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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), 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, in…
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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), 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 (2020–2022).
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Steve Carell's Filmography
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Minions & Monsters
as Gru (archive) (uncredited) (voice)
Mountainhead
as Randall Garrett
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
Despicable Me 4
as Gru (voice)
IF
as Blue (voice)
Asteroid City
as The Motel Manager
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as Self - Guest
Minions & More 2
as Gru (voice) (uncredited)
Minions & More Volume 1
as Gru (voice) (uncredited)
Minions: The Rise of Gru
as Gru (voice)
Irresistible
as Gary Zimmer
Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies
as Gru (voice)
Vice
as Donald Rumsfeld
Welcome to Marwen
as Mark Hogancamp
Beautiful Boy
as David Sheff
No Poster
Bobs Not Birthday
as Gru
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self
Last Flag Flying
as Larry 'Doc' Shepherd
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
as Self
Battle of the Sexes
as Bobby Riggs
Despicable Me 3
as Gru / Dru (voice)
Café Society
as Phil Stern
The Big Short
as Mark Baum
Freeheld
as Steven Goldstein
Minions
as Young Gru (voice)
Foxcatcher
as John du Pont
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
as Ben Cooper
9 Kisses
as Man on Bench
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
as Brick Tamland
Training Wheels
as Gru (voice) (uncredited)
Panic in the Mailroom
as Gru(voice)(uncredited)
Despicable Me 2
as Gru (voice)
The Way Way Back
as Trent Ramsey
The Office Retrospective
as Self
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
as Burt Wonderstone
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
as Self
The Office: Secret Santa Pack
as Michael Scott
Hope Springs
as Dr. Bernie Feld
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
as Dodge Petersen
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
as Cal
Movie Poster Contract
as Self
Dinner for Schmucks
as Barry
Despicable Me
as Gru (voice)
Date Night
as Phil Foster
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
as Self
Animal House: The Inside Story
as Self
Get Smart
as Maxwell Smart
Horton Hears a Who!
as Mayor (voice)
Stories USA
as Mark (segment "Street of Pain")
Dan in Real Life
as Dan
Evan Almighty
as Evan Baxter
Knocked Up
as Self (uncredited)
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure
as Hammy (voice)
Little Miss Sunshine
as Frank Ginsberg
Over the Hedge
as Hammy (voice)
No Poster
American Storage
as Rich
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse
as Gary (voice)
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
as Andy Stitzer
Bewitched
as Uncle Arthur
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Brick Tamland
Melinda and Melinda
as Walt
Sleepover
as Sherman
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as Brick Tamland
Bruce Almighty
as Evan Baxter
No Poster
Streets of Pain
as Mark
America's Funniest Home Videos Uncensored
as Himself
H.U.D.
as Havoc
Suits
as United Standards 2
Homegrown
as Party Extra with Funny Pants (uncredited)
Tomorrow Night
as Mailroom Guy #2
Curly Sue
as Tesio
No Poster