If it weren't for the hit show The Office, nobody would know whom Steve Carell was and how much the show made Steve Carell a star. Today he turns 63...but what was Steve Carell like before making it big in the Office?
Born August 16th in 1962, Steve Carell lived in Massachusetts and was the youngest of four older brothers. His father was an engineer, and his mother was a nurse. He was raised in a Roman Catholic household as he didn't start getting into acting until he went into college. He even spent time as a disc jockey in his youth.
He was one of the workers that was putting up a sign saying, "Cholesterol free Chicken" Only Free was seen as people were rushing in for free chicken.
He wasn't mostly known in the industry since some of the shows he did before being well known. He was on a short-lived Dana Carvey sketch that had him a few roles...but the show felt flat and didn't have many viewers.
Around that time, he also starred in a McDonalds ad and well...again not many people knew who he was.
Bruce Mighty was a movie that came out in 2003 and that's when he started to be seen. As an anchor that is taking over the spotlight for Jim Carrey who ends up being God for a day thanks to Morgan Freeman.
He had a small roll, but he was soon known and became in big hits like Anchorman: Ron Burgandy, Little Miss Sunshine, Over the Hedge and many more.
In 2005, NBC decided to make a show called The Office which was based on a British show created by Ricky Gervase.
Stave Carell became Michael Scott and was on the show for a couple seasons, leaving for the final season only to return in the final episode of the series.
He's done other works like Dinner for Schmucks, knocked up, 40-year-old virgin (Which was his beginning to stardom) and even a sequel to Bruce Almighty called Evan Almighty which focused on Steve's character.
He ends up being Moses and building an arch. It wasn't that great, but neither was the original
Steve's voice is very well known in animated rolls. Like Over the Hedge which he played a hyperactive squirrel, Horton Hears a Who! where he portrayed the Mayor of Whosville, but his best has to be when Despicable Me came to theaters where he played Gru.
A villain who ends up with a heart of gold by the end of the movie. They made three other sequels and a Minion's movie where he voiced young Gru.
Like I've mentioned before with comedians, many of them are great at doing dramatic roles. Steve Carell is one of them.
Like the late Robin Williams who showed his dramatic skills in Good Will Hunting and Dead Poet Society, Steve Carell flourishes in dramatic as well as haunting roles.
In The Big Short, he portrayed a banker based on a true story. Foxcatcher, The Practice and many more dramas that earned him nominations for awards.
Today, Steve Carell has been busy with working, and spending time with family. He has hosted SNL when The Office was ending. He has been married and has two children. He recently received an honoree for the Doctor of Arts award.
He still is acting today starring in TV shows and movies, but not as many as he used to. Happy Birthday Steve! Enjoy it
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