Steve Carell

Steven John "Steve" Carell (born August 16, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. His father is of Italian and German descent, and his mother was of Polish ancestry. Carell is best known for his comedic work as Michael Scott in The Office and The Daily Show. For his work with Jim Carrey, he broke through to a more broader audience in the movie, Bruce Almighty, where he played Evan Baxter as a news anchor. This performance earned him his first big screen blockbuster, say a spin-off to the latter, Evan Almighty. 

He played Andy Stitzer in The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Gru in Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2, Despicable Me 3, Despicable Me 4, and John Eleuthère du Pont in Foxcatcher. He has appeared on Saturday Night Live.

He starred as Donald Rumsfeld in the 2018 comedy Vice. In 2020, he starred as General Mark R. Naird in the Netflix sitcom Space Force.

 Filmography 
 Year Title Role Notes 1991 Curly Sue Tesio Credited as "Steven Carell" 1998 Tomorrow Night Mailroom Guy without Glasses Homegrown Party Extra with Funny Pants Uncredited 2003 Street of Pain Mark Short film Bruce Almighty Evan Baxter Credited as "Steven Carell" 2004 Sleepover Officer John Sherman Anchorman: The Legend of Ron BurgundyBrick Tamland Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Direct-to-DVD 2005 Melinda and Melinda Walt Wagner Bewitched Uncle Arthur The 40-Year-Old Virgin Andy Stitzer Also writer and executive producer 2006 Little Miss Sunshine Frank Ginsburg American Storage Rich Short film Over the Hedge Hammy  Voice Hammy's Boomerang Adventure Voice, Short film 2007 Evan Almighty Evan Baxter Knocked Up Himself Uncredited cameo Dan in Real Life Dan Burns Stories USA Mark Ronson Segment: "Street of Pain" 2008 Horton Hears a Who! Ned McDodd  Voice Get Smart Maxwell Smart Also executive producer 2010 Date Night Phil Foster Despicable Me Gru Voice Dinner for Schmucks Barry Speck 2011 Crazy, Stupid, Love Cal Weaver Also producer 2012 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Dodge Petersen Hope Springs Dr. Bernie Feld 2013 The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Burt Wonderstone Also producer Despicable Me 2 Gru  Voice The Way, Way Back Trent Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Brick Tamland 2014 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Ben Cooper Foxcatcher John Eleuthère du Pont 2015 Minions Young Gru  Voice cameo Freeheld Steven Goldstein The Big Short Mark Baum 2016 Café Society Phil 2017 Despicable Me 3 Gru and Dru  Voice Battle of the Sexes Bobby Riggs Too Funny to Fail Himself Documentary Last Flag Flying Larry "Doc" Shepherd 2018 Beautiful Boy David Sheff  Vice Donald Rumsfeld  Welcome to Marwen Mark Hogancamp  2020 Irresistible Gary Zimmer2022 Minions: The Rise of Gru Gru2023Asteroid CityMotel Manager2024IFBlueVoice; Post-productionDespicable Me 4GruVoice; In production

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