STEVE CARELL

STEVE CARELL
as Michael Scott

Steve Carell received the 2006 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Comedy and has received three Emmy nominations for his portrayal of Michael Scott, the pompous and deluded boss in NBC's hit comedy series "The Office."

Carell, along with co-writer Judd Apatow, also received a Writer's Guild of America nomination for Best Original Screenplay for the summer box-office hit "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" from Universal Pictures. With the phenomenal success of the movie, which was honored as Best Comedy Film by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, as well as simultaneously chosen as one of the Top Ten movies of 2005 by the American Film Institute, Carell has forged his place as a major comedy talent. "Virgin" was #1 at the box office and grossed over $170 million dollars worldwide. Carell's status as the funniest man in America was celebrated on the cover of Life Magazine and on NBC's "Saturday Night Live," where he hosted the 2005-06 season premiere.

Already well known for his breakout performances in the films "Bruce Almighty" (starring Jim Carrey) and "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy," Carell also starred as practical jokester Uncle Arthur in "Bewitched," with co-stars Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell.

Carell voiced the character of Hammy in the DreamWorks animated feature "Over the Hedge." He co-starred with Greg Kinnear and Toni Collette in "Little Miss Sunshine," an independent film that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. His other film credits include "Evan Almighty" (which was a "segue" from "Bruce Almighty," in which he played the role of Evan Baxter), "Dan in Real Life" and "Get Smart."

Carell recently completed filming the comedy "Date Night" opposite Tina Fey and is the voice of Groo in the upcoming animated family film "Despicable Me."

Carell honed his comic talents as a regular correspondent on "The Daily Show" and portrayed Ellie's passive-aggressive ex-boyfriend Edgar on the comedy "Watching Ellie." He also was a series regular in "Over the Top" with Tim Curry and Annie Potts and was a writer and performer on "The Dana Carvey Show."

He currently resides in Los Angeles with his family.