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He starred in a few short-lived television series, including Come to Papa and Over the Top. While the program lasted only seven episodes, The Dana Carvey Show has since been credited with forging Carell's career. 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 continued on Saturday Night Live later that year. In spring 1996 he was a cast member of The Dana Carvey Show, a short-lived sketch comedy program on ABC. Carell made his film debut in a minor role in Curly Sue. In 1991, Carell performed with Chicago troupe The Second City where Stephen Colbert was his understudy for a time. Early in his performing career, Carell acted onstage in a touring children's theater company, later in the comedy musical Knat Scatt Private Eye, and in a television commercial for the restaurant chain Brown's Chicken in 1989. Career Early workĬarell stated that he worked as a USPS mail carrier in Littleton, Massachusetts, but quit after seven months because his boss told him he was not very good at the job and needed to be faster. He also spent time as a disc jockey under the name 'Sapphire Steve Carell' at WDUB, the campus radio station. While at Denison, Carell was a member of Burpee's Seedy Theatrical Company, a student-run improvisational comedy troupe, and was a goalie on the school's Big Red hockey team for four years. He attributed his interest in history to this, earning a degree in the subject from Denison University in Granville, Ohio, in 1984. He played the fife, performing with other members of his family, and later joined a reenacting group portraying the 10th (North Lincoln) Regiment of Foot. He played ice hockey and lacrosse while in high school. Ĭarell was raised Roman Catholic and was educated at Nashoba Brooks School, The Fenn School, and Middlesex School. His father's surname was originally Caroselli but it was changed to Carell in the 1950s. His father was of Italian and German descent and his mother was of Polish ancestry. His maternal uncle, Stanley Koch, worked with scientist Allen B. Carell (1925–2021), was a mechanical engineer, and his mother, Harriet Theresa ( née Koch 1925–2016), was a psychiatric nurse. Steven John Carell was born on Aug at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts, the youngest of four brothers, and raised in nearby Acton, Massachusetts.

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He also starred in Netflix sitcom Space Force (2020–2022), and the FX / Hulu limited series The Patient (2022). He starred as morning anchor Mitch Kessler in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019–present), for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award. Other notable films include Café Society (2016), Last Flag Flying (2017), Vice (2018), Beautiful Boy (2018), and Asteroid City (2023).Ĭarell 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 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. He also voice acted in Over the Hedge (2006), Horton Hears a Who! (2008) and the Despicable Me franchise (2010–present).Ĭarell transitioned his career to taking more dramatic roles including his portrayal of John Eleuthère du Pont in Foxcatcher (2014), which earned him nominations for the Academy Award, the Golden Globe Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. 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).

Ĭarell gained recognition as a cast member on The Dana Carvey Show in 1996 and as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 1999 to 2005. He was recognized as 'America's Funniest Man' by Life magazine. Carell has received numerous accolades for his film and television roles, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for his work on The Office.

He played Michael Scott in The Office (2005–2011, 2013), NBC’s adaptation of the British series created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, where Carell also worked as an occasional producer, writer and director. Steven John Carell ( / k ə ˈ r ɛ l/ born August 16, 1962) is an American actor and comedian.