Steve Carell

His father, Edwin A. Carell (1925–2021), was a mechanical engineer, and his mother, Harriet Theresa (née Koch; 1925–2016), was a psychiatric nurse.

His maternal uncle, Stanley Koch, worked with scientist Allen B. DuMont to create the cathode ray tubes.

His father was of Italian and German descent and his mother was of Polish ancestry.

His father's surname was originally Caroselli but it was changed to Carell in the 1950s.

Carell was raised Roman Catholic and was educated at Nashoba Brooks School, The Fenn School, and Middlesex School.

He played ice hockey and lacrosse while in high school.

Steven John Carell (born August 16, 1962) is an American actor and comedian.

Steven John Carell was born on August 16, 1962 at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts, the youngest of four brothers, and raised in nearby Acton, Massachusetts.

He attributed his interest in history to this, earning a degree in the subject from Denison University in Granville, Ohio, in 1984.

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 also spent time as a disc jockey under the name "Sapphire Steve Carell" at WDUB, the campus radio station.

Carell 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.

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.

In 1991, Carell performed with Chicago troupe The Second City where Stephen Colbert was his understudy for a time.

Carell made his film debut in a minor role in Curly Sue.

Carell 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.

The Dana Carvey Show (1996)

In spring 1996 he was a cast member of The Dana Carvey Show, a short-lived sketch comedy program on ABC.

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.

While the program lasted only seven episodes, The Dana Carvey Show has since been credited with forging Carell's career.

He starred in a few short-lived television series, including Come to Papa and Over the Top.

The Daily Show (1999–2005)

Carell was a correspondent for The Daily Show from 1999 to 2005, with several regular segments including "Even Stevphen" with Stephen Colbert and "Produce Pete."

He has made numerous guest appearances, including in "Funny Girl," an episode of Just Shoot Me! Additional screen credits include Brad Hall's short-lived situation comedy Watching Ellie (2002–2003) and Woody Allen's Melinda and Melinda.

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).

Carell's first major film role was as weatherman Brick Tamland in the 2004 hit comedy Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.

Struck by Carell's performance in the film, Anchorman producer Judd Apatow approached Carell about creating a film together, and Carell told him about an idea he had involving a middle-aged man who is still a virgin.

He played Michael Scott in the sitcom The Office (2005–2011, 2013), in which he also worked at several points as a producer, executive producer, writer, and director.

Carell has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award for The Office.

He was recognized as "America's Funniest Man" by Life.

The result was the 2005 film The 40-Year-Old Virgin, which Carell and Apatow developed and wrote together, starring Carell as the title character.

The film made $109 million in domestic box office sales and established him as a leading man.

He also voice acted in Over the Hedge (2006), Horton Hears a Who! (2008) and the Despicable Me franchise (2010–present).

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 played the fife, performing with other members of his family, and later joined a reenacting group portraying the 10th (North Lincoln) Regiment of Foot.

Carell transitioned his career to taking more dramatic roles including his portrayal of John du Pont in Foxcatcher (2014), which earned him nominations for the Academy Award, the Golden Globe Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor.

Other notable films include Café Society (2016), Last Flag Flying (2017), Vice (2018), Beautiful Boy (2018), and Asteroid City (2023).

Carell returned to television as the co-creator of the comedy series Angie Tribeca (2016–2018), which he developed with his wife, Nancy Carell.

He starred as morning anchor Mitch Kessler in the drama series The Morning Show (2019–present), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

He also starred in sitcom Space Force (2020–2022), and the limited series The Patient (2022).