Get a closer look at some of Hollywood's perfect pairs.

Hollywood Power Couples

Get a closer look at some of Hollywood&#39;s perfect pairs.

These actors totally transform for their roles. See them in some of their most memorable moments.

The Greatest Character Actors of All Time

IMDb celebrates the cinematic contributions of Asians and Pacific Islanders with a list of some iconic films, new classics, and hidden gems to add to your Watchlist.

IMDb's Picks For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Steve Carell, Tina Fey, and Will Forte in The Four Seasons (2025)

Steve Carell, Colman Domingo, Tina Fey, Will Forte, Kerri Kenney, and Marco Calvani in The Four Seasons (2025)

Steve Carell, Colman Domingo, Tina Fey, Will Forte, Marco Calvani, and Sydney Malmin in The Four Seasons (2025)

Steve Carell and Kerri Kenney in The Four Seasons (2025)

Liev Schreiber, Steve Carell, Hope Davis, Steve Park, and Roger Cho in Asteroid City (2023)

Liev Schreiber, Steve Carell, and Aristou Meehan in Asteroid City (2023)

Dana Carvey, Louis C.K., Steve Carell, Bill Chott, Stephen Colbert, Jon Glaser, Charlie Kaufman, Heather Morgan, Robert Smigel, Dino Stamatopoulos, Michael Stoyanov, and Robert Carlock in Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show (2017)

Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, David Koechner, and Paul Rudd in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

Steve Carell, David Koechner, and Paul Rudd in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

Steve Carell and Domhnall Gleeson in The Patient (2022)

John Malkovich and Steve Carell in Budget Cuts (2022)

Steve Carell and Rainn Wilson in What to Watch (2020)

John Malkovich and Steve Carell in Space Force (2020)

Lisa Kudrow, Steve Carell, Dan Bakkedahl, and Diana Silvers in The Launch (2020)

Steve Carell and Ben Schwartz in The Launch (2020)

John Malkovich, Steve Carell, and Jimmy O. Yang in The Launch (2020)

Steve Carell, Ben Schwartz, Rahul Nath, Thomas Ohrstrom, and Jimmy O. Yang in Space Force (2020)

Noah Emmerich and Steve Carell in Mark and Mallory Go to Washington (2020)

Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, and Channing Tatum in Foxcatcher (2014)

Steve Carell in Saturday Night Live (1975)

Christian Bale and Steve Carell in Vice (2018)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Steve Carell in Watching Ellie (2002)

Tim Curry and Steve Carell in Over the Top (1997)

Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

Steve Carell in IMDb at Toronto International Film Festival (2017)

Creed Bratton, Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Kate Flannery, Paul Lieberstein, Phyllis Smith, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, B.J. Novak, Mindy Kaling, Angela Kinsey, Leslie David Baker, and Brian Baumgartner in The Office (2005)

Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet in Beautiful Boy (2018)

Maura Tierney, Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Oakley Bull, and Christian Convery in Beautiful Boy (2018)

Steve Carell and Bob Stephenson in Battle of the Sexes (2017)

Leslie Mann, Steve Carell, Janelle Monáe, and Gwendoline Christie in Welcome to Marwen (2018)

Steve Carell, one of America's most versatile comics, was born Steven John Carell on August 16, 1962, in Concord, Massachusetts. He is the son of Harriet Theresa (Koch), a psychiatric nurse, and Edwin A. Carell, an electrical engineer. His mother was of Polish descent and his father of Italian and German ancestry (Steve's grandfather had changed the surname from "Caroselli" to "Carell"). Steve was educated at The Fenn School, an all-boys private school in Concord, Massachusetts, then at Middlesex School in Concord. After graduating from Denison University in Granville, Ohio, he moved to Chicago where he taught an improvisational comedy class and performed with The Second City troupe, alongside Stephen Colbert.

Carell made his film debut as "Tesio" in Curly Sue (1991). In 1996, he became a cast member of The Dana Carvey Show (1996), and provided the voice for Gary, opposite Colbert in "The Ambiguously Gay Duo". This animated short series produced by Robert Smigel continued on Saturday Night Live (1975), but Carell has joked that he auditioned for SNL and lost the job to Will Ferrell. Carell made a number of guest appearances on such shows as Come to Papa (2004), Just Shoot Me! (1997), and Watching Ellie (2002), before landing a regular stint as a correspondent on The Daily Show (1996) from 1999 until 2005.

Carell played Evan Baxter opposite Jim Carrey in Bruce Almighty (2003), and Uncle Arthur opposite Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell in Bewitched (2005). He broke out as a leading man after starring in the summer box-office hit The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), which he also co-wrote; the film was chosen as one of the Top Ten movies of 2006 by the American Film Institute. He next starred in the critically acclaimed Little Miss Sunshine (2006), an indie dark comedy which became a surprise hit and earned four Oscar nominations, and won two (Best Supporting Actor for Alan Arkin and Best Screenplay for Michael Arndt). In 2007, Carell reprised his role as Evan Baxter, filling Jim Carrey's leading-man shoes as a politician asked by God to build a giant ark in Evan Almighty (2007), the second installment of the "Almighty" franchise, co-starring Lauren Graham and Morgan Freeman. In 2008, he re-united with Jim Carrey in the highly successful animation hit Horton Hears a Who! (2008), then appeared as Agent Maxwell Smart in the popular comedy Get Smart (2008).

Throughout this time, Carell maintained a successful career in television, starring as Michael Scott in the American remake of the Britain's existential comedy, The Office (2005). He received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in Television Comedy for this leading role in 2006, and earned both Emmy and Golden Globe nominations each consecutive show until he departed in 2011.

In 2010, Carell announced he was leaving "The Office" to concentrate on his film career, and has made steady appearance in such films as Date Night (2010), Despicable Me (2010), Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011), and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012). Carell's most recent roles are the comedies Despicable Me 2 (2013), Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013), and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014), and the drama Foxcatcher (2014), and the more serious Beautiful Boy (2018) and Vice (2018).

Steve Carell has been enjoying a happy family life with his wife, actress Nancy Carell, whom he met when she was a student in an improv class he was teaching at The Second City comedy troupe in Chicago. The couple have two children, daughter Elizabeth (born in May 2001), and son John (born in June 2004). Steve Carell lives with his family in Los Angeles, California.

Steve Carell at an event for Beautiful Boy (2018)

Photos

Steve Carell

More from this person

More to explore

Recently viewed