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Steven "Steve" John Carell (/kəˈrɛl/; born August 16, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He played Michael Scott in the sitcom The Office (2005–2011, 2013), in which he also worked at several points as a producer, executive producer, writer, and director. Carell has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award for The Office. He was recognized as "America's Funniest Man" by Life.[1]

Carell gained recognition as a cast member on The Dana Carvey Show in 1996 and as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 1999 to 2005. He went on to star in several comedy films, including Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) and its 2013 sequel, as well as The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Evan Almighty (2007), Get Smart (2008), Date Night (2010), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), and The Way, Way Back (2013). He also voice acted in Over the Hedge (2006), Horton Hears a Who! (2008) and the Despicable Me franchise (2010–present).

Carell transitioned his career to taking more dramatic roles including his portrayal of John du Pont in Foxcatcher (2014), which earned him nominations for the Academy Award, the Golden Globe Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor.[2][3] He also starred in Little Miss Sunshine (2006), The Big Short (2015), and Battle of the Sexes (2017), the last two earning him his eighth and ninth Golden Globe Award nominations, respectively.[4][5] Other notable films include Café Society (2016), Last Flag Flying (2017), Vice (2018), Beautiful Boy (2018), and Asteroid City (2023).

Carell returned to television as the co-creator of the comedy series Angie Tribeca (2016–2018), which he developed with his wife, Nancy Carell. He starred as morning anchor Mitch Kessler in the drama series The Morning Show (2019–present), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He also starred in sitcom Space Force (2020–2022), and the limited series The Patient (2022).

Carell made his hosting debut on Saturday Night Live on October 1, 2005, the season premiere of Season 31, with musical guest Kanye West.

He returned to Saturday Night Live to hosting for the 2nd time on May 17, 2008, which is the Season 33 finale of Saturday Night Live, with musical guest Usher.

He returned to Saturday Night Live to hosting for the 3rd time and his first appearance in 10 years and a decade on November 17, 2018, the sixth episode and the Thanksgiving show of Season 44, with musical guest Ella Mai.

He also made a cameo on May 14, 2011, during the "The Ambiguously Gay Duo - The Dark, Clenched Hole Of Evil" cartoon sketch as Bighead and on December 7, 2013, the seventh episode of Season 39, hosted by actor Paul Rudd, with musical guests One Direction, during the opening monologue.

He is also the husband of former SNL cast member Nancy Walls, who was a cast member during Season 21. Carell was considered for the new cast that season but was ultimately not hired.

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