The Steve Carell Handbook - Everything you need to know about Steve Carell

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Steven John 'Steve' Carell (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 the late 2000s 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, and received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Comedy Series for playing the lead role of Michael Scott for The Office in 2006.

This book is your ultimate resource for Steve Carell. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Steve Carell, Curly Sue, Bruce Almighty, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Sleepover (film), Melinda and Melinda, Bewitched (2005 film), The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Over the Hedge (film), Little Miss Sunshine, Evan Almighty, Stories USA, Dan in Real Life, Horton Hears a Who! (film), Get Smart (film), Date Night, Despicable Me, Dinner for Schmucks, Crazy, Stupid, Love., Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Burt Wonderstone, The Dana Carvey Show, Over the Top (TV series), Just Shoot Me!, The Office (U.S. TV series), Casino Night, Survivor Man, Broke (The Office), Secretary's Day (The Office), Garage Sale (The Office).

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• Date de parution: 24 octobre 2012
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Contents

Articles Steve Carell Curly Sue Bruce Almighty Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Sleepover (film) Melinda and Melinda Bewitched (2005 film) The 40-Year-Old Virgin Over the Hedge (film) Little Miss Sunshine Evan Almighty Stories USA Dan in Real Life Horton Hears a Who! (film) Get Smart (film) Date Night Despicable Me Dinner for Schmucks Crazy, Stupid, Love. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Burt Wonderstone The Dana Carvey Show Over the Top (TV series) Just Shoot Me! The Office (U.S. TV series) Casino Night Survivor Man Broke (The Office) Secretary's Day (The Office) Garage Sale (The Office)

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Steve Carell

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Carell at the SydneyCrazy, Stupid, Love.premiere in July 2011

Born

Nationality

Occupation

Years active

Notable works

Spouse

Children

Steven John Carell August 16, 1962 Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.

American

Actor, comedian, voice artist, producer, writer, director

1991–present

The Daily Show The Office

Nancy Carell (m. 1995)

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[1] Steven John"Steve"Carell( /əkˈrɛis an American comedian, actor, voice artist,l/; born August 16, 1962) producer, writer, and director. Although Carell is notable for his role onThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart, he found greater fame in the late 2000s for playing Michael Scott onThe 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, andCrazy, Stupid, Love.; and voiced characters in the animated filmsOver the Hedge,Horton Hears a Who!, andDespicable Me. Carell was nominated as "America's funniest man" inLifemagazine, and received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Comedy Series for playing the lead role of Michael Scott for The Officein 2006.

Early life Carell, the youngest of four brothers, was born at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts, and was raised in nearby Acton by his parents, Harriet T. (nae Koch), a psychiatric nurse, and Edwin A. Carell, an electrical [2] [3] [4] engineer. His maternal uncle, Stanley Koch, worked with Allen B. DuMont to create cathode ray tubes. [2] Carell's paternal grandfather family was from Duronia, Campobasso, Molise, Italy ; his father was born with the [3] [5] surname "Caroselli", later shortening it to "Carell". Carell was raised Roman Catholic, and was educated at The Fenn School and Middlesex School. Carell also played ice hockey as a teenager for his high school. He played the

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fife, performing with other members of his family, and later joined a reenacting group portraying the 10th (North [6] Lincoln) Regiment of Foot. Carell attributed his interest in history to this, in which he earned his degree from [7] [8] Denison University in Granville, Ohio in 1984. While at Denison, Carell was a member of Burpee's Seedy [9] Theatrical Company, a student-run improvisational comedy troupe.

Career

Early career Before opting for a career as a performer, Carell claims that he worked as a mail carrier in Littleton, Massachusetts. He later recounted that he quit after a few months because his boss told him he was not very good as a mail carrier; [10] he needed to be more efficient. 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. 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 inCurly Sue. During the spring of 1996, he was a cast member ofThe Dana Carvey Show, a primetime sketch comedy program on ABC. Along with fellow cast member Stephen Colbert, Carell provided the voice of Gary, half ofThe Ambiguously Gay Duo, the Robert Smigel–produced animated short which continued onSaturday Night Livelater that year. While the program lasted only seven episodes,The Dana Carvey Showhas since been credited with forging Carell's [11] career. During this time, he also played a supporting character for several series includingCome to Papaand the short-lived 1997 Tim Curry situation comedyOver the Top. He has made numerous guest appearances, including on an episode ofJust Shoot Me!titled "Funny Girl." Carell's other early screen credits includes Julia Louis-Dreyfus's short-lived situation comedyWatching Ellie(2002–2003) and Woody Allen'sMelinda and Melinda. He has also made fun of himself for auditioning forSaturday Night Livebut losing the job to Will Ferrell. Carell was a correspondent forThe Daily Showfrom 1999 until 2005, with a number of regular segments including "Even Stevphen" with Stephen Colbert and "Produce Pete."

The Office During 2005, Carell signed a deal with NBC to star in an American version of the BBC British TV showThe 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 movieThe [12] 40-Year-Old Virgin, and the series subsequently became a ratings success. Carell won a Golden Globe and Television Critics Association award during 2006 for hisOfficerole. He has also received five Emmy Award [13] 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 ofThe Office, twice his salary for the previous two seasons. In anEntertainment Weeklyinterview, 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 [14] of money off of these shows." Carell was allowed "flex time" during filming to work on theatrical films. Carell [15] worked onEvan Almightyduring a production hiatus during the second season ofThe Officeended. Production during the middle of the fourth season ofThe Officebecause of Carell's and others' refusal to cross the picket line of [16] the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike. Carell, a WGA member, has written two episodes ofThe Office: "Casino Night" and "Survivor Man". Both episodes were praised, and Carell won a Writers Guild of America Award for "Casino Night".

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On April 29, 2010, Carell stated he would be leaving the show when his contract expired at the conclusion of the [17] 2010–2011 season. His last episode, "Goodbye, Michael", aired April 28, 2011. Michael Scott is last seen walking to his Colorado-bound plane to live with his fiancae, Holly Flax.

Film career

Carell's first starring role was in the 2005 filmThe 40-Year-Old Virgin, which he developed and co-wrote. The film made $109 million in domestic box [18] office 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 ofBewitchedwith Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell. He also voiced a starring role for the 2006 computer-animated filmOver the Hedgeas Hammy the Squirrel. He also voiced for the 2008 animated filmHorton Hears a Who!as the mayor of Whoville, Ned McDodd. He starred inLittle Miss Sunshineduring 2006, as Uncle Frank. His work in the filmsAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,The 40-Year-Old Virgin, andBewitchedestablished Carell as a member of Hollywood's so-called "Frat Pack" group. (This set of actors includes Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn, and Luke Wilson).

Carell at the Academy Awards in 2007

Carell acted as the title character ofEvan Almighty, a sequel toBruce 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 filmDan 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 ofGet Smart, which began filming February 3, 2007 and was filmed in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and Moscow, Russia. The movie was successful, grossing over $200 [19] [20] million worldwide. During 2007, Carell was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. [21]

Carell filmed a movie during late 2008 opposite Tina Fey, titledDate Night. It was released on April 9, 2010 in the U.S. He voiced Gru who is the main character in the Universal CGI movieDespicable Mealong 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 filmThe 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'sThe Daily Show, have been hired to [22] manage Carousel's TV operations.

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Personal life

Carell is married toSaturday Night Livealumna Nancy Carell, whom he met when she was a student in an improvisation class he was [23] teaching at Second City. 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 onThe Daily Show, Nancy also acted with him onThe Officeas his realtor and short-lived girlfriend Carol Stills, and also cameoed as a sex therapist inThe 40-Year-Old Virgin.

Filmography

Film

Year

1991

2003

2004

2005

2006

Curly Sue

Film

Bruce Almighty

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Sleepover

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

Melinda and Melinda

Bewitched

The 40-Year-Old Virgin

Over the Hedge

Little Miss Sunshine

Tesio

Role

Evan Baxter

Brick Tamland

Officer Sherman

Brick Tamland

Walt Wagner

Uncle Arthur

Andy Stitzer

Hammy

Frank Ginsburg

as Steven Carell

as Steven Carell

Carell with wife Nancy at the 2010 Academy Awards in March 2010

Notes

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

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

Voice

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

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Dinner for Schmucks

2010

Various characters

Correspondent

Despicable Me

Get Smart

Date Night

12 episodes; only 3 aired.

Burt Wonderstone

1998

Just Shoot Me!

1997

Year

Television

Voice Nominated - Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production

Insurance Agent

Over the Top

The Daily Show

1999–2004

Film

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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

Voice

Maxwell Smart

Also Executive Producer Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Also Producer

Horton Hears a Who!

2008

2011

Notes

Burt Wonderstone

Ned McDodd: Mayor of WhoVille

Foxcatcher

2013

2013

2013

Despicable Me 2

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

2014

Conviction

2012

2013

Himself

Mark

Dogs of Babel

Dan Burns

Evan Baxter

Barry Speck

Phil Foster

Gru

Maxwell Smart

Stories USA

Steve Carell

Dan in Real Life

Knocked Up

2007

Evan Almighty

Role

Dodge

Gru

John du Pont

Paul Iverson

Get Smart 2

Cal Weaver

Yorgo Galfanikos

2015

1996

Sketch comedy

The Dana Carvey Show

Steve Carell

2005–2011

2010

2011

The Office

2010 Kids' Choice Awards

Todos Contra [24] Juan

Life's Too Short

Michael Scott

Himself

Himself

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) (2011) 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)

Covered by slime

Argentinian TV sitcom–Season 2/Series finale

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Other awards [25] Carell won the Spike TV 2008 "Guys Choice", Funniest M.F. Award.

References

[1] Holloway, Diane (August 16, 2005). "Steve Carell's 42, a 'Virgin' and the worst boss ever" (http:/ /web.archive.org/web/20070811043113/ http://www.austin360.com/tv/content/movies/television/2005/08/16tvcolumn.html).Austin-American Statesman. Archived from the original (http://www.austin360.com/tv/content/movies/television/2005/08/16tvcolumn.html) on August 11, 2007. . Retrieved December 30, 2006. [2] http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~battle/celeb/stevecarell.htm [3] Gostin, Nicki (June 22, 2007). "As Nice as He Is mean" (http:/ /www.newsweek.com/id/33593/page/2).Newsweek. . Retrieved June 30, 2007. [4] Steve Carell Biography (http:/ /www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/steve_carell_biog.html) [5] Pringle, Gill (July 27, 2007). "Steve Carell: The American Ricky Gervais is now a major movie star" (http:/ /www.independent.co.uk/ arts-entertainment/films/features/steve-carell-the-american-ricky-gervais-is-now-a-major-movie-star-458804. html).The Independent (London). . Retrieved June 26, 2010. "Carell has no witty speech rehearsed when you ask the Catholic comic..." [6] " Steve Carell Plays the Fife (http:/ /www.cbs.com/e/oJZVSl08cDPeXI9wIfAhgagqtW98RFej/cbs/1/)".[ Show with David Letterman (http://www.cbs.com/late_night/late_show/|Late)]. CBS. 20 July 2010. Retrieved on 21 July 2010. [7] Some Famous History Majors (http:/ /www.bethel.edu/cas/dept/history/famous_majors) Website accessed 21 July 2010 [8] http://www.denison.edu/offices/publicaffairs/featuredstories/steve_carell_letterman.html [9] http://bstcalumni.webs.com/thecompany.htm [10] Interview: Steve Carell (March 20, 2006).InFANity: The Office, TV Guide Channel.

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[11] Dave, Itzkoff Comedy Ahead of Its Time (if That Time Ever Comes) (http:/ /www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/arts/television/10itzk. html?_r=1)The New York Times(May 7, 2009). Retrieved on 5-09-10. [12] "'Office' promotions pay off in a big way." (http:/ /featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2006/02/office_workers_.html) Chicago Tribune. February 23, 2006 [13] Steve Carell Emmy Nominated (http:/ /www.emmys.com/celebrities/steve-carell) [14] Lynette, Rice (March 30, 2007). "Deal or No Deal".Entertainment Weekly: pp. 34 [15] "Carell's 'Office' Work Pays Off" (http:/ /www.tv.com/tracking/viewer.html?tid=93405&ref_id=22343&ref_type=101), @ TV.com (http://www.tv.com), dated June 8, 2006 [16] "WGA uses YouTube to state case" (http:/ /www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/ e3i7ca2ef6b7899d1d4c7f297587fbd70ed), The Hollywood Reporter [17] "CNN.com Video" (http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2010/04/29/anderson.the.buzz.thursday.cnn?hpt=T2).CNN. . [18] Box office/business forThe 40-Year-Old Virgin(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405422/business) [19] GET SMART (http://poormansmichaelscott.com/archive/?page_id=48) [20] abc7.com: Film Academy Invites 115 New Members 6/19/07 (http:/ /abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=entertainment&id=5400194) [21] Academy Invites 115 to Become Members (http:/ /www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2007/07.06.18.html) [22] The Hollywood Reporter.Com (http:/ /www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/ e3i8bd9b0da7b2e5cc5186c23be3cd2c3fd) [23] Interview: Steve Carell (January 11, 2006).The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC. [24] http://www.cronista.com/notas/238521-fin-todos-contra-juan-hollywood-y-steve-carell Steve Carell on the finale of "Todos Contra Juan 2" (in spanish) [25] 2008: Funniest M. F. (http:/ /www.spike.com/blog/spike-tv-announces/65294)

External links b Steve Carell (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm136797/) at the Internet Movie Database Steve Carell (http://www.charlierose.com/guest/view/6194) onCharlie Rose Works by or about Steve Carell (http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2004-45764) in libraries (WorldCat catalog) Dateline NBC's interview with Carell (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19267542/) Carell's antique country store in Marshfield, MA (http://www.marshfieldhills.org/images/products/ general_store_001.jpg) USA Today article on real-life CEO lessons (http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/ 2007-09-26-the-office_N.htm) Steve Carell at Emmys.com (http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/steve-carell)

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