Steve Carell
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Steven John "Steve" Carell (born August 16, 1962) is an American actor, comedian, voice artist, producer, director and writer. Carell became famous for his roles in the television series The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 1999 to 2004, and The Office from 2005 onwards. He has also starred in several Hollywood films, including Anchorman, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Little Miss Sunshine, Evan Almighty, Dan in Real Life, Get Smart, Date Night and Dinner for Schmucks; and voiced characters in the animated films Over the Hedge, Horton Hears a Who!, and Despicable Me. Carell was nominated as "America's funniest man" in Life magazine. He received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in the Television Comedy Series for his lead role of Michael Scott for the American television series The Office during 2006. Carell is married to Saturday Night Live alumna Nancy Carell, whom he met when she was a student in an improvisation class he was teaching at Second City. They have two children, Elisabeth ... Show more...
Steven John "Steve" Carell (born August 16, 1962) is an American actor, comedian, voice artist, producer, director and writer. Carell became famous for his roles in the television series The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 1999 to 2004, and The Office from 2005 onwards. He has also starred in several Hollywood films, including Anchorman, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Little Miss Sunshine, Evan Almighty, Dan in Real Life, Get Smart, Date Night and Dinner for Schmucks; and voiced characters in the animated films Over the Hedge, Horton Hears a Who!, and Despicable Me. Carell was nominated as "America's funniest man" in Life magazine. He received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in the Television Comedy Series for his lead role of Michael Scott for the American television series The Office during 2006. Carell is married to Saturday Night Live alumna Nancy Carell, whom he met when she was a student in an improvisation class he was teaching at Second City. They have two children, Elisabeth Anne "Annie" (born May 25, 2001) and John "Johnny" (born June 2004). Nancy acted with him on The Office as his realtor and short-lived girlfriend Carol Stills, and also cameoed as a sex therapist in The 40 Year Old Virgin. The Carells have a home in Marshfield, Massachusetts. He recently helped to preserve some of the town's history by purchasing the 155-year-old Marshfield Hills General Store, an antique country store well-known for its candy counter. Show less...
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Irresistible (2020)
A Democrat strategist helps a retired veteran run for mayor in a small, conservative Midwest town.
Directed by: Jon Stewart
Stars: Topher Grace | Chris Cooper | Rose Byrne | Steve Carell | Mackenzie Davis
Vice (2018)
As: Donald Rumsfeld
George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and defense secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.
Runtime: 132 min.
Directed by: Adam McKay
Stars: Don McManus | Christian Bale | Sam Rockwell | Amy Adams | Steve Carell
The Women of Marwen (2018)
As: Mark Hogancamp
A man copes with life after an assault by constructing a miniature replica version of a World War II era town in his backyard. Adapted from the 2010 documentary "Marwencol."
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Stars: Merritt Wever | Leslie Mann | Diane Kruger | Steve Carell | Janelle Monáe
Beautiful Boy (2018)
As: David Sheff
After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
Runtime: 112 min.
Directed by: Felix Van Groeningen
Stars: Timothy Hutton | Amy Ryan | Maura Tierney | Steve Carell | Timothée Chalamet
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs (2017)
As: Himself
Jon Stewart returns to television to host a live show presented from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Benefiting NEXT for Autism, the special features stand-up performances, sketches and short films.
Runtime: 131 min.
Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio | Adam Sandler | Jon Stewart | Paul Rudd | Steve Carell
Last Flag Flying (2017)
As: Larry 'Doc' Shepherd
Thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry "Doc" Shepherd, Sal Nealon and the Rev. Richard Mueller reunite for a different type of mission: to bury Doc's son, a young Marine killed in Iraq. Forgoing burial at Arlington National Cemetery, Doc and his old buddies take the casket on a bittersweet trip up the coast to New Hampshire. Along the way, the three men find ...
Runtime: 125 min.
Directed by: Richard Linklater
Stars: Laurence Fishburne | Bryan Cranston | Steve Carell | J. Quinton Johnson | Richard Robichaux
Too Funny to Fail: The Life and Death of The Dana Carvey Show (2017)
It had all the makings of a huge television success: a white-hot comic at the helm, a coveted primetime slot, and a pantheon of future comedy legends in the cast and crew. So why did The Dana Carvey Show—with a writers room and cast including then unknowns Steve Carell, Stephen ...
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Josh Greenbaum
Stars: Dana Carvey | Stephen Colbert | Louis C.K. | Robert Smigel | Steve Carell
Battle of the Sexes (2017)
As: Bobby Riggs
The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.
Runtime: 121 min.
Directed by: Valerie Faris | Jonathan Dayton
Stars: Andrea Riseborough | Emma Stone | Bill Pullman | Sarah Silverman | Steve Carell
Despicable Me 3 (2017)
As: Gru / Dru (voice)
Gru and his wife Lucy must stop former '80s child star Balthazar Bratt from achieving world domination.
Runtime: 89 min.
Directed by: Pierre Coffin | Kyle Balda
Stars: Kristen Wiig | Trey Parker | Miranda Cosgrove | Steve Carell | Dana Gaier
Café Society (2016)
As: Phil Stern
The story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds himself swept up in the vibrant café society that defined the spirit of the age.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Woody Allen
Stars: Kristen Stewart | Jesse Eisenberg | Blake Lively | Parker Posey | Steve Carell
The Big Short (2015)
As: Mark Baum
The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
Runtime: 130 min.
Directed by: Adam McKay
Stars: Brad Pitt | Christian Bale | Melissa Leo | Steve Carell | Ryan Gosling
Freeheld (2015)
As: Steven Goldstein
New Jersey car mechanic Stacie Andree and her police detective girlfriend Laurel Hester both battle to secure Hester's pension benefits after she was diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Peter Sollett
Stars: Ellen Page | Luke Grimes | Julianne Moore | Michael Shannon | Steve Carell
Minions (2015)
As: Gru (voice)
Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.
Runtime: 91 min.
Directed by: Kyle Balda | Pierre Coffin
Stars: Steve Coogan | Jon Hamm | Michael Keaton | Sandra Bullock | Allison Janney
9 Kisses (2014)
As: Man on Bench
2014's best actors pair up in a series of intimate encounters.
Runtime: 9 min.
Directed by: Elaine Constantine
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch | Reese Witherspoon | Laura Dern | Steve Carell | Jenny Slate
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)
As: Ben Cooper
Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother, and sister all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
Runtime: 81 min.
Directed by: Miguel Arteta
Stars: Jennifer Garner | Kerris Dorsey | Steve Carell | Dylan Minnette | Ed Oxenbould
Foxcatcher (2014)
As: John du Pont
The greatest Olympic Wrestling Champion brother team joins Team Foxcatcher led by multimillionaire sponsor John E. du Pont as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances.
Runtime: 134 min.
Directed by: Bennett Miller
Stars: Vanessa Redgrave | Mark Ruffalo | Channing Tatum | Sienna Miller | Steve Carell
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
As: Brick Tamland
With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.
Runtime: 119 min.
Directed by: Adam McKay
Stars: Will Ferrell | Christina Applegate | David Koechner | Paul Rudd | Steve Carell
The Way Way Back (2013)
As: Trent
Over the course of his summer break, a teenager comes into his own thanks in part to the friendship he strikes up with one of the park's managers.
Runtime: 103 min.
Directed by: Jim Rash | Nat Faxon
Stars: Sam Rockwell | AnnaSophia Robb | Liam James | Toni Collette | Steve Carell
Despicable Me 2 (2013)
As: Gru (voice)
Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Pierre Coffin | Chris Renaud
Stars: Kristen Wiig | Benjamin Bratt | Miranda Cosgrove | Steve Carell | Dana Gaier
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)
As: Burt Wonderstone
After breaking up with his longtime stage partner, a famous but jaded Vegas magician fights for relevance when a new, "hip" street magician appears on the scene.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: Don Scardino
Stars: Steve Buscemi | Olivia Wilde | James Gandolfini | Jim Carrey | Steve Carell
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013)
As: Himself
Actors, crew and executives who worked at Warner Bros. Pictures recall their days at the studio.
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Gary Khammar
Stars: Morgan Freeman | Martin Sheen | Clint Eastwood | William Friedkin | Christopher Nolan
Hope Springs (2012)
As: Dr. Bernie Feld
After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.
Runtime: 100 min.
Directed by: David Frankel
Stars: Tommy Lee Jones | Marin Ireland | Meryl Streep | Jean Smart | Steve Carell
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
As: Dodge Petersen
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Lorene Scafaria
Stars: Keira Knightley | Rob Corddry | Adam Brody | Connie Britton | Steve Carell
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
As: Cal Weaver
Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. Over 40 and suddenly single, Cal is adrift in the fickle world of dating. Enter, Jacob Palmer, a self-styled player who takes Cal under his ...
Runtime: 118 min.
Directed by: John Requa | Glenn Ficarra
Stars: Emma Stone | Julianne Moore | Marisa Tomei | Steve Carell | Ryan Gosling
Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
As: Barry
Rising executive Tim Wagner works for a boss who hosts a monthly dinner in which the guest who brings the biggest buffoon gets a career-boost. Tim plans on not attending until he meets Barry, a man who builds dioramas using stuffed mice. Barry's blundering but good intentions send Tim's life into a downward spiral, threatening a major business deal and possibly scuttling Tim's engagement to his fiancee.
Runtime: 114 min.
Directed by: Jay Roach
Stars: Zach Galifianakis | Jemaine Clement | Stephanie Szostak | Paul Rudd | Steve Carell
Despicable Me (2010)
As: Gru (voice)
Villainous Gru lives up to his reputation as a despicable, deplorable and downright unlikable guy when he hatches a plan to steal the moon from the sky. But he has a tough time staying on task after three orphans land in his care.
Runtime: 95 min.
Directed by: Pierre Coffin | Chris Renaud
Stars: Julie Andrews | Will Arnett | Russell Brand | Jason Segel | Steve Carell
Date Night (2010)
As: Phil Foster
Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, their dinner reservation leads to their being mistaken for a couple of thieves – and now a number of unsavoury characters want Phil and Claire killed.
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Shawn Levy
Stars: Tina Fey | Taraji P. Henson | Mark Wahlberg | Jimmi Simpson | Steve Carell
Get Smart (2008)
As: Maxwell Smart
When the identities of secret agents from Control are compromised, the Chief promotes hapless but eager analyst Maxwell Smart and teams him with stylish, capable Agent 99, the only spy whose cover remains intact. Can they work together to thwart the evil plans of KAOS and its crafty operative?
Runtime: 110 min.
Directed by: Peter Segal
Stars: Anne Hathaway | Terence Stamp | Dwayne Johnson | Alan Arkin | Steve Carell
Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
As: The Mayor of Whoville (voice)
One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry from help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can't see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville. Horton agrees to help protect the Whos and their home
Runtime: 86 min.
Directed by: Steve Martino | Jimmy Hayward
Stars: Will Arnett | Carol Burnett | Jim Carrey | Seth Rogen | Steve Carell
Stories USA (2007)
Ten individuals set out to find themselves in an alienating world, filled with heartbreak, deception and tragedy. With so much at stake, these strangers struggle to overcome their fates and find their place in a frequently harsh and unforgiving world.
Runtime: 90 min.
Directed by: Erik MacArthur | Jeremy Hall | Paul Carafotes | David Brooks
Stars: Joe Mantegna | James Gandolfini | Scott Caan | Josh Hartnett | Paris Hilton
Dan in Real Life (2007)
As: Dan Burns
Advice columnist, Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent to three precocious daughters. Things get even more complicated when Dan finds out that the woman he falls in love with is actually his brother's new girlfriend.
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Peter Hedges
Stars: Dianne Wiest | John Mahoney | Juliette Binoche | Steve Carell | Dane Cook
Evan Almighty (2007)
As: Evan Baxter
God contacts Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.
Runtime: 96 min.
Directed by: Tom Shadyac
Stars: Morgan Freeman | Johnny Simmons | Lauren Graham | Graham Phillips | Steve Carell
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure (2006)
As: Hammy (voice)
RJ the raccoon produces a nature video, which turns out to be an excuse for him and the porcupine children to play pranks on Hammy the squirrel.
Runtime: 5 min.
Directed by: Will Finn
Stars: Bruce Willis | Garry Shandling | Steve Carell | Wanda Sykes | Sami Kirkpatrick
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
As: Frank Ginsberg
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Jonathan Dayton | Valerie Faris
Stars: Paul Dano | Abigail Breslin | Greg Kinnear | Toni Collette | Steve Carell
American Storage (2006)
A storage facility employee discovers someone is living in one of the units.
Directed by: Andrew J. Cohen
Stars: Martin Starr | David Krumholtz | Steve Carell | Maya Goldsmith
Over the Hedge (2006)
As: Hammy (voice)
A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating – and learns a lesson about family himself.
Runtime: 83 min.
Directed by: Karey Kirkpatrick | Tim Johnson
Stars: William Shatner | Bruce Willis | Garry Shandling | Steve Carell | Wanda Sykes
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
As: Andy Stitzer
Andy Stitzer has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there's one thing Andy hasn't done, and it's really bothering his sex-obsessed male co-workers: Andy is still a virgin. Determined to help Andy get laid, the guys make it their mission to de-virginize him. But it all seems hopeless until Andy meets small business owner Trish, a ...
Runtime: 116 min.
Directed by: Judd Apatow
Stars: Catherine Keener | Seth Rogen | Paul Rudd | Romany Malco | Steve Carell
Bewitched (2005)
As: Uncle Arthur
Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic show "Bewitched".
Runtime: 102 min.
Directed by: Nora Ephron
Stars: Michael Caine | Will Ferrell | Nicole Kidman | Jason Schwartzman | Shirley MacLaine
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004)
As: Brick Tamland
While Ron Burgundy's rivalry with Veronica Corningstone escalates quickly, a group of unprofessional thieves better known as 'The Alarm Clock' try to make the truth known, whatever that may mean...
Runtime: 93 min.
Directed by: Adam McKay
Stars: Will Ferrell | Christina Applegate | David Koechner | Paul Rudd | Steve Carell
Melinda and Melinda (2004)
As: Walt
While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs leans toward levity, while the other is full of anguish. Each story involves Melinda coping with a recent divorce through substance abuse while beginning ...
Runtime: 99 min.
Directed by: Woody Allen
Stars: Will Ferrell | Amanda Peet | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Radha Mitchell | Jonny Lee Miller
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
As: Brick Tamland
It's the 1970s, and San Diego super-sexist anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.
Runtime: 94 min.
Directed by: Adam McKay
Stars: Will Ferrell | Christina Applegate | David Koechner | Paul Rudd | Steve Carell
Sleepover (2004)
As: Officer Sherman
As their first year of high school looms ahead, best friends Julie, Hannah, Yancy and Farrah have one last summer sleepover. Little do they know they're about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. Desperate to shed their nerdy status, they take part in a night-long scavenger hunt that pits them against their popular archrivals. Everything under the sun goes on -- from taking Yancy's father's car to ...
Runtime: 89 min.
Directed by: Joe Nussbaum
Stars: Alexa PenaVega | Brie Larson | Jane Lynch | Mika Boorem | Sara Paxton
Bruce Almighty (2003)
As: Evan Baxter
Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, N.Y. Despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Grace, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules God -- and the Almighty responds, endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: Tom Shadyac
Stars: Morgan Freeman | Philip Baker Hall | Jennifer Aniston | Jim Carrey | Catherine Bell
Suits (1999)
As: United Standards 2
A deodorant company with a product called "Smell No Mo" pits two rival ad agencies in a race to come up with a campaign for a new-fangled sanitary napkin called Vorcan. The advertising satire follows the New York firm of Cranston & Co. as they fight rival Hoffman & Partners. Cranston fires his creative director which puts a young copywriter with a literature degree on the front line, even though he ...
Runtime: 88 min.
Directed by: Eric Weber
Stars: Randy Pearlstein | Robert Klein | Ingrid Rogers | Larry Pine | Paul Lazar
Tomorrow Night (1998)
As: Mail Room Guy Without Glasses
Charles is the owner of a photo-shop. He is not too friendly and spends his evenings alone, and one day he finally decides to get a social life. He meets elderly Florence, who is tormented by her gambling husband Lester and longs for the son Willie she hasn't seen or heard of for 20 years.
Runtime: 87 min.
Directed by: Louis C.K.
Stars: Todd Barry | Martha Greenhouse | Rick Shapiro | Jim Earl | Chuck Sklar
Curly Sue (1991)
As: Tesio
Bill Dancer and his young companion Curly Sue are the classic homeless folks with hearts of gold. Their scams are aimed not at turning a profit, but at getting enough to eat. When they scam the rich and beautiful Grey Ellison into believing she backed her Mercedes into Bill, they're only hoping for a free meal. But Grey is touched, and over the objections of her snotty fiancé.
Runtime: 101 min.
Directed by: John Hughes
Stars: Kelly Lynch | James Belushi | John Getz | Steve Carell | Alisan Porter