible

Dan in Real Life

Foxcatcher

Untitled Steve Carell Comedy Series

Space Force

The Patient

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Last Flag Flying
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