Steven John "Steve" Carell ( /kəˈrɛl/; 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.
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.[citation needed] 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.
Password with Ellen DeGeneres, Steve Carell and Reese Witherspoon
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Steve Carell on Being a Mailman
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Real People, Fake Arms with Steve Carell and Justin Timberlake, Part 1
The True Horror of Steve Carell's Acting - David Letterman
Steve Carell on 'The Office'
Steve Carell Does Not Give A FUCK!
Steve Carell Monologue - Saturday Night Live
The Ragtime Gals: Sexual Healing (w/ Steve Carell)
Conversations with Steve Carell
David Letterman 2013 Steve Carell full interview
Steve Carell Catches Grapes in His Mouth Like a Pro
Steve Carell Gets In Touch With His Inner Badass - CONAN on TBS
Password with Ellen DeGeneres, Steve Carell and Reese Witherspoon
Word Sneak with Steve Carell
Steve Carell on Being a Mailman
Steve Carell Improvises Some New Characters - CONAN on TBS
Real People, Fake Arms with Steve Carell and Justin Timberlake, Part 1
The True Horror of Steve Carell's Acting - David Letterman
Steve Carell on 'The Office'
Steve Carell Does Not Give A FUCK!
Steve Carell Monologue - Saturday Night Live
The Ragtime Gals: Sexual Healing (w/ Steve Carell)
Conversations with Steve Carell
David Letterman 2013 Steve Carell full interview
Steve Carell Catches Grapes in His Mouth Like a Pro
Steve Carell Gets In Touch With His Inner Badass - CONAN on TBS
'Not much of a jokester' - Steve Carell's confession and improvisation
Howard Stern Steve Carell Interview 2015
Unscripted with Steve Carell and Paul Rudd
Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, & Mark Ruffalo: VICE Meets the Actors of 'Foxcatcher'
Steve Carell's Scary Hip Replacement - The Jonathan Ross Show
Steve Carell: Seriously Funny
Steve Carell Remembers The Crappy Jobs Of His Youth - CONAN on TBS
Ellen's Revenge on Steve Carell!
'Horton Hears a Who' Unscripted: Jim Carrey and Steve Carell | Moviefone
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Craig Ferguson HD: Kristen Bell, Steve Carell [December 5, 2014]
The Howard Stern Show - Steve Carell Interview (2014-11-12)
The Howard Stern Show - Steve Carell Interview (2014-11-12)
Howard Stern Show - Steve Carell Interview 2/4/2015
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The Graham Norton Show - S13E12 - Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig & Chris O'Dowd - 21st June 2013
Steve Carell on Web Therapy
D/30@ TIFF '14: Foxcatcher, Steve Carell
The Late Late Show Kristen Bell,Steve Carell 5 December 2014
Howard Stern Steve Carell Interview 2015
Kristen Bell and Steve Carell on Craig Ferguson December 05, 2014 Full Show
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Steve Carell Interview on The Howard Stern Show 2014
Nerdist with Steve Carell
Howard Stern Show Interviews Steve Carell 2/4/2015
The Graham Norton Show - S13 E12 - Steve Carell, Chris O'Dowd, Josh Groban - 21 June, 2013
The Ebola Hot Zone, Cleaning up the VA, Steve Carell HQ 2014
Steve Carell On Howard Stern Show 2/4/2015
Late Show with David Letterman | Steve Carell (November 11th 2014) FULL!
Steve Carell on David Letterman - November 11th 2014 - Full Interview
Steve Carell interviews Phyllis Smith (HILARIOUS)
Steve Carell Predicted Lorde's Success
Steve Carell Interview on This Morning 24/6/13
Steve Carell: "I'm looking beyond the Oscars, I'm thinking Nobel Prize" - Foxcatcher interview
Oscars Nominee Luncheon 2015: Steve Carell Backstage Interview
Mark Ruffalo 'Foxcatcher' Interview: Working With Channing Tatum, Steve Carell
The Office - Steve Carell on Michael Scott (Paley Center Interview)
Anchorman 2 interview: Paul Rudd and Steve Carell discuss One Direction