birth name	Peter Olm
birth date	April 04, 1923
birth place	Wem, Shropshire, England
occupation	Actor
yearsactive	1954–present
spouse	Billie Whitelaw (1952–1966)Lillias Walker
website	}}

Peter Vaughan (born 4 April 1923) is an English character actor, known for many supporting roles in a variety of British film and television productions. He has worked extensively on the stage, becoming known for roles such as police inspectors, Soviet agents and similar parts. He is best known for his role as Grouty in the sitcom ''Porridge'' and also had a recurring role alongside Robert Lindsay in ''Citizen Smith'', written by John Sullivan.

Personal life[link]

He was born Peter Olm in Wem, Shropshire, the son of a bank clerk and a nurse, and was brought up in Staffordshire where he attended Uttoxeter Grammar School. After leaving school he joined Wolverhampton Repertory theatre and gained experience in other repertory theatres before army service in WWII, having served in Normandy, Belgium and the Far East. Vaughan has been married twice, on the first occasion to Billie Whitelaw. His second wife is actress Lillias Walker, with whom he lives in the village of Mannings Heath, in West Sussex, having previously lived in Crawley, West Sussex. He is legally blind.

Career[link]

In film, he made his debut in 1959 and continued to play small roles for several years, before gaining his first starring role in a minor picture called ''Smokescreen'' (1964). He became known for his performances on television, including supporting roles in ''Porridge'' (as "Genial" Harry Grout) and ''Citizen Smith'' (although his role in the latter series was taken over by Tony Steedman). Vaughan's role in ''Porridge'' brought him a great deal of public recognition, despite the fact that his character appeared in only three episodes and the film of the series.

In 1967, he got second billing opposite Frank Sinatra in the film 'The Naked Runner'. However, his performance was not well received by critics who accused him of overacting in his role as a British agent.

In 1969, he appeared in ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' in the episode "Never Trust a Ghost". In December 1972, he appeared as Mr. Paxton in the BBC television adaptation of the M.R. James ghost story ''A Warning to the Curious'', shown as part of their annual series ''A Ghost Story for Christmas''.

Shot during 10 months in 1979, Peter Vaughn starred as Billy Fox in the groundbreaking and high budget 13-part Thames Television saga, ''Fox'' (1980), written by Trevor Preston, directed by Jim Godard, and produced by Verity Lambert. As other Fox family members it also starred Elizabeth Spriggs, Ray Winstone and Bernard Hill. He played Mr. Freeman in Karel Reisz's 1980 ''The French Lieutenant's Woman'', the first star billing for Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons.

Vaughan was heard as Denethor in the celebrated 1981 BBC Radio production of ''The Lord of the Rings''.

Vaughan later attained particular acclaim for his supporting role as the eventual Alzheimer's sufferer Felix Hutchinson across thirty years of his life in ''Our Friends in the North'' (BBC Two, 1996), a role which gained him a Best Actor nomination at the 1997 British Academy Television Awards. He has also appeared in many literary adaptations, such as ''Bleak House'' (BBC, 1985) and ''Our Mutual Friend'' (BBC Two, 1998). Other television work includes the espionage thriller ''Codename: Kyril'' (1988), in a lead role as the head of the KGB.

Perhaps his highest-profile film performance was as the father of Anthony Hopkins's character in ''The Remains of the Day'' (1993). He was also cast in Terry Gilliam's ''The Man Who Killed Don Quixote'', but had not shot any material before that project was abandoned. He had previously appeared for Gilliam in ''Time Bandits'' and ''Brazil''. He also appeared as a memorably menacing character in ''Straw Dogs'' (1971), with Bill Murray in a film of W. Somerset Maugham's novel ''The Razor's Edge'' and in 1997 he appeared alongside Robert Carlyle and Ray Winstone in ''Face''. Possibly his most unusual role was as SS Oberstgruppenführer Arthur Nebe in the 1994 film of Robert Harris's novel ''Fatherland''.

In 1986, he appeared in the promotional video for Kate Bush's "Experiment IV" single. In 2007, he starred in the television serial ''Mobile'' and as Uncle Alfie in the film ''Death at a Funeral''. In 1991, he played John Turner in an episode of the Granada Television's ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' titled "The Boscombe Valley Mystery".

In 2011, Vaughan starred as Michael Dodd in the BBC courtroom drama ''Silk''. He also plays the role of Maester Aemon in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones''.

Filmography[link]

''The 39 Steps'' (1959)

''Sapphire'' (1959)

''Village of the Damned'' (1960)

''Make Mine Mink'' (1960)

''Two Living, One Dead'' (1961)

''The Court Martial of Major Keller'' (1961)

''I Thank a Fool'' (1962)

''The Devil's Agent'' (1962)

''The Punch and Judy Man'' (1963)

''The Victors'' (1963)

''Smokescreen'' (1964)

''Fanatic'' (1965)

''Rotten to the Core'' (1965)

''The Naked Runner'' (1967)

''The Man Outside'' (1967)

''The Bofors Gun'' (1968)

''Hammerhead'' (1968)

''A Twist of Sand'' (1968)

''Alfred the Great'' (1969)

''Eyewitness'' (1970)

''A Taste of Excitement'' (1970)

''Straw Dogs'' (1971)

''The Pied Piper'' (1972)

''Savage Messiah'' (1972)

''A Warning to the Curious'' (1972)

''The Return'' (1973)

''The Blockhouse'' (1973)

''The MacKintosh Man'' (1973)

''Massacre in Rome'' (1973)

''Intimate Reflections'' (1974)

''Symptoms'' (1974)

''11 Harrowhouse'' (1974)

''Malachi's Cove'' (1974)

''Valentino'' (1977)

''Zulu Dawn'' (1979)

''Porridge'' (1979)

''Time Bandits'' (1981)

''The French Lieutenant's Woman'' (1981)

''The Razor's Edge'' (1984)

''Forbidden'' (1984)

''Brazil'' (1985)

''Haunted Honeymoon'' (1986)

''Coast to Coast'' (1987)

''King of the Wind'' (1989)

''Mountains of the Moon'' (1990)

''The Remains of the Day'' (1993)

''Fatherland'' (1994)

''The Secret Agent'' (1996)

''The Crucible'' (1996)

''Face'' (1997)

''The Good Son'' (1998)

''Les misérables'' (1998)

''The Legend of 1900'' (1998)

''An Ideal Husband'' (1999)

''Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)'' (2000)

''Canone inverso - making love'' (2000)

''Hotel Splendide'' (2000)

''The 10th Kingdom'' (2000)

''The Mother'' (2003)

''The Life and Death of Peter Sellers'' (2004)

''The Queen of Sheba's Pearls'' (2004)

''Care'' (2006)

''Death at a Funeral'' (2007)

''Is Anybody There?'' (2008)

''Albatross'' (2010)

''Silk'' (2011)

''Game of Thrones'' (2011)

''Doc Martin'' (2011)

References[link]

External links[link]

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Category:1923 births Category:English film actors Category:English stage actors Category:English television actors Category:Living people Category:People from Wem

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name	Steve Carell
birth date	August 16, 1962
birth name	Steven John Carell
birth place	Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.
nationality	American
notable works	''The Daily Show'' ''The Office'' ''Despicable Me'' ''Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' Crazy, Stupid, Love.
awards	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Comedy Series2006 ''The Office''
alma mater	Denison University
yearsactive	1989–present
spouse	Nancy Carell (m. 1995)
children	Annie Carell (b. 2001) John Carell (b. 2004)
occupation	Actor, comedian, voice artist, producer, writer, director }}

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.

Early life[link]

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. (née Koch), a psychiatric nurse, and Edwin A. Carell, an electrical engineer. His maternal uncle, Stanley Koch, worked with Allen B. DuMont to create cathode ray tubes. Carell's paternal grandfather was Italian; his father was born with the 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 fife, performing with other members of his family, and later joined a reenacting group portraying the 10th (North Lincoln) Regiment of Foot. Carell attributed his interest in history to this, in which he earned his degree 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.

Career[link]

Carell states 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; he needed to be more efficient. 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 in ''Curly Sue''.

During the spring of 1996, he was a cast member of ''The Dana Carvey Show'', a primetime sketch comedy program on ABC. Along with fellow cast member Stephen 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. During this time, he also played a supporting character for several series including ''Come to Papa'' and the short-lived 1997 Tim Curry situation comedy ''Over the Top''. He has made numerous guest appearances, including on an episode of ''Just Shoot Me!'' titled "Funny Girl." Carell's other early screen credits includes Julia Louis-Dreyfus's short-lived situation comedy ''Watching Ellie'' (2002–2003) and Woody Allen's ''Melinda and Melinda''. He has also made fun of himself for auditioning for ''Saturday Night Live'' but losing the job to Will Ferrell. Carell was a correspondent for ''The Daily Show'' from 1999 until 2005, with a number of regular segments including "Even Stevphen" with Stephen Colbert and "Produce Pete."

''The Office''[link]

During 2005, Carell signed a deal with NBC to star in ''The Office'', a "mockumentary" about life at a mid-sized paper supply company, which was a remake of a successful British TV series. 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 movie ''The 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 his ''Office'' role. He has also received five Emmy Award 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 of ''The Office'', twice his salary for the previous two seasons. In an ''Entertainment Weekly'' interview, 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 of money off of these shows." Carell was allowed "flex time" during filming to work on theatrical films. Carell worked on ''Evan Almighty'' during a production hiatus during the second season of ''The Office''. Production ended during the middle of the fourth season of ''The Office'' because of Carell's and others' refusal to cross the picket line of the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike. Carell, a WGA member, has written two episodes of ''The Office'': "Casino Night" and "Survivor Man". Both episodes were praised, and Carell won a Writers Guild of America Award for "Casino Night".

On April 29, 2010, Carell stated he would be leaving the show when his contract expired at the conclusion of the 2010–2011 season.

His last episode, "Goodbye, Michael", aired April 28, 2011 with his final shot showing Carell walking to a Colorado-bound plane to join his fiancée, Holly Flax.

Film career[link]

Carell's first starring role was in the 2005 film ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'', which he developed and co-wrote. The film made $109 million in domestic box 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 of ''Bewitched'' with Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell. He also voiced a starring role for the 2006 computer-animated film ''Over the Hedge'' as Hammy the Squirrel. He also voiced for the 2008 animated film ''Horton Hears a Who!'' as the mayor of Whoville, Ned McDodd. He starred in ''Little Miss Sunshine'' during 2006, as Uncle Frank. His work in the films ''Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'', ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'', and ''Bewitched'' established 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 acted as the title character of ''Evan Almighty'', a sequel to ''Bruce 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 film ''Dan 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 of ''Get 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 million worldwide. During 2007, Carell was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Carell filmed a movie during late 2008 opposite Tina Fey, titled ''Date Night''. It was released on April 9, 2010 in the U.S. He voiced Gru who is the main character in the Universal CGI movie ''Despicable Me'' along 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 film ''The 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's ''The Daily Show'', have been hired to manage Carousel's TV operations.

Personal life[link]

Carell is married to ''Saturday Night Live'' alumna Nancy Carell, whom he met when she was a student in an improvisation class he was teaching at Second City. They have two children, Elisabeth Anne "Annie" (born May 26, 2001) and John "Johnny" (born June 2004). In addition to working with him as a fellow correspondent on ''The Daily Show'', Nancy also acted with him on ''The Office'' as his realtor and short-lived girlfriend Carol Stills, and also cameoed as a sex therapist in ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin''.

Filmography[link]

Film[link]

style="background:#B0C4DE;"	Year	Film	Role	Notes
1991	''Curly Sue''	Tesio	as Steven Carell
2003	''Bruce Almighty''	Evan Baxter	as Steven Carell
	''Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy''	Brick Tamland	Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo
	Officer John Sherman
''[[Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie''	Brick Tamland
	''Melinda and Melinda''	Walt Wagner
	Uncle Arthur
''The 40-Year-Old Virgin''	Andy Stitzer	Also Writer/Executive ProducerMTV Movie Award for Best Comedic PerformanceNominated — MTV Movie Award for Best PerformanceNominated — MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo
		Hammy	Voice
''[[Little Miss Sunshine''	Frank Ginsburg
	''Evan Almighty''	Evan Baxter	Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: ScreamNominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: ComedyNominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Hissy Fit
''Stories USA''	Mark Ronson
''Knocked Up''	Himself
''Dan in Real Life''	Dan Burns
		Ned McDodd: Mayor of WhoVille	Voice
	Maxwell Smart	Also Executive ProducerNominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
	''Date Night''	Phil Foster
''Despicable Me''	Gru
''Dinner for Schmucks''	Barry Speck	Nominated - satellite award best actor in a comedy film
	2011	''Crazy, Stupid, Love.''	Cal Weaver	Also Producer
	''Seeking a Friend for the End of the World''	Dodge	Completed
''Great Hope Springs''	Dr. Bernie Feld	Completed
	''The Incredible Burt Wonderstone''	Burt Wonderstone	Also ProducerPost Production
''Despicable Me 2''	Gru	Voice OnlyPost production
''The Way, Way Back''	Stepfather	Filming
''Frank or Francis''	Frank	Filming
''Of All the Things''	Dennis Lambert	pre production '
''Dogs of Babel''	Paul Iverson	pre production
''Untitled Steve Carell's Mob Comedy''		Also Producerpre production
''The Tower Ravens''		Voice, Also producerpre production (Filming December 2012)
''Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day''	Ben	pre production
''Magic Kingdom for Sale — SOLD!''	Ben Holiday	pre-production
''Anchorman: The Legend Continues''	Brick Tamland	pre production (Filming September 2012)
	''Foxcatcher''	John du Pont	pre production
''Pierre Pierre''	Pierre	Replaces Jim CarreyFilming January 2013
		''Conviction''		Also producerpre production
''Untitled Steve Carell Project/Sequel''		Also writer, Also director, Also producerpre production (Filming January 2013)

Television[link]

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1996	''The Dana Carvey Show ''	Various characters	Sketch comedy
1997		Yorgo Galfanikos	12 episodes; only 3 aired.
1998	''Just Shoot Me!''	Border Control Agent
1999–2004	''The Daily Show''	Correspondent
2002–2003	''Watching Ellie''	Edgar
2002–2004	"Fillmore!	Mr. Delancey	Guest star, voice only, animated series, one episode, "Field Trip of the Just"
2005–2011			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 AwardTelevision 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)
	2010 Kids' Choice Awards		Covered by slime
''Todos Contra Juan''
2011	''Life's Too Short''	Himself	Episode 4

Other awards[link]

Carell won the Spike TV 2008 "Guys Choice", Funniest M.F. Award.

References[link]

External links[link]

Dateline NBC's interview with Carell

Carell's antique country store in Marshfield, Massachusetts

USA Today article on real-life CEO lessons

Steve Carell at Emmys.com

Category:1962 births Category:Actors from Massachusetts Category:American comedians Category:American film actors Category:American people of Italian descent Category:American television actors Category:American voice actors Category:Best Musical or Comedy Actor Golden Globe (television) winners Category:Denison University alumni Category:Living people Category:The Office (U.S. TV series) Category:Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award winners Category:Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners Category:People from Concord, Massachusetts Category:Second City alumni Category:Writers Guild of America Award winners Category:The Daily Show correspondents and contributors

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