Biographic - Sunday May 24, 2020 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Born in Concord, Massachusetts, on August 16, 1962, Steve Carell graduated from denison university in Ohio, where he participated in theater, performed with a student improv group and was a Deejay on denison's WDUB station. After moving to Chicago to pursue a career in acting, he joined the famed Second City troupe. Where he met two people who would have a great impact on his life and career- Stephen Colbert and Nancy Walls. He married Nancy in 1995, hte same year they moved to New York. Nancy joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" and Steve joined the cast of "The Dana Carvey Show" where he worked alongside Colbert. Carvey's show was soon canceled, begining a long run of short-lived projects for Steve, including the Tim Curry sitcom "Over The Top" and "Watching Ellie" starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Unfortunately, one project was an unqualified success. He followed Colbert to the cast of "The Daily Show" in 1999, and the show provided an anchor while he pursued movie projects. Following a well-received role in the Jim Carrey movie "Bruce Almighty" Steve left "The Daily Show" in 2004, the same year he appeared in the Will Farrell smash "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy." 2005 was a stellar year he landed the lead in a remake of the hit British TV comedy "The Office." The show was a huge success, and Steve stayed with it for seven years, winning a golden globe, meanwhile. "The 40-Year Old Virgin star in his own right. The likes of "Little Miss Sunshine" "Evan Almighty" "Dan In Real Life" and "Get Smart" as well as such animated fare as "Over The Hedge" and "Dr. Seuss Horton Hears A Who!" cemented that star status. In 2010, he teamed up with Tina Fey for the hit movie "Date Night" and voiced the lead character of Gru in the animated "Despicable Me" a role he continues to play in a franchise that was grossed billions of dollars worldwide. Changing tack, his starring role in the 2014 true crime drama "Foxcatcher" earned him Oscar and Golden Globe nominations. Subsequent credits included "The Big Short" "Cafe Society" and "Battle of the Sexes" Following more movie work- including his portrayal of Donald Rumsfeld in "Vice" he returned to TV with a starring role opposite Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon on "The Morning Show" on Apple TV+. He will soon be seen in the Netflix series "Soace Force" and the political comedy movie "Irresistible"

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