This hilariously deadpan performer leapt to stardom in 2005 when he garnered raves (and a 2006 Golden Globe) as a clueless manager on the ensemble mockumentary
The Office. Then he cowrote, produced and starred in the smash comedy
The 40-Year-Old Virgin, based on a character he created while studying improvisation at Second City. But Carell was already a 15-year veteran of showbiz, with scene-stealing turns in
Bruce Almighty and
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, and a six-year stint on the nightly news satire
The Daily Show. Carell has gone on to become a movie star in his own right, helming a number of box office hits including
Little Miss Sunshine (2006),
Evan Almighty (2007) and
Get Smart (2008). Off screen Carell maintains a happy home life with his wife, Saturday Night Live alum Nancy Walls, and their two children.
Steve Carell Fast Facts:
- Met his wife Nancy Walls while both were writers and performers with the Second City comedy troupe in Chicago.
- Voiced half of "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" (an animated Saturday Night Live sketch) with fellow Daily Show correspondent Stephen Colbert.
- Appeared in TV advertisements for FedEx.
- Received an actual chest wax on camera during the filming of The 40-Year-Old Virgin.
- Along with The 40-Year-Old Virgin cowriter Judd Apatow, was a 2006 Writer's Guild of America nominee for best original screenplay.
- Steve Carell Relationships:
- Elisabeth Anne Carell - Daughter
- John Carell - Son
- Nancy Walls - Wife
- Steve Carell Awards:
- 2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Winner
- 2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Winner
- 2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Winner
- 2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2011 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical - Nominee
- 2006 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Winner
- 2007 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
- 2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2011 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2011 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2006 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2007 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2008 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
- 2008 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2009 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
- 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2010 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
- 2010 People's Choice Awards: Favorite TV Comedy Actor - Winner
- 2010 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2010 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Nominee
- College:
- Denison University, Granville, OH (BA in History, BA in Theater Arts, 1984)