Steven John "Steve" Carell (pronounced /kəˈrɛl/; born August 16, 1962) is an American comedian, actor, voice artist, producer, director and writer. Carell became famous for his roles in the television series The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Office. He has also starred in several Hollywood films including Anchorman, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Little Miss Sunshine, Evan Almighty, Dan in Real Life, Get Smart, Date Night and Dinner for Schmucks; 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. He received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Comedy Series for his lead role of Michael Scott for the American television series The Office during 2006. Carell, the youngest of four sons, 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.
Mindy Kaling -- who plays Kelly Kapoor on "The Office" -- is pretty bummed out that Steve Carell is leaving the show after this season ... telling us, "It sucks."Kaling was leaving a Links of… READ MORE >
"Dinner For Schmucks" stars Paul Rudd, 41, and Steve Carell, 47, both showed up to the film's premiere in NYC on Monday.Question is ... READ MORE >
Steve Carell's made a hefty chunk of change from the American rip-off of "The Office" -- but original BBC series creator Ricky Gervais is the one with the bigger wad. Yeah ... That's what she… READ MORE >
In not so many words, comedian Steve Carell made it very clear that he's not a fan of our cameras.insertBCSinglePlayer(1395204532);"The Office" star was at a Los Angeles courthouse this afternoon… READ MORE >
What's Steve Carell got against TMZ?!insertBCSinglePlayer(1348242374);Our cameras caught "The Office" star outside Dan Tana's last night, where he was uber-talkative until he found out who the… READ MORE >
Steve Carell picked a fine time to do some nasal maintenance work.It's difficult to do any of this kind of work at "The Office." READ MORE >
The still-perfect-at-50 Vanna White sure knows how to work a crowd -- stopping with "Heroes" hottie Adrian Pasdar outside of "Live with Regis and Kelly" yesterday to sign autographs for waiting… READ MORE >
Steve Carell may be the boss at NBC's hit, "The Office," but he won't return your email. He's not rude, it's just that he feels his "5-year-old daughter navigates the computer better ... and text… READ MORE >
Steve Carell says that his new role as a squirrel is the perfect setup for his ultimate goal -- a stint in Playgirl. Carell jokes to 'EXTRA' as he makes the rounds promoting his new movie, 'Over… READ MORE >
The star-studded cast of the new animated film 'Over the Hedge' discuss working on their new movie. Singer Avril Lavigne says the most interesting part of recording the dialogue for her character… READ MORE >
