Steve Carell
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| Steve Carell | |
 Steve Carell as Michael Scott |
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| Birth name | Steven John Carell |
| Born | August 16, 1963 (age 43) Concord, Massachusetts |
| Height | 5' 8" [1] |
| Notable roles | Himself on The Daily Show "Andy Stitzer" in The 40-Year Old Virgin "Michael Scott" in The Office |
Steven John Carell (born August 16, 1963) is an American Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated actor and writer, currently starring in the American version of the television sitcom The Office.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Carell was born in Concord, Massachusetts. He was educated at the The Fenn School and Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts, as well as Denison University in Granville, Ohio.
He is married to Saturday Night Live alum Nancy Walls, whom he met when she was a student in an improv class he was teaching at The Second City.[2] They have two children, Elisabeth and John.
[edit] Early career
Prior to deciding on a career as a performer, he was a mail carrier. He later explained he quit after a few months because he was "very, very bad at it."[3] He also planned on going to law school, but when he was asked on his entry form why he wanted to become a lawyer, he was unable to write a response.
He performed with Chicago troupe The Second City in 1991, where Stephen Colbert was his understudy for a time. This same year, he landed his first film role, though minor, as Tesio in Curly Sue.
In 1996, he was a cast member of the briefly aired The Dana Carvey Show. Carell has also done some voice acting, including several voices in "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" for Saturday Night Live. He played a supporting character in the short-lived 1997 Tim Curry sitcom Over the Top.
Other early screen credits include a role in the short-lived Julia Louis-Dreyfus sitcom Watching Ellie (2002 – 2003) and Woody Allen's Melinda and Melinda.
[edit] The Daily Show
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 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 until that time).
He returned to the show as the guest on August 15, 2005, and declared on that day's program that he was officially no longer with the show, ending a bit of speculation as to whether he would one day return or not.
[edit] Mainstream success
Two supporting roles in films helped get the attention of audiences: In Bruce Almighty, Carell played Evan Baxter, an arrogant rival to Jim Carrey who gets the ultimate comeuppance at a news desk. In Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, he played another news personality, this time as the dimwitted weatherman Brick Tamland, whose non-sequiturs (including "I love lamp" and "LOUD NOISES!", along with his use of a hand grenade in an news team rumble) 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 second season, and the show became a ratings success. Carell won a Golden Globe and Television Critics Association award in 2006 for his Office role. He also received an Emmy nomination in 2006 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. With Carell's surprise success with the film, he revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that he has no plans to leave The Office, citing that early on in an actor's career that they can only dream to work full-time one day, that they shouldn't be whining when they're working all the time when they wanted to in the first place.
In the third season, Carell earns $175,000 per episode, twice his salary for the previous two seasons. Carell is also allowed flex time during filming to be able to work on theatrical films. While he was shooting Evan Almighty, Carell shot the film during weekdays and appeared in The Office on weekends for its third season. [1]
Carell also appeared in a short cameo alongside Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell in the 2005 remake of Bewitched, and voiced one of the starring roles as Hammy the Squirrel in the 2006 computer-animated film Over the Hedge. He stars in Little Miss Sunshine, released on July 26, 2006.
His work in films such as 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 one of the most profitable forces in modern comedy. Carell acknowledged his membership in this group during the opening monologue of his October 1, 2005 hosting stint of Saturday Night Live[2].
[edit] Awards
[edit] Golden Globes
Won:
- 2006:Best Performance by an Actor in a TV series Musical or Comedy (for his role as Michael Scott in The Office)
[edit] Emmy Awards
Nominated:
- 2006:Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (The Office)
[edit] Writers Guild of America
Nominated:
- 2006:Best Original Screenplay (shared with Judd Apatow) for the film The 40-Year-Old Virgin
[edit] Television Critics Association
Won:
- 2006:Outstanding Individual Achievement in Comedy (for his role as Michael Scott in The Office)
[edit] MTV Movie Awards
Won:
- 2006:Best Comedic Performance for the film The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Nominated:
- 2006:Best Performance for the film The 40-Year-Old Virgin
- 2006:Best On-Screen Team (shared with Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen and Romany Malco) for the film The 40-Year-Old Virgin
- 2005:Best On-Screen Team (shared with Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd and David Koechner) for the film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
- 2005:Best Musical Performance (shared with Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd and David Koechner) for the film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
[edit] Partial filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | Mayor of Who-Ville | (voice) [3] |
| 2007 | Evan Almighty | Evan Baxter | Lead role |
| Knocked Up | Himself | Cameo | |
| Dan in Real Life | Dan Ashburn | Lead role | |
| 2006 | Over the Hedge | Hammy | (voice) |
| Little Miss Sunshine | Frank Ginsburg | Ensemble cast | |
| 2005 | Melinda and Melinda | Walt | |
| Bewitched | Uncle Arthur | Cameo | |
| The 40-Year-Old Virgin | Andy Stitzer | Lead role/Co-writer | |
| 2004 | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Brick Tamland | Supporting role |
| 2003 | Bruce Almighty | Evan Baxter | Supporting role |
[edit] Salary
- The Office - $175,000 an episode (renegotiated in 2006)[4]
- Evan Almighty - $5,000,000
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin - $500,000
[edit] Trivia
- Carell provided his voice to Hypnotix's video games Outlaw Golf and Outlaw Volleyball as the game's commentator.
- Both characters that Carell played on Bruce Almighty and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy were news anchors. Before acting in these roles he was a news anchor on The Daily Show.
- Carell was offered a role in the Will Ferrell film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby but declined due to scheduling conflicts with The Office and pre-production on Evan Almighty.
- He wrote the season finale of the second season of The Office.
- Carell auditioned for Saturday Night Live in 1995, but was beat out by his future co-star Will Ferrell. Carell would go on to voice the character of Gary during the show's "Ambiguously Gay Duo" TV Funhouse segments from 1996 to 2002.
- According to the audio commentary on the DVD of the Fox sitcom Titus, Carell was up for the role of Tommy Shafter, but producers ultimately chose actor David Shatraw.
- Carell was once referred to as "Steven James Anthony Carell" by Will Ferrell on an episode of The Daily Show.
[edit] Future plans
He is slated to appear as the lead in Evan Almighty, a sequel to Bruce Almighty. He will reprise his role as Evan Baxter, now a member of Congress, whom God tasks with building a new ark. (In theatres June 22, 2007)
In October 2006, Carell will begin shooting the upcoming film Dan in Real Life, co-starring Dane Cook and Juliette Binoche.
He is currently scheduled to play Maxwell Smart in a movie remake of Get Smart, which begins filming in March 2007.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.celebheights.com/s/Steve-Carell-1345.html
- ^ Interview: Steve Carell (January 11, 2006). The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC.
- ^ Interview: Steve Carell (March 20, 2006). InFANity: The Office, TV Guide Channel.
- ^ Steve Carell Gets Richer Deal for 'The Office' Andreeva, Nellie; June 08, 2006; Backstage.com: The Actor's Resource
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Steve Carell at the Internet Movie Database
- Steve Interviews Steve
- The Frat Pack Tribute
- Steve Carell Fan Site
- ThrowawayyourTV.com Steve Carell Video Archive
- Video: 9/06 Interview on myfoxla.com.
| Steve Carell | |
| Wife: | Nancy Walls |
|---|---|
| Television: | The Dana Carvey Show | The Daily Show | The Office |
| Starring Movie Roles: | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | Little Miss Sunshine | Dan in Real Life | Evan Almighty |
| Minor Movie Roles: | Bruce Almighty | Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Bewitched | |
| Voice Talent: | The Ambiguously Gay Duo | Over the Hedge | Horton Hears a Who! |
| Other: | Frat Pack | Michael Scott |
