He rose from obscurity to stardom in a few short years. Steve Carell, star of NBC’s The Office and Universal Pictures’ The 40-Year-Old Virgin, might just be the new king of comedy.
Did You Know?
Carell’s wife, Nancy Walls, played his realtor and love interested Carol on The Office.
Originally planning to be a lawyer, he reached a question on an application that read “why do you want to be a lawyer?” He couldn’t think of anything, and abandoned this career choice.
Carell co-wrote, produced, an starred in The 40-Year-Old Virgin.
His original last name was Carello – he is of Italian ancestry.
Carell’s appearance in films like Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and Bewitched solidified his status as a member of the Hollywood “frat pack.”
His performance in Bruce Almighty was so popular that, as his stardom skyrocketed, the studio developed a sequel centered around his minor character. Evan Almighty was released in 2007.
On the Dana Carvey Show, Carell provided the voice for one half of the animated “Ambiguously Gay Duo.” The other half was Stephen Colbert
Steve Carell will star as Maxwell Smart in the 2008 film Get Smart, a remake of the popular television series.
If you’re a Steve Carell fan, play some The 40-Year-Old Virgin movie trivia and The Office trivia.
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