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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).
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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
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Saturday Night Live
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Graham Norton Show
The Simpsons
Just Shoot Me!
Finding Your Roots
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Colbert Report
E! Live from the Red Carpet
WWE Raw
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Jay Leno Show
Inside Comedy
IQ 83
Knocked Up
Minions & More Volume 2
Minions & More 1
The Morning Show
Asteroid City
Bewitched
Suits
Minions
Minions: Training Wheels
Bruce Almighty
IF
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Over the Hedge
Hope Springs
Little Miss Sunshine
Vice
Café Society
Battle of the Sexes
Horton Hears a Who!
The Way Way Back
Dinner for Schmucks
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
The Four Seasons
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Despicable Me 3
Despicable Me 4
Dan in Real Life
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
The Patient
The Big Short
Untitled Steve Carell Comedy Series
Welcome to Marwen
Last Flag Flying
Beautiful Boy
The Office
Despicable Me 2
Come to Papa
Date Night
Foxcatcher
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Space Force
Despicable Me
Minions: The Rise of Gru
Evan Almighty
Get Smart
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Irresistible
Production Credits
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
The Office
Space Force
Untitled Steve Carell Comedy Series
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Get Smart
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
The Patient
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